Check in on Jinjiang’s New Landmark

01 Upgrade of Baxian Pagoda and surrounding views to be completed this month

Baxian Pagoda

（八仙阁）

As our journalist noticed yesterday, the upgrade project of Baxian Pagoda, a tourist spot in Baxianshan Park of Jinjiang, and its periphery is under way. It’s expected to be open to citizens in part with its new scenic views before the National Day holiday. At the end of this year, the completed tourist attraction will be fully open to the public.

The upgrade project of the periphery of Baxian Pagoda includes a lake, a square, a surrounding walk, a lakeside pathway, and a fire lane. The fire lane is going to serve as a new road to Baxianshan Park. The project covers 35,000 square meters, with the lake area expanded to 10,000 squares meters, that is, 4,000 square meters bigger than before.
Baxian Pagoda, a building of ancient Minnan (Southern Fujian) style, shows itself behind woods at the end of the new winding path of Baxianshan Park.

The scaffolding of Baxian Pagoda from the 2nd to the 5th floor has been removed. The tower with red brick roofs, taupe walls and white ridges looks stately. A 6-meter golden tower top against the blue sky is the whole pagoda's stroke of genius.

“Up to now, the exterior decoration of Baxian Pagoda from its 2nd to 5th floor has been finished. And the interior decoration is also in process. So is the construction of the first floor of the pagoda and its outdoor corridor. it’s expected to be open at the end of this year,” said an official of Jinjinag Forestry and Gardening Bureau. The construction of Baxian pagoda combines modern technology and ancient Minnan architecture style. Its design as well as construction is unique and the first of its kind in China, even in Southeast Asian. 

After the completion of Baxian Pagoda, Jinjiang Forestry and Gardening Bureau will undertake the upgrade program of its surrounding lake, square, roads and greening.

Using forklift trucks on the spot, workers are clearing and consolidating the roadbed. A 400-meter walk surrounding the pagoda hides itself in the woods. Taking a walk on this path brings an all-round view of Baxian Pagoda.

At the end of the walk lies a square in front of the pagoda. The square is almost completed. Four stone sculptures are being carved as designed. Right in front of the tower is Baxian Lake. After being upgraded, the area of this lake will be 1/3 larger than before. The whole pagoda can be reflected on water when the lake is full. 

The official also told our journalist that the upgrade project enlarges the coverage of the lake and the square, and improves the surrounding walk, paths and woods. Then, Baxian Pagoda together with its picturesque surroundings of wide enough spaces will become a popular tourist attraction for people and make a new landmark of Jinjiang.

02 Fuzhou University's Jinjiang Science and Education Park Welcomes Second Batch of Students This Fall

Body temperature test, baggage sterilization, identity verification, mask replacement...On September 12th, 294 new postgraduate students of the Advanced Manufacturing Institute of Fuzhou University’s Jinjiang Science and Education Park successively arrived at the university for registration.

At 9:00 a.m., at the east gate of Fuzhou University’s Jinjiang Science and Education Park, teachers from the university's novel coronavirus prevention and control command office and student volunteers have been busy welcoming the new graduate students. There are passageways with temperature measuring equipment ready on site. "This year, we divide the homecoming students into three batches. The first batch of 240 sophomores of Ocean Academy have been attending classes. Today comes the second batch, and there will be another batch of 210 freshmen from Ocean Academy arriving on September 20th," said Lan Rongsong, deputy director of the Management Committee of Fuzhou University’s Jinjiang Science and Education Park.

In order to do a better job of epidemic prevention and control, the university has set up pick-up points at both Jinjiang International Airport and Jinjiang Railway Station, and has arranged six buses to pick up the students. The students who come to check in are required to report their daily health conditions 14 days in advance through the Fuzhou University electronic health code system and only those who have reported for 14 consecutive days will be able to obtain a green code and be allowed to enter the university. For the parents who drive their children over, they will have to stop at the university entrance and are not allowed to enter the campus.

According to the university authority, once students are admitted to the university, the campus will be under closed management and they will not be allowed out unless necessary. "In places where people gather, masks are required." Lan Rongsong introduced that the university has also developed a special implementation plan for emergency response, and quarantine rooms have been set up in dormitories, classrooms, libraries, teachers' apartments and medical offices for faculty and students who suddenly develop symptoms such as fever, fatigue and dry cough.

"The campus is big and beautiful, and I'm sure the children will be very happy to study here." Lin Jianwei, who drove his child from Longyan to the university along with his wife, expressed their understanding of not being able to accompany their children into the campus because of the epidemic. "It's all for the good of the children. Knowing the teachers are so strict about their management work, we are much more at ease now."

At 11 o'clock, in the student dormitory, Huang Yusen from Neijiang, Sichuan province, has just made his bed. It is the first time he has taken the 13-hour high-speed train ride, and it is also his first time in Jinjiang. "It's so bright and beautiful here. The campus environment and dormitory conditions are great." Huang Yusen said with a smile, “the university's epidemic prevention and control work is very strict and the schoolmates are very welcoming. I believe I’ll have a very good time living and studying here.

03 Main Tower of Quanzhou Bay Cross-sea Bridge along Fuzhou-Xiamen Railway Capped

At twelve noon of September 15th started the cast concrete work at the 160-meter-high top of the main south tower of the Quanzhou Bay Cross-sea Bridge, an integral part of the Fuzhou-Xiamen railway and the first cross-sea high-speed railway bridge in China. The cast concrete work was completed in three hours, which symbolizes the main tower is capped and means the whole construction moves to the fast lane.

This newly built Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway is the first cross-sea high-speed railway in China. It goes along the coastal area of Fujian province from Fuzhou to Xiamen and Zhangzhou, with a length of 277.42 km and a designed speed of 350 km per hour.

As the main control project, Quanzhou Bay Bridge is 20.287 km long, connecting Jinjiang' Xintang with Huian. The structure over the sea is 8.96 km in length, and the main bridge that crosses Quanzhou Bay is 800 meters long, with a main span of 400 meters.

The bridge is shaped like an H, with south and north major towers as high as 160.254 meters, equivalent to the height of a 50-storey building. Each giant tower consumes 11,230.65 cubic meters of concrete.

According to Liu Fuxing, the administrative assistant manager of Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway project of the Second Harbor Engineering Company, both main towers were constructed with hydraulic self-climbing formwork, which was divided into 28 sections. And to fit the curve design of the tower, every time the formwork crawled up one section, the specifications should be precisely adjusted. This caused great difficulty for the quality management on site. To overcome that, they made full use of intelligent measures to create models and calculate the specifications for each section.

When completed, the high-speed railway will cut the trip between Fuzhou and Xiamen to less than one hour, which not only has great significance to the development of the cities along the west coast of Taiwan Straits, but shortens the time it takes to travel from Jinjiang to the two above-mentioned cities. Besides, as an extension of the Beijing-Fuzhou railway, it enables six cities in Fujian province to gain “high-speed” access to Beijing, which is very important for Fujian to be integrated into the country’s high-speed railway network.

  打卡，晋江新地标！

　　01 八仙阁核心区域本月完成景观提升

　　昨日，在八仙山公园，记者看到，八仙阁周边区域正在进行景观改造提升工作，国庆节前该区域将为市民朋友带来崭新面貌，初步对外开放。八仙阁预计在年底对外开放。

　　八仙阁周边景观改造提升工程包括八仙湖、阁前广场、环阁步道、环湖小路及消防通道等，该消防通道也将成为通往八仙阁的一条园区新路。整个改造提升范围约3.5万平方米，其中湖面面积扩展了约4000平方米，总面积将达到约1万平方米。

　　沿着蜿蜒的园区新路往八仙阁方向前行，八仙阁在树木掩映中若隐若现；走到新路尽头，豁然开朗，一座闽南古建筑风格的阁楼映入眼帘。

　　眼前的八仙阁二楼至五楼的脚架已经拆除，砖红色阁顶、灰褐色阁身与白色的飞檐翘脊搭配起来，沉稳大气；6米长的金色塔刹是整座阁楼的点睛之处，与蓝天辉映，尤为醒目。

　　“目前，八仙阁已经完成二楼至五楼的外装修工作，正在进行二楼至五楼的内装修及一楼、外廊的结构施工，整座阁楼预计在年底对外开放。”晋江市林业园林局相关负责人表示，八仙阁整座阁楼采用现代建筑技术与古代闽南建筑相结合的手法，整体设计形式及建造方式在国内乃至东南亚一带可获得许多“第一”的称号。

　　八仙阁逐步成形后，晋江市林业园林局还着手对原有的湖、广场、道路及周边绿化景观进行提升设计，目前，景观改造提升工程也正紧锣密鼓进行中。

　　现场，施工人员操作铲车，对环阁道路进行路基整理与夯实。400多米的环阁步道藏匿于树林之中。沿着环阁步道绕一圈，可将八仙阁360度观赏一番。

　　环阁步道的尽头是阁前广场。阁前广场基本成形，广场上四幅石雕的设计图已经确定，石刻工作同步进行中。阁前广场正前方就是八仙湖。经过拓宽，八仙湖将比原先扩大三分之一，湖中水体盈满时，整座八仙阁将倒映水中。

　　上述负责人表示，景观改造提升工程扩大了湖面及广场的面积，重新梳理了周边的环阁步道、环湖小路和绿化树木。建成之后，将形成面积足够大、景观面足够开阔的八仙阁核心区域，为广大市民游客提供一处“既是景致亦可观景”的晋江城市新地标。

　　02 福大晋江科教园迎今秋第二批学生

　　体温检测、行李消毒、身份查验、口罩更换……12日，福大晋江科教园先进制造学院的294名研究生新生陆续到校报到。

　　上午9时许，在福大晋江科教园东一门，学校防疫指挥部的老师和学生志愿者已在现场忙碌地接待着研究生新生。现场设有两个测温通道。“今年，我们把返校的学生分成三批，首批海洋学院的240名大二学生已经开始上课，今天是第二批，在9月20日还会有一批海洋学院的210名大一新生到校。”福州大学晋江科教园管委会副主任兰荣嵩介绍。

　　为了做好疫情防控工作，学校在泉州晋江国际机场和晋江动车站都设立了接送点，安排了6部大巴车，专人专车专点接送。而前来报到的学生需提前14天通过福州大学电子通行码系统上报每天的健康状况，只有连续14天都上报了，才会生成一个绿码，允许进入学校。对于部分开车送孩子过来的家长，也只能送到学校门口，不允许进入校园。

　　据介绍，学生入校后将实行封闭式管理，非必要情况不允许外出。“在人员较为聚集的地方，我们要求佩戴口罩。”兰荣嵩介绍，学校还制定了应急处置专项实施方案，在宿舍楼、教室、图书馆、教师公寓和医务室里，还专门设立了隔离间，用于突然出现发烧、乏力、干咳等症状的师生员工。

　　“校园很大很漂亮，孩子在这里学习，肯定很开心。”和妻子一起开车送孩子来到学校，家住龙岩的林建伟在校门口目送孩子进去，因为疫情原因不能陪孩子一起进校，他很理解，“这一切都是为了孩子好，老师们这么严格管理，我们也就更放心了。”

　　11时许，在学生宿舍楼里，来自四川内江的黄禹森刚刚整理好自己的床铺，第一次坐了13个小时的动车，也是第一次来到晋江。“真的是眼前一亮，这里太漂亮了，校园环境、宿舍条件都很好。”黄禹森笑着说，学校的疫情防控工作很严格，迎新的同学们很热情，相信今后的学习生活一定很美好。

　　03 福厦高铁泉州湾跨海大桥主塔封顶

　　15日中午12时，在海上160米的高空，全国第一座跨海高铁大桥——福厦高铁泉州湾跨海大桥南岸主塔的封顶浇筑施工启动。3个小时后，浇筑施工顺利完成，大桥主塔封顶，标志着大桥整体迈入上构施工快车道。

　　新建福厦高铁是国内首条跨海高铁，项目位于福建省沿海地区，北起福州市，南至厦门市和漳州市，正线全长277.42公里，设计时速350公里。

　　作为全线的重点控制性工程——泉州湾跨海大桥全长20.287公里，连接晋江新塘与惠安，海上桥梁长8.96公里，跨越泉州湾的主桥长800米、主跨400米。这也是国内首座跨海高速铁路桥。

　　泉州湾跨海大桥设南北两座主塔，设计为曲线“H”形，高160.254米，相当于50多层高楼，单个主塔浇筑混凝土方量达11230.65立方米。

　　据中交二航局新建福厦铁路6标项目常务副经理刘福星介绍，大桥主塔采用液压爬模施工，共分为28个节段，为适应塔身曲线设计，爬模每上升一节，都需要对模板尺寸进行精准调整，现场管理难度和质量控制难度极大。为此，项目部积极采用智能化手段，先行构建模型实体，精确控制每一节段的结构尺寸。

　　福厦高铁通车后，福州、厦门两地将实现“一小时生活圈”，对推动海西城市群快速发展具有重要意义，也拉近了晋江与两地的出行距离。此外，作为京福高铁的重要延伸，福厦高铁建成后将使福建6个设区市实现“高铁进京”，对促进福建快速融入全国高速铁路网起到重要的作用。

　　策划：秦 娴

　　记者：蔡斯洵 阙杨娜 蔡培仁 柯国笠 秦 越                   

　　董严军 陈巧玲

　　翻译校对：许剑辉 许凌逸 陈承雄 柯招榕

　　编辑：王昆火

　　校对：杨晨辉