Turning a 12.7-square-kilometer former airport into a huge park in the heart of a city, where every inch of land is worth its weight in gold, is something many cities today wouldn’t even dare to imagine. According to a report by Sina Social Hotspots on October 26, Hefei has transformed the runways and aprons that once handled countless takeoffs and landings into Luogang Park, permanently free to the public. In many places, cities can’t wait to develop every last plot of prime central land for profit. To actually set aside such a vast stretch of valuable real estate as a green gathering place where ordinary people can stroll for free—that’s a vision you can’t fault.