This paper argues that the public space plays an important role in enhancing the relationship between the city and its residents or potential residents in addition to providing living or working space and promoting physical and mental health. Thus, this new function shows the symbiotic relationship between the city’s development and residents’ own happiness. The case of Yongling also shows that public space construction is a dynamic process which needs the contributions from all citizens rather than only that from city managers or governors.

Di Xu. An Exploration of the Relationship between the City and Residents: The Case Study of Yongling. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2023), Vol. 5, Issue 9: 119-124. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2023.050919.

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