Xingan Market Redevelopment Plan

In contemporary cities, hybrid spaces have become increasingly prevalent, accommodating multiple functions and layered meanings within a single environment. This project takes Xingan Market and its adjacent Earth God shrine as a case study to reinterpret the symbiotic relationship between marketplace and faith. By repositioning the temple as the spatial core, ritual circulation is transformed into a framework for everyday social interaction, connecting commerce, leisure, and community life. Faith is thus redefined as an active medium for collective memory and social cohesion. Through this urba