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The number of enterprises in Beijing Central Business District (CBD) has reached 35,000; and around 2,536 enterprises settled there between this January and July, according to Beijing’s CBD Administrative Committee.
It is also reported that the Fortune and Finance Center (FFC) Phase III is building the largest garden-style business district to attract more enterprises, by offering a premium office environment. In addition, Beijing’s Chaoyang district is reconstructing and restoring Jintongxi Road, pergolas and greeneries in the northwestern area of the district to improve Beijing CBD’s environment.
Located in the central area of Beijing CBD, the FFC Phase III is the tallest and largest office building in Beijing. With a height of 265 meters and a total area of 176,000 square meters, the FFC Phase III is an International Standard Grade A office building.
The premium office environment has attracted many global corporations and world-famous financial institutions, including Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), Development Bank of Singapore (DBS), and Samsung.
The director at Beijing CBD Administrative Committee said that the garden-style business district will bring a relaxing and elegant environment for business elites working in Beijing CBD’s office buildings. FCC’s cutting-edge technology facilities and the precious green landscapes will set an ultra grade A office building as standard in Beijing.
It is also said that the 2,536 newly joined enterprises together contribute a total registered capital of 50.19 billion yuan ($8.17 billion) and a total revenue of 64.64 million yuan. Among them, 98 were enterprises with a registered capital of over 100 million yuan. Their total registered capital and revenue were 38.88 billion yuan and 33.13 million yuan.
"The environment of Beijing CBD is like the appearance of a person in that it represents the important first impression to people," said the director of Beijing CBD Administrative Committee. Chaoyang will focus on environmental management in the northwestern area of Beijing CBD and will set short-term, mid-term, and long-term tasks simultaneously.
Until now, Chaoyang has repaired and refurbished damaged roadways and trash bins in Jintongxi Road, and pergolas and green spaces in the northwestern area of the district, which has also completed 10,000 square meters of grass planting and 20,000 square meters of greenery management in CBD’s historic culture park.
Until the end of May, Chaoyang also repaired pavements, billboards, greeneries in eastern and northern areas of an office building — Vanpalace Center. The district has also built a parking area for bicycles to encourage environmental friendly traveling methods.
Central area will carry the largest underground area in Beijing
Located to the east of Beijing’s East Third Ring, to the west of Zhenzhilu Road, to the south of Guanghualu Road, and to the north of Jianguolu Road, the central area is Beijing CBD’s development focus. As large as 30 hectares (300,000 square meters), the central area of Beijing’s CBD is composed of 18 zones.
It is said that the central area is building Beijing’s largest underground public space with a total area of 520,000 square meters. It will be known as the deepest, largest, and most functionally sophisticated underground project in Beijing.
The total area of both over ground and underground will be 4.1 million square meters, among which the over ground area will be around 2.7 million square meters. A total number of 19 office buildings will be built and will form the iconic architectural complex of Beijing CBD central area.
The underground area contains various services and facilities, which include an underground transportation system, underground merchandise streets, underground infrastructure, underground storage space, and underground defense space.
The CBD central area is reasonably planned to be a transportation hub and a shopping center at the same time, said the director of Beijing CBD Administrative Committee. The Subway Line 1, Line 10, Line R1, and Line 17 converging in the underground space of CBD central area will be connected with bus stations in the northeast of Guomao Bridge.
Furthermore, underground roadways will be built with merchandise streets along the side. Pedestrians can shop and dine when transferring. In addition, the underground space of all buildings in the central area will be connected.
The central area of Beijing CBD has five floors underground. The space between the first floor underground and the ground floor will contain infrastructures, such as a drainage system and gas pipelines. As well as restaurants and entertainment facilities, the first floor underground will also connect to subway lines.
Vehicles can drive through the central area on the second floor underground to ease the heavy traffic over ground. The third to the fifth floor underground will be used as a car park, machine rooms, and defense space. The underground area will be able to provide hundreds of thousands of square meters of defense space.
CBD Round-table Conference urges mutual development in CBD service
Scholars and officials discussed regional cooperation and mutual development in CBD service during the CBD Round-table Conference on September 16. Hosted by Peking University, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and other institutions, the conference attracted numerous speakers, including Liu Wei, the Vice President of Peking University and a well-known economist in China; Long Yongtu, the former Vice Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic cooperation and the former Secretary General of the Boao Forum for Asia; and Cai Fang, the Deputy director of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and an expert on Population Economics.
They talked about topics, such as the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei province in North China, and the scientific ways to optimize cities’ functions and management systems in the region.
Cultural activities in CBD go viral
Many cultural activities which took place in the CBD have gone viral. Many white collar workers posted pictures of buses with graffiti, interactions with musicians, and stage plays via Wechat, a popular social medium among Chinese people.
The director of CBD Administrative Committee said that since mid-August, the district has brought in seven different kinds of activities including scrawling on buses, creating sculptures, walks in the Olympic Forest Park, concerts featuring white collar workers, and stage plays.
