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▲current situation of "shuisi tower" in dushan county, guizhou

red star news reporter｜liu mumu luo danni

intern | cheng linxin from dushan, guizhou

editor｜guo zhuang editor｜deng zhaoguang

known as the "potala palace of guizhou", the dushan county landmark building "the first water department building in the world" can no longer be found on electronic maps.

on the eve of the national day, red star news reporters visited the site and found that the "shui si building" has been built into a brand new luxury resort hotel, and related projects have entered the final stage.

"shuisi tower" is one of the sub-projects of jingxin valley scenic area in dushan county. it was started in 2016 by guizhou jingxin valley tourism investment and development co., ltd. in december of the same year, due to the company's capital chain being broken, the "water tower" was transferred to a state-owned platform company for construction in january 2017. after the qiannan prefecture tourism development conference was held in august 2017, the project was suspended and became a famous "unfinished building".

in order to build the "shui si building", the local government borrowed 200 million yuan in debt. due to the lack of research and demonstration, the "shui si building" eventually became a typical project of pan zhili, then secretary of the dushan county party committee, who "blindly borrowed money regardless of people's livelihood."

the dushan county culture, radio, television and tourism bureau replied to red star news that the jingxin valley scenic area is connected to a local forest park called "zilin mountain", so the jingxin valley hotel was eventually named "zilin mountain haolivilla hotel". the specific opening hours of the hotel are to be determined.

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from "shuisi tower" to "zilinshan haolivilla hotel"

pingzhai village in jingxingu scenic area of ​​yingshan town is more than 20 kilometers away from dushan county. it has beautiful mountains and clear waters and is home to buyi, shui and miao people. the well-known “no. 1 shui si tower in the world” was built in this village surrounded by mountains.

according to previous relevant promotional materials of "shui si lou", starting from september 2016, jingxin valley scenic area will be based on the former residence of "southwestern great confucian" mo youzhi, integrating kuiwen pavilion, jingxin grand view garden, wengqi yingpan and other resources. a large all-wooden frame mortise-and-tenon structure building with a height of 99.9 meters, a width of 240 meters and an area of ​​5,900 square meters was built. it was named shuisi mansion, also known as "shui si building".

▲overview of jingxin valley scenic area where "shui si tower" is located

it is said that the shuisi mansion was built according to the shui people’s habit of living close to mountains and rivers. it represents the spiritual civilization and wisdom of the shui people and incorporates elements of the miao and buyi ethnic groups. not a single nail is used in the entire building, and all uses traditional chinese woodworking inlay techniques. it is the world's tallest glazed pottery building, the world's tallest aquatic element building, and the world's largest archway.

on the eve of the national day, a reporter from red star news went to the jingxin valley scenic area and found that the "shuisi tower" had completely changed its appearance. at present, the renovation work of "shui si building" is in full swing. standing in this canyon, what you hear mostly are the various roars coming from the building, which are the sounds made by machines during renovation. on the outside of the bridge corridor in the building lobby, two giant lion sculptures are covered with red silk cloth. a sign hanging on the front side of the building shows that the building has been renamed "zilinshan haolivilla hotel".

information on the construction bar on the front side of the hotel shows that between may and june this year, guizhou xinsheng construction engineering co., ltd. was responsible for the building's lightning protection project, steel structure grid, and indoor elevator installation. an on-site person in charge of the company involved in the project said that when they entered the site, the wooden structure of the building's exterior facade had already been completely demolished.

▲a view of the current status of "shui si tower"

the project progress icon shows that since may this year, the building has begun wall demolition, garbage removal, water and electricity installation, fire protection engineering, outdoor engineering (pipe network, greening, landscape, lighting) and other work. in august, the building began to be sanitation clean and debug.

another information column shows that the current project is the "jingxin valley upgrading and renovation project", the construction unit is guizhou xinying cultural tourism investment co., ltd., the construction general contractor is qiannan transportation construction co., ltd., and the start time is 2023 november 30, and the completion date is december 31, 2024.

publicly available industrial and commercial information shows that guizhou xinying cultural tourism investment co., ltd. was established in december 2020, with a registered capital of more than 200 million, and is 100% held by guizhou xinyuan cultural tourism development co., ltd. guizhou xinyuan cultural tourism development co., ltd. is a wholly-owned enterprise of guizhou hengyuan state investment group co., ltd., which is a subsidiary of dushan county state-owned assets and financial industry development service center.

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he was once regarded as a typical example of "blind borrowing regardless of people's livelihood"

the "shuisi tower" was built under the leadership of pan zhili, then secretary of the dushan county party committee, and was eventually regarded as one of pan zhili's "representative works" in the local area.

"the 'shui si tower' back then was worth seeing." local villagers in pingzhai village recalled to the red star news reporter that in order to build the "shui si tower", the entire village was mobilized to relocate collectively, and the surrounding villages were also affected to some extent. in the second half of 2016, pingzhai village became a vacant lot after the villagers moved away. "the workers dug holes in the ground and then used a crane to lift the soil up. the foundation was dug very deep, otherwise the 20-plus floors would not be able to carry it."

▲the old appearance of "shuisi tower"

in order to attract merchants to settle there, on march 22, 2017, dushan county issued an investment announcement for shops in the jingxin valley tourist attraction on its wechat official account, offering preferential conditions for five years of free rent, but the merchants needed to decorate themselves. "although (renovation) was a big expense, it still attracted many foreign businesses at that time, mainly selling tea, bars, accommodation, etc."

local driver master liu said that the "shui si tower" building looks majestic from the outside, with well-proportioned eaves. at night, the lights from nearby hills shine on the "shui si tower", making it dazzling. for a time, tourists from all over the world came here, and the restaurants and b&bs in the scenic area were full of guests.

however, the "shui si tower" ultimately proved to be nothing more than what it looked like. due to a lack of funds, the "shui si building" ceased construction in august 2017, becoming the "largest unfinished building" in the area. after that, it became a typical example of local "achievement projects" and "unfinished projects". after the "unfinished work", the supporting facilities could not keep up, and the colorful spotlights are now gathering dust, enclosed in the enclosure, and have not been used for a long time.

on august 1, 2019, the guizhou provincial commission for discipline inspection and supervision announced that pan zhili was expelled from the party and public office for serious violations of discipline and law. in august 2019, china discipline inspection and supervision news disclosed that from 2010 to 2011, guizhou introduced 12 outstanding cadres from jiangsu, zhejiang and other provinces (cities) in two batches to serve as county party committee secretaries, and pan zhili was one of them. when he first arrived in dushan, pan zhili took drastic measures to develop the dushan county economy. for the sake of political performance, pan zhili ignored the actual annual fiscal revenue of dushan county of less than 1 billion and blindly borrowed nearly 200 million yuan in debt to build "image projects" and "achievement projects" such as the "world's no. 1 water department building". when pan zhili was dismissed, dushan county’s debt reached more than 40 billion yuan, and most financing costs exceeded 10%.

in april 2020, the anshun intermediate people's court publicly sentenced pan zhili in the first instance of accepting bribes and abusing power. he was punished for several crimes and decided to serve 12 years in prison.

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local parties are seeking resources to revitalize the "shui si building"

regarding the "issues left over from history" in dushan county, qiannan prefecture formulated and issued a series of documents such as the "notice on comprehensive investigation and rectification of "image projects" and "achievement projects". dushan county comprehensively sorted out the projects under construction and implemented policies by category. , actively strive for state support and attract social capital investment for accelerating projects, strengthen investment promotion, revitalize assets, and promote the revitalization and utilization of a number of projects such as jingxin valley hotel ("shui si building").

an investigation by red star news found that in recent years, the renovation work of the "shui si building" has been full of twists and turns.

in july 2020, xinfeng group, which is 100% owned by the dushan county finance bureau, reached a cooperation intention and signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the private enterprise guizhou nanfang excellence investment operation management (group) co., ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "nanzhuo group") . then at the end of december 2020, the dushan county people's government and guizhou hotel group signed an operation intention agreement after reaching a cooperation intention. nanzhuo group withdrew, and the subsequent decoration and construction was implemented by guizhou hotel group. however, in august 2021, guizhou hotel group terminated the project cooperation because it was estimated that the project would have a large risk of loss.

▲the demolition site of the "shuisi building" facade

finally, the project was disposed of through public listing and trading. according to the rectification plan, after completing the property rights procedures of jingxin valley hotel, the entire assets will be packaged for public auction on the guizhou sunshine exchange, with a starting price of 198 million yuan. from october to december 2021, it still failed to sell after two auctions, and the final failed auction price was 178 million yuan.

on april 19, 2022, dushan county and yichen group signed a cooperation framework agreement for the jingxin valley hotel project. on may 1, the two parties completed the project site handover and subsequent decoration project development and reform filing. yichen group’s first construction funds 30 million yuan was deposited into the co-managed account of guizhou xinying cultural tourism investment co., ltd. on may 10, and the funds were returned to guizhou yichen jingxin valley management co., ltd. in batches according to the progress of the project.

in july of that year, mr. mo, the production manager of the project engineering department, introduced to red star news reporters at the scene that yichen group was responsible for the investment and operation management of jingxin valley hotel. the cost to complete the renovation plan was 200 million yuan, which was borne by yichen group. expenditure. the hotel will be put into trial operation during the national day in october of that year. by then, all 100 guest rooms on the 1st to 4th floors and above the 6th floor will be completed, and the outdoor environment will also be basically completed. however, the 5th to 15th floors of the hotel will not be open for the time being, and indoor decoration will be postponed.

dushan county culture, radio, television and tourism bureau reported in july 2022 that jingxin valley hotel successfully signed a cooperation framework agreement for the jingxin valley hotel project with yichen industrial company. "it is planned to launch trial operation before october and achieve breakthrough revitalization results." .

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luxury hotel brand settled in, business hours to be determined

on october 25, 2023 and from january 15 to 17 this year, xu shuguang, chairman of gemei group, led a team to dushan for inspection and research. both parties reached an intention to cooperate.

gemei group owns several well-known luxury hotel brands. according to official news from dushan county, xu shuguang believes that dushan has unique geographical conditions and obvious transportation location advantages, and has unique advantages and huge potential to develop the cultural, tourism and health care industry. gemei group will seize the opportunity to develop cultural, tourism and health care, carry out in-depth cooperation with dushan county in areas such as high-end brand hotels and local specialties. wang yumin, the head of dushan county, welcomed the arrival of the gemei group inspection team and said that dushan will fully tap its unique tourism resources and deeply integrate into the libo and pingtang tourism circles.

▲overview of the current situation of "shuisi tower"

"beijing business daily" reported that in january this year, shao xiaoming, the cultural and tourism consultant of gemei group, mentioned when attending the "2024 tourism high-quality development conference" that the jingxin valley project is an important step in gemei group's layout of guizhou's cultural tourism industry. the project covers an overall area of ​​7,300 square meters, with a construction area of ​​74,600 square meters. after reconstruction, it will become the "dushan seven degrees" integrating hotel accommodation, catering, conferences, leisure and entertainment, and health care with 365 luxurious rooms. jingxin valley haolivilla hotel”.

the 2024 government work report of the dushan county people's government mentioned that it will solve the problem from revitalizing ideas and operational paths, achieve the completion and commissioning of the jingxin valley hotel within the year, and realize the operation of the jingxin valley scenic area, "strengthen the infrastructure supporting facilities, and improve the jingxin valley" the external image of the scenic spot.”

the dushan county culture, radio, television and tourism bureau replied to red star news that the jingxin valley scenic area is connected to a local forest park called "zilin mountain", so the jingxin valley hotel was eventually named "zilin mountain haolivilla hotel". the specific opening hours of the hotel are to be determined. according to the dushan county human resources and social security bureau, in august this year, zilinshan haolivilla hotel participated in the local job fair for 2024 college graduates.

now that the "shui si tower" has been transformed into a hotel, how effective it will be remains to be tested by time.