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ProjectStatement:DujiangyanSquarecovers11hectaresandislocatedinthemiddleofadilapidatedandfeaturelessoldtownscapeofDujiangyanCity.ThecitywashistoricallynamedastheIrrigationCountyafterthefamousancientirrigationworks,theDujianyanWeir.Theprosperityoftheareahasbeendependentonthishistoricinfrastructureproject.Theweir,aworldculturalheritage,wasbuiltmorethantwothousandyearsago,andisstillinusetoday.In1999,aninternationalcompetitionofsquaredesignwasheld.TenentrieswereselectedfortheshortlistanddesignfromTu...