Beitong City can definitely not be regarded as a livable city, because according to national standards, Beitong City is still a little behind.

But you can't say that Kitaki City is unlivable, because it has a good climate, good temperature, good environment, good relations between neighbors, low crime rate, and all small cities have the comfort and peace that all small cities have.

On top of that, several of the city's leaders are hands-on people, and everyone has been making suggestions for the city's transformation and development during their administration.

Shantytown reconstruction, old city renovation, river management, river cleaning, greening vegetation, municipal construction...... Basically, as long as you can think of, the leaders of the city government are working it.

Of course, the cost is also huge, according to acquaintances in the city government, now Beitong City has owed the bank almost 10 billion funds. All these funds are used to develop the city, and the city is getting better, but the financial pressure is also huge. Compared with the funds needed in urban development and construction, as well as human and material resources, and the overall scale. Zhou Fangyuan's retirement community plan is really not a big deal.

But for the development of Beitong City...... But it's a very important part.

A big factor in the selection of livable cities is the living environment of the elderly.

China's "Scientific Evaluation Criteria for Livable Cities" was officially released on May 30, 2007. Its main contents include: social civilization, economic affluence, beautiful environment, resource bearing, cheap life, and public safety. This "standard" is a guiding scientific evaluation standard, not a mandatory administrative and technical standard. A 100-point scale is implemented, and a livability index of 80 and no negative conditions are considered "livable cities". Among them, the problem of old-age care for the elderly, is classified in the social civilization, livable city, that is to do the young have something to rely on, and more than that, in fact, the better the growth environment of the child, the better the development of the city. In the same way, the better the elderly care environment, the more important it is for the city to play there.

In December 2005, the "Scientific Evaluation Criteria for Livable Cities" was officially declared to the Ministry of Construction by the Chinese Society for Urban Studies. Subsequently, through the research group's visits and investigations, academic conferences, and public solicitation of opinions, it passed the preliminary examination of experts in October 2006 and the evaluation and acceptance organized by the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Construction in April 2007. The acceptance committee believes that the "Livable City Scientific Standards" integrates the wisdom of the majority of experts and the public, is simple and complex, has reasonable weight, strong operability, and has reached a high level, which has high scientific guidance value and practical value for implementing the scientific concept of development, building a harmonious society, and guiding the planning, construction and management of cities across the country.

A livable city is a complex system composed of the natural physical environment and the social and human environment.

Its natural material environment includes three subsystems: natural environment, artificial environment and facility environment, and its social and cultural environment includes three subsystems: social environment, economic environment and cultural environment. Each subsystem is organically combined and developed in a coordinated manner to jointly create a healthy, beautiful and harmonious urban living environment and constitute a livable urban system.

The natural material environment of a livable city mainly includes three subsystems: urban natural environment, urban artificial environment, and urban facility environment. Among them, the natural environment of the city mainly includes beautiful rivers, Lakes, large parks, general trees, attractive landscapes, clean air, very suitable temperature conditions, etc.; the urban artificial environment mainly includes outstanding buildings, clear urban planes, wide boulevard systems, beautiful squares, artistic streets, fountains, etc.; urban facilities and environment include urban infrastructure and urban public facilities, mainly including convenient transportation, perfect public health and medical facilities, numerous colleges and universities, outstanding museums, important historical sites, a variety of libraries and beautiful concert halls, dazzling shop windows, street art, and a large playground that meets the requirements of a variety of content recreation, diverse neighborhood environments, etc.

The social and cultural environment of a livable city mainly includes three subsystems: urban social environment, urban economic environment and urban cultural environment. Among them, the urban social environment mainly includes a harmonious social interaction environment, a perfect social security network, a solid public safety line of defense, a friendly community and neighborhood relationship, a good urban security environment, etc.; the urban economic environment mainly includes sufficient jobs, a high income level, strong financial strength, huge development potential, etc.; the urban cultural environment mainly includes perfect cultural facilities, such as museums, concert halls, libraries, gymnasiums, science and technology museums, etc. Opera houses, etc., rich cultural atmosphere, sufficient educational resources, including colleges and universities, primary and secondary schools, vocational and technical schools, continuing education institutions, etc., as well as a variety of cultural activities, such as art festivals, sports meetings, various exhibitions, etc.

The natural material environment of a livable city provides people with a comfortable, convenient and orderly material life, while the social and cultural environment provides residents with sufficient employment opportunities, a rich cultural and artistic atmosphere, and a good public safety environment. Of course, the boundaries between the natural material environment and the social and human environment of the city are not absolute, and the two are integrated with each other to form an organic whole. The natural physical environment of the city is the foundation of the construction of a livable city, and the social and cultural environment of the city is the deepening of the development of a livable city. The construction of urban social and cultural environment needs to be based on the natural material environment of the city, and the design of the natural material environment of the city needs to reflect the social and humanistic content of the city.

As early as 1997, it was jointly initiated by the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, Belgium, Canada and other countries to hold an annual international livable city review activity. The event is an international non-profit review event signed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and organized by the International Park Association (IFPRA).

Its purpose is to pay attention to the improvement of the urban environment, with the theme of habitability, to encourage the improvement of the quality of urban life through the most effective environmental governance, transformation, renewal and other means, to promote the sustainable development of cities and communities guided by environmental transformation, and to promote the protection and development of urban features and historical and cultural characteristics, and the support of urban planning for the construction of urban environment and urban culture. As a result, this event is widely recognized and is known as the "Green Oscar" of urban construction. As a result, the event has grown rapidly, with dozens or even hundreds of cities participating every year. In 2004, nearly 300 cities and communities from all over the world participated in the preliminary rounds, and a total of 51 cities from 16 countries entered the finals.

The event was originally scheduled to be the "International Garden City".

The judging criteria emphasize more on the improvement of urban landscape and the construction of urban green environment, and the hardware content of urban evaluation is more than the software content. As the development of cities in the world is facing common problems: environmental pollution and governance, energy shortage, traffic contradictions, renewable resource production, energy recycling, etc., the competition content of the competition is also changing, and more attention has begun to pay more attention to the rational use of urban resources, the sustainable development of cities, and clearly put forward "livability" as one of the key evaluation contents. Later, the name of the competition was changed to "International Liveable Cities and Communities".

According to the size of the city's permanent population, the organizing committee divides the participating cities into five groups, and the population size from small to large is: Group A with less than 20,000 people, Group B with 2-75,000 people, Group C with 75,000-200,000 people, Group D with 20-1 million people, and Group E with 1 million people The participating cities are grouped according to the scale.

The judging consists of five items:

First, the landscape and garden environment are improved. The focus is on both hardware and software facilities. It includes the goals, effects and ways of improving the urban landscape environment, whether the urban environment or quality of life has been effectively improved, and the achievements in planning and organization, management, maintenance, and financial guarantee.

2. Protection and management of cultural heritage. This includes the effectiveness of the conservation of tangible and intangible forms of heritage. The evaluation criteria focus on two parts: how to protect, such as protection methods, technical means, financial guarantees, protection effects, improvement directions, etc., and how to effectively and rationally utilize.

3. Environmental improvement practices. It includes specific projects, steps, and results of environmental improvement. Whether it has improved the environmental quality of water, air and land, especially in the sustainable development of environment and resources, reducing energy consumption, reducing garbage generation, and actively carrying out resource recycling.

4. Public participation. Emphasize the specific methods, degree of participation, and effects of public participation.

5. Urban planning. Through the long-term planning formulated by the city, it is determined whether the city can provide a reliable foundation or guarantee for environmental transformation, landscape protection, sustainable development of the city, and sustainable use of resources.

Zhou Fangyuan still remembers that the top ten livable cities in the world selected by this competition in 07 are Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.

Stockholm is the capital and largest city of Sweden, the political, economic, cultural, transportation center and main port of Sweden, and the official palace of the Swedish national government, parliament and royal family, and a world-famous international metropolis. Stockholm is located on the east coast of Sweden, near the Baltic Sea, at the mouth of Lake Mälaren, with beautiful scenery and is a famous tourist destination. The city is spread over 14 islands and a peninsula, and more than 70 bridges connect the islands, earning it the nickname "Venice of the North".

Stockholm means "island of wood" in English. The city was founded in the middle of the 13th century AD. At that time, the local population was often infested by pirates, so a castle was built on a small island at the mouth of Lake Mälaren, and a wooden stake barrier was placed in the water to ward off pirates, hence the name "Wood Island".

Stockholm has both an elegant, antique style and a modern city prosperity.

In the old town, there are splendid palaces, imposing churches and towering minarets, while the narrow streets and alleys show the charm of medieval streets. In the new town, there are high-rise buildings, neat streets, green trees and sparkling waves. Cars, ships, airplanes, ospreys, and seagulls compete on the ground, sea, and in the air, adding infinite vitality to the city, and the satellite cities dotted around in the distance bring people a feeling of smoke and dreams.

The island of Stadan in Stockholm's southern district, which is said to be the site of the old town, is located in the old town of Stockholm, which is rich in antique and erotic atmosphere, and is a popular place for tourists. The streets and alleys of the old town are paved with stones, the widest part is only 5 to 6 meters, and the narrowest point is less than 1 meter, not only cars, motorcycles and bicycles are impassable, even if two people walk opposite each other, they have to give way sideways. The streets are lined with old shops selling quaint and unusual handicrafts and souvenirs. The Royal Palace of Sweden, the Royal Opera House, the Royal Drama Theatre, the Parliament Building and the Stockholm City Hall are all located here.

The Swedish royal palace was built in the 17th century as a small square castle. In front of the front gate of the palace, two stone lions with fangs and claws stand on both sides, and at the door stand several guards wearing red tasseled military hats more than a foot high and wearing medieval military uniforms, which look majestic and imposing. Every day at noon, the guards hold a solemn changing of the guard ceremony. Visitors can buy a ticket to enter the palace through the sentry post, see the gold, silver, jewelry, and various exquisite utensils left by the Swedish kings, and see the colorful murals in the palace.

To the north of the old town is the Selgel Square in the heart of the city. There is a huge fountain in the center of the square. In the middle of the pond stands a large pillar about 40 meters high and composed of more than 80,000 pieces of glass, which emits strange colors in the interweaving of sunlight and light. The streets surrounding the square, King Street, Queen Street and Svia Street are the city's busiest business districts. The modern atmosphere here is in stark contrast to the quaint old town. Beneath the square is a huge underground shopping mall and the central station of the underground railway, which is known as "the world's longest underground art gallery". Unlike Venice, where boats are used as a means of travel, Stockholm's underground railway runs through the seabed and is the main mode of transportation in the region. The central station is divided into three floors, and passengers can get on and off at the same time on each floor.

At the eastern end of Kings Island, southwest of the city centre, is the town hall. The three golden crowns on the 105-meter-high spire of the town hall are the symbol of Stockholm. Near the Imperial Palace, there are also "China Palace" and "Beihai Thatched Cottage". Beihai Thatched Cottage is a Chinese-style garden, which was built by Kang Youwei, the leader of the Chinese Restoration, when he was in exile after the failure of the Wuxu Reform.

Stockholm is also a famous cultural city, with more than 50 museums in the city, such as ethnic, natural, art, antiquities, weapons, science and technology museums, etc., each with its own merits. At the Skansen Open Air Museum, there are 150 farmhouses moved from all over Sweden, in a variety of styles, to vividly show the simple and meaningful years spent by the ancient working people of Sweden. There is also the Royal Library, which has a collection of more than 1 million volumes, and Stockholm University, which has a history of more than 100 years.

Sweden has not been involved in any war since 1809, and in the two world wars, Stockholm was known as the "City of Peace" because Sweden declared itself a neutral country and its inhabitants lived in peace and tranquility.

Such a city, elected as the world's top ten is indeed a little bit of an exaggeration, Beitong can never be compared with others, even if it is domestic, than the city of Beitong is also there, but Beitong City does not need to compare, now Beitong City up and down the goal is only one, is to make the city more dynamic and future, and this time the addition of the pension community, the purpose is simpler, is to attract including the Beijing-Tianjin-Tang area, rich, the material and spiritual life of the old people who have a great pursuit, live in the community. The social impact caused by this group of elderly people must be huge, and the bigwigs of the city government must also understand this, so they fully support this project.