Si Jing from Daning Road Sub-district: Strengthening Party Leadership for High-quality Development, United in Pursuit of a Superior Quality of Life
Guest
Si Jing
Interview Background
The Daning Road Sub-district lies in the central-northern region of Jing’an District, spanning an area of 6.24 square kilometers. It houses an actual population of 97,700, with a daily commuting influx of 150,000 people. In recent years, the Party Working Committee of the Daning Road Sub-district has steadfastly upheld the enhancement of grassroots Party building as a pivotal element of community governance and development. It has gradually forged distinctive and highly effective operational paradigms by actively venturing into uncharted territories where Party building steers social governance. Consequently, the Daning region is displaying an increasingly thriving and progressive developmental momentum.
Host:
Hello everyone, welcome to today’s online interview. Our guest today is Si Jing, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Daning Road Sub-district. Hi, Ms. Si!
Si Jing:
Hi, host. Hello, everyone.
Host:
The Daning Road Sub-district lies in the central-northern region of Jing’an District, spanning an area of 6.24 square kilometers. It houses an actual population of 97,700, with a daily commuting influx of 150,000 people. In recent years, the Party Working Committee of the Daning Road Sub-district has steadfastly upheld the enhancement of grassroots Party building as a pivotal element of community governance and development. It has gradually forged distinctive and highly effective operational paradigms by actively venturing into uncharted territories where Party building steers social governance. Consequently, the Daning region is displaying an increasingly thriving and progressive developmental momentum.
Si Jing:
Yes. We have tailored our approach to the local conditions, focusing on comprehensive governance and services for all, to create a vibrant Daning that is desirable for living, working, studying, health, and tourism. The new Party-mass Service Center we see is soon to be inaugurated, to significantly enhance Daning’s Party-mass services and create a 15-minute Party-mass service circle. This circle covers four block sub-centers in the east, south, west, and north, respectively, along with seven building, park, and business district service stations and 24 residential quarter service stations. In the future, the residents of Daning will enjoy greater spiritual nourishment and enhanced access to life services here.
Host:
The Industry-city Integration and Development Cluster Belt on Both Sides of the Middle Ring Road of the new Jing’an, located in Daning, is a fertile ground for economic growth.
Si Jing:
Yes. We are committed to Party building-led development, branding ourselves with “Ning Qi Fu (serving enterprises wholeheartedly)”, to create a business environment featuring “Wu Fu Lin Men (five service-related priorities)”—namely improving the service mechanism, strengthening service teams, establishing service platforms, enriching service lists, and optimizing service brands—thereby playing a pivotal role in serving economic development effectively.
Si Jing:
Take the surrounding area of Lingshi Road for an example. This area is the city’s hub for e-sports companies, boasting the most well-developed e-sports ecosystem and the highest concentration of e-sports talents. It also serves as a trendy venue for the live-streaming industry. The Party-mass service station of DoBe E-Manor of Daning integrates the NPC Member Home, the observation site for grassroots legal construction, China’s most beautiful “worker book house”, the city’s first in-park “baby care center”, the restaurant for white-collar workers, “mommy cabin”, science-themed cafe, shared fitness equipment, and more, encouraging the innovation and entrepreneurship of white-collar staff in Daning.
Host:
I understand that, in addition to catering to the workforce, the Daning Road Sub-district has introduced the idea of “Enabling children to joyfully grow up and the elderly to savor their golden years in Daning”, emphasizing the well-being of both age cohorts. Could you please introduce it to us?
Si Jing:
As one of the first child-friendly model communities in Shanghai with top-notch performance, Daning Road Sub-district has established linkages with premium educational resources within the sub-district through its underage protection stations, community parent schools, and baby care centers. It empowers parents with scientific parenting skills and has perfected the “Daning Model” for child participation and empowerment through children participating in the assembly of community members and children’s council.
Host:
To my knowledge, as one of the first child-friendly model communities in Shanghai with top-notch performance, Daning Road Sub-district has established linkages with premium educational resources within the sub-district through its underage protection stations, community parent schools, and baby care centers. It empowers parents with scientific parenting skills and has perfected the “Daning Model” for child participation and empowerment through children participating in the assembly of community members and children’s council.
Si Jing:
Yes, by visiting our Community Service Center, residents can truly experience the high-quality service system that Daning creates for all age groups. Residents who bring their children to the embedded community-based baby care center can have their children looked after while they dine in the community canteen, get a haircut, participate in handicraft activities, enjoy wellness coaching, and socialize with old friends in a leisurely setting in a building nearby. From dawn to dusk, spanning generations from children to the elderly, all can revel in the high-quality services offered here, basking in a sense of fulfillment and joy in Daning.
Host:
According to sources, based on the diverse population, varied needs, and abundant resources of the community, Daning Road Sub-district has been continuously expanding the “Party development alliance of 5 districts”, in which “5 districts” refer to the sub-district’s communities, medical and educational campuses, parks of enterprises, business districts, and military subcamps. Partners include Shanghai University, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Circus World, Daning Life Hub, Joinbuy Daning Center, and Shanghai Shibei Hi-tech Park, as well as the stationed military units, contributing to the shared governance and development of Daning Road Sub-district.
Si Jing:
The Jinglin Council serves as an open channel for the public to express demands, a nexus for pooling communal insights, and a platform for conducting grassroots negotiations for self-governance, vividly embodying the practice of whole-process people’s democracy. The “Daning Yiban” platform, a digital and intelligent online whole-process-assistance service platform for government affairs, allows for the public’s concerns to be effectively addressed without the need for in-person visits, through seamless non-face-to-face interactions.
Host:
Could you please provide some details about the future development of the sub-district?
Si Jing:
The Daning Road Sub-district will follow the work guidelines set by the CPC Jing’an District Committee to “be exemplary, set the standard, lead the paradigm, and demonstrate”. We will make continuous efforts to “provide care for the elderly, nurture the young, create livable spaces, foster business success, and offer recreational opportunities”, working to enhance the quality of livelihood services and deliver more tangible benefits to the residents. Looking ahead to the future, the people of Daning are bursting with vitality and ready to take action. We will respond to the development of the times and the expectations of the people, forge ahead with determination, and continuously strive to create a new chapter of development.
Host:
Thanks for your sharing. That’s all for today’s interview. See you next time.