Urban greening in Hangzhou City has experienced several stages, beginning
from greening to beautifying, from pursuing open sight view to paying
attention to ecological effect.
Thanks to the large-scale tree planting and afforestation projects
around West Lake, the construction of greenbelts surrounding West
Lake and greenbelts on newly-built and refurbished roads, the
formation of green
land along rivers that run through downtown areas, greening
in new residence quarters and improvement of the environment
in factories and companies, the urban greening in Hangzhou City
is full of vigor and vitality.
Nowadays designers of urban greening projects pay attention
not only to scenery but also to ecological effects. "City in
Forest" has been put forward as a guiding principle for urban
planning and construction. The urban greening projects in Hangzhou
City are all designed to achieve rational arrangements between
arbors and bushes, reasonable ratio of evergreen trees to deciduous
trees, pleasing color combination of flowers all the year round
and impressive large blocks of green lands, which can provide
excellent space for citizens to walk, relax and do morning exercises
and bring to the city a flavor of modernization and a sound
microclimate.