discussion keeps the world turning this is roundtable China's cities are engineering intimacy with nature through pocket parks,
hyper-local green interventions that recalibrate how urban spaces function.
But their real potential lies not in isolation, but in connection.
Can these discrete getaways coalesce into transformative infrastructure?
Coming to you live from Beijing, this is Roundtable.
I'm Steve.
Thanks for being with us.
And for today's show, I'm joined by Niu Honglin and Yuxuan.
First on the program.
China's pocket parks are quietly rewriting urban life.
These clever little green interventions, tucked between high-rises,
beneath overpasses, even on reclaimed parking spots, aren't just aesthetic upgrades.
Their social infrastructure at its most nimble, if you will.
Places where grandparents gather in the morning to do Tai Chi at dawn,
office workers, you'll see them there eating lunch under a tree,
people get together to play basketball in the evening,
and then those same gra- Grandparents will gather again at night for some organized dancing sessions,
and that is something that you need to see.
But here's the real test.
Can these hyper-local parks,