b'Hangzhou |Xiqu Depot will be a precinct that responds to the role of The Grand Canal in Hangzhous economy and culture and its historical importance Xi Qu Depot in the exchange of opera between the North and South of China. Xi Qu is the name of chinese opera. Traditionally, there is a phrase that Kong Xiaochengdescribes how the Xiqu follows the canal and the water - "waterway as Lin Junting the Xiqu Road." During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Beijing, Yangzhou, Mao Yanghuan Suzhou, Hangzhou and other cities along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Yang Limeng Canal were the nation\'s most important Xi Qu activity centres. Zhong Jiabing Responding to this heritage, a cultural park retained industrial elements is created that houses music performance spaces, creative industries, Retain heritage structureReuses heritage buildings to activate the public spaces. Urban Design FrameworkLandscapeActivate the connection surrounding area Improve accessibility and connect the siteRespond to the Heritage buildingsIncrease residentialThe site is part ofhistoric built form retained andand commercialthe cultural andand patterns of reused. density around aheritage corridor ofthe Xiaohezhijie 123 new cultural core. the Grand Canal. historical district. Structure Plan127P4-20200301-INTERNATIONAL STUDIO.indd 30 2020/3/2 23:17:01'