Jinan Ecological Masterplan, China Southern Mountain Area Development, Chinese Architecture
Ecological Masterplan Jinan
New Chinese Landscape Development by Dutch Designers – design by KCAP + Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl
10 Jan 2020
Ecological Masterplan Jinan Design
Preserving and restoring China?s Southern Mountain region
Design: KCAP Architects&Planners, Netherlands, in collaboration with Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl
Rotterdam, 2020 January – KCAP, in collaboration with Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl, designed an ecological masterplan for Jinan’s Southern Mountain area in northern China. Its purpose is to restore and protect the mountainous geological structure and ecology of the region.

Protection is vital because the Southern Mountains are the source of the famous Jinan springs. Also, they contain several drinking water reservoirs and functions as the green sanctuary of the city. As a strategy to restore and protect water resources, the masterplan provides ecologically orientated development of cities, mobility, agriculture, economy and tourism in the area. The plan has been approved by the municipality of Jinan.
The Southern Mountains in Shandong is a mountain area of 600 km2. North lies Shandong?s capital Jinan. The historic centre of the city is known for over seventy natural artesian springs. South of the mountains lies the holy Thaisan mountain, as the first of the five holy mountains, where Chinese emperors through the ages took the 6293 stairs to th...