The image above is a diagram of the map of my hometown. The development mentioned in the previous post is located near center of the map. As a result of massive developments happening in the past decade, a number of areas surrounding the city have become new residential developments converted from abandoned or exhausted farmlands. The aim of the government is to relocate people living within the old city core to the new developmental areas, providing new public services and accomodations (schools, hospitals, etc. ) in these new areas. The city core is transformed into an entertainment and commercial district, resulting in actual residents of Yangzhou living in satellite communities around the city, while the "old town" begins to be dominated by tourists. This "deurbanization" also affects the transporational routes, as the roads surrounding the old town become more prominant than the interior streets.
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