Research on the Construction of Public Cultural Space of Changxindian Historical and Cultural Town under the Background of Urban Renewal

¹ Urban Construction School of Beijing City University, Shunyi, Beijing, China
² Research Center for Landscape Architecture Planning of Beijing Tsinghua Tongheng Planning & Design Institute Co., Ltd., Haidian, Beijing, China

^*a Corresponding Author: bjfukq13@126.com
^b hmj1002@126.com

Abstract

As a famous town located in the west of Beijing with a long history of thousands of years, Changxindian is currently facing a host of difficulties such as backward industrial economic development, a chaotic living environment, and a sharp decline in urban vitality. In addition, public cultural space, serving as an important place for residents to conduct leisure activities, is indispensable in improving residents’ quality of life, stimulating urban vitality, and other aspects. In this regard, by combining the protection and renewal of the old town with the redevelopment of the public cultural space, this research deeply investigates the problems exposed by the constructed public cultural space within the old town, the characteristics of spatial evolution as well as relevant influencing factors through field research and statistical analysis. Meanwhile, combined with residents’ vision and master plan, this research puts forward corresponding promotion strategies and recommendations for diverse types of public cultural spaces, with a view to providing a valuable decision-making basis for further exploring how to effectively utilize the existing urban cultural resources in old towns and to mend and promote urban public cultural spaces with regional characteristics..