The Ministry of Housing and Urban‑Rural Development, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and four other ministries recently jointly issued Guiding Opinions on promoting renovation and upgrading of aging urban blocks and factory sites, defining priority types for refurbishment. Local authorities must use city inspection results to identify blocks and factory areas with aging buildings and municipal infrastructure, shortages of public services and public space, or weak industrial f

The Ministry of Housing and Urban‑Rural Development, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and four other ministries recently jointly issued Guiding Opinions on promoting renovation and upgrading of aging urban blocks and factory sites, defining priority types for refurbishment. Local authorities must use city inspection results to identify blocks and factory areas with aging buildings and municipal infrastructure, shortages of public services and public space, or weak industrial function and development vitality as renovation targets; coordinate renovation scope and implementation sequencing; and produce project implementation plans that incorporate urban‑design requirements to guide higher‑quality upgrades.