在高速城市化与工业化的背景下，无锡市急需扩展城市空间，太湖新城正是这一需求的产物。新城位于无锡市的东南部，南临太湖，中心地带为商务区，集中了行政、金融、商务三大功能，还规划了大量公共设施作为配套支撑。尚贤河湿地公园位于太湖新城的中轴线上，是中心商务区的核心绿轴。公园北至无锡市行政中心，南至太湖，长约4km，总面积约210ha。

In the context of rapid urbanization and industrialization, Wuxi urgently needed expand its urban area, and Taihu New Town is the product of this demand. Taihu Lake New Town is located in southeastern Wuxi, and its core provides administration, finance, business and other public service functions. Shangxianhe Wetland Park, about 4 kilometers in length and 210ha in area, lies on the central axis of Taihu Lake New Town and links Municipal Administration Center (MAC) in the north with Taihu Lake in the south.

尚贤河湿地公园作为太湖新城的城市中央绿地，与周边的城市用地、环太湖生态林带以及太湖紧密相连。规划的核心问题是实现城市建设与生态保护之间的平衡，改善区域水环境，重建植被群落，恢复并保护湿地生态系统，满足公园的功能需求，传承地域历史文化，营造适宜的休闲环境，打造城市生态绿心。

As the city’s central park, Shangxianhe River Wetland Park is closely related with its surrounding urban area, Ecological Forest and Taihu Lake. The key goals of our plan are building it to be a green ecological heart of New Town, achieving a balance between urban development and ecological protection, improving regional water environment, rebuilding natural plant communities, restoring and protecting wetland ecosystem, continuing regional history and culture, and creating a suitable leisure environment.

尚贤河湿地公园具有旅游、休闲、交往、娱乐、观光等功能，同时也具有展示地方特色文化和生态保育的作用。规划力求使得尚贤河湿地公园成为太湖新城的生态绿心，为城市提供休闲健身、文化体验和湿地科学知识探寻的理想场所。规划针对场地现存的水体污染等问题，充分考虑了水体的蓄洪及排水功能，完善了场地的水系统和植被系统，提高了场地的环境质量，疏通了规划区域与周边环境的水网联系，密切了水与城市的关系。规划以乡土植物为骨架重新构建了场地的植被体系，恢复当地的生态环境，为动植物营造适宜的栖息地。规划保留了场地上的许多现状条件，保护并延续当地的传统文化，展示地域文化和居民生活。规划还引导游人探索自然科学及人文科学知识，并使湿地景观建设与市民的生活相协调，构建适宜的、与城市景观相融合的生态景观。

In our proposal, we seek to make it be a green ecological heart of New Town, providing an ideal place for leisure, fitness, cultural experience and wetlands exploration. For the water pollution problem, we propose to enhance the efficiency of floodwater storage and drainage, improve water system and vegetation system on the site, and build strong relationship between rivers and city. We recommend rebuilding vegetation system under the premise of taking native plants as backbone, and restoring local ecological environment tolivable habitats for plants and animals. In order to protect and continue the local traditional culture, and display local culture and living styles, we propose to retain some existing conditions which have historic and cultural value. What is more, our planning aims to make Wetland Park harmonize with people’s life to attract more visitors coming here to explore the knowledge of natural sciences and humanities and to build it to be an sustainable ecological landscape which is integrated into the new town. 

作为城市中心的一条生态与景观廊道，公园自北向南分为4个区域，分别为湿地公园区、湿地探知区、湿地体验区和生态保育区。

As an ecological and landscape corridor in the city, Shangxianhe Wetland Park is divided into four zones from north to south, which are Wetland Park Zone, Wetland Discovery Zone, Wetland Experience Zone, and Ecological Conservation Zone.

湿地公园区位于太湖新城的中心，是城市居民休闲活动的中心绿地。公园的西部为城市商业区，设计了宽阔的滨水景观道、游船码头和运动场地，为游人和城市居民放松身心、娱乐健身、休闲游憩营造了方便、舒适的环境；东部岸线则以自然曲折的形式为主，将登高山丘、水剧场等活动场地融入地形之中，创造轻松宁静的林中活动场地。

Wetland Park Zone, located in the center of Taihu Lake New Town, is mainly for people’s leisure. With New Town CBD on the west, wide waterfront promenade, yacht docks and sports fields are set in the west bank, providing convenient, comfortable places for visitors and residents’ relaxation, entertainment, exercise and recreation. The east shoreline is a smooth curve, and some mounds and water amphitheaters are nestled into the designed landforms, shaping quiet and pleasant social engaging spaces in woodlands.

湿地探知区构建了丰富的植物群落，展示湿地植物的演替过程，同时营造了一些小动物和昆虫的栖息地，为人们提供了休闲、科教的趣味性场地，并在适宜的地点设置观景平台，为人们提供停留、休息、观景的场地。

To display the succession of wetland plants andhabitats for small animals and insects, Wetland Discovery Zone establishes rich vegetation communities, and at the same time, provides platforms for people’s stay, rest and observation.

湿地体验区将场地上的农田、果园、鱼塘、村庄、工厂、转化为湿地公园中的作物花园、百果园、水花园、净水演示花园、服务设施、展览馆等，充分体现了可持续发展的思想。

Wetland Experience Zone will fully embody the idea of sustainable development. In this zone, previous farmland, orchards, fish ponds, villages, and factories on the site are transformed into Crop Garden, Orchards Garden, Aquatic Garden, Water Purification Garden, service facilities, Exhibition Halls, etc.

生态保育区位于太湖岸边，构筑了大面积的滩涂湿地，具有丰富的植物类型和多样的植物群落，是鸟类、鱼类和其他小型野生动物的栖息地。

Situated on the Taihu Lakeshore, Ecological Conservation Zone becomes the habitat of birds, fishes and other small wildlife by retaining a large area of mudflat and building a rich variety of vegetation communities.