Every so often in Nanjing, one ventures down a road not visited in some time, generating the reaction, “Wow, look, they widened the street”. The scene is more orderly with more space and less muddle. But a new plan will limit such activity and protect our City’s heritage.
在南京，人们时不时地走在一条已经很久没有人去过的路上，会产生这样的反应：“哇，看，他们把街道拓宽了”。场景更加有序，空间更大，混乱更少。但新计划将限制此类活动并保护我们城市的遗产。
It was just recently that the Nanjing Municipal Planning and Resources Bureau announced the new version of the “Nanjing Historical and Cultural City Protection Plan”, seeking to prioritise future protection initiatives and impose limits on what can and cannot be built, and where.
就在近日，南京市规划资源局公布了新版《南京历史文化名城保护规划》，对未来的保护举措进行了优先排序，对能建、不能建、在哪里进行了限制。
The new version of the plan, now in its fifth incarnation, proposes to protect and maintain the road pattern formed since the Six Dynasties and the Southern Tang Dynasty, as well as that which formed the City’s skeleton during the Republican era; Zhongshan Bei Lu, Zhongshan Lu and Zhongshan Dong Lu.
新版规划现已进入第五版，提出保护和维护六朝南唐以来形成的道路格局以及民国时期形成的城市骨架；中山北路、中山路、中山东路。
Furthermore, the plan seeks to prioritise the development of public transportation and the implementation of slow traffic in the four main historical urban areas that embody the traditional style of Nanjing dating from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
此外，规划还重点在体现南京明清传统风貌的四大历史城区优先发展公共交通，实施慢行交通。
Specifically, they be the Historical Areas of the Southern City, Minggugong, Gulou-Qingliang Shan and Beijing Dong Lu.
具体为南城历史街区、明故宫历史街区、鼓楼清凉山历史街区和北京东路历史街区。
Among them, the Southern City Historical Area embodies the traditional cultural landscape that is “city, river, mountain, pagoda, temple and folk residences”, representative of the old city of Nanjing during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
其中，南城历史区体现了“城、河、山、塔、寺、民居”的传统文化景观，是明清南京老城的代表。
The Minggugong Historical Area protects the Ming Imperial City, with its palaces, moats and other relics that present history showing the layout of the imperial city of the Ming Dynasty.
明故宫历史区保护着明皇城，其宫殿、护城河等历史遗迹展现了明代皇城的布局。
Displaying Nanjing’s modern historical and cultural resources is the Gulou-Qingliangshan Historical Area, with the natural environment of Stone City that has also a beautiful geographical shape and rich cultural atmosphere.
展示南京近代历史文化资源的是鼓楼-清凉山历史街区，拥有石头城的自然环境，地理形态优美，文化氛围浓郁。
Lastly, the Beijing Dong Lu Historial Area is surrounded by mountains and water, and is where city and forest integrate, forming a cultural area focusing on cultural exhibitions, tourism and leisure.
最后，北京东路历史街区依山傍水，城林交融，形成以文化展览、旅游休闲为主的文化区。
Protecting and further facilitating access to Xuanwu Lake is also prioritised by the Cultural City Protection Plan. It proposes further opening up of the Lake’s shoreline, while also putting in place strict controls for height of buildings around the Lake.
保护和进一步便利玄武湖的通行也是《文化城保护规划》的优先事项。它提出进一步开放湖岸线，同时严格控制湖周边建筑物的高度。
We can also expect the building of museums that reflect Nanjing’s science and technology, the art and culture of various dynasties, and associated supporting infrastructure and signage, as the Yangtze Evening News has reported.
正如《扬子晚报》报道的那样，我们还可以期待建设反映南京科技、各朝代艺术文化的博物馆以及相关的配套基础设施和标识。
The Plan remains open for comment by the public until 28 October, 2023. Contact information is available on the website of Nanjing Municipal Planning Resources Bureau.
《规划》公开征求意见的期限截止至2023年10月28日。联系方式可参见南京市规划资源局网站。
