The night view of Zhoushan, an island city in East China's Zhejiang province [Photo/Wechat Account: zjzsrbs]

The government of Zhoushan, an island city in East China's Zhejiang province recently launched a comprehensive urban construction plan to make the city more beautiful and livable, local media reported.

The plan includes 235 projects worth 7.4 billion yuan ($1.1 billion), covering diverse areas ranging from house renovations, road reconstructions, landscape improvement to pollution control and international community building.

Specifically, the city will finish renovating eight urban villages this year, including 1,020 shanties and 399 old and dilapidated houses, and build 11,430 new houses to accommodate those whose original houses have been demolished by the government for urban construction. 

Renovations of eight urban streets will be finished this year, transforming pavements from concrete to asphalt, and seven new ones will be built.

The city will accelerate the construction of 10 urban parks and build 15 kilometers of greenways.

The green environment of Zhoushan on a clear day, with dense trees and grass in the background [Photo/Wechat Account: zjzsrbs] 

In addition, the city will strengthen its overall environment renovations this year, with efforts to be made in improving domestic waste disposal, removing rickshaws and regulating pet dog keeping.