In the morning mist of the Pamir Plateau,Aerial viewBagua City, Tekes County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region，seemLike a frozen scroll of the Book of Changes,This one is related to New YorkCities separated by thousands of miles interpret resilience with vastly different cultural genes——Bagua CityuseThe Eastern wisdom of 'the intersection of heaven and earth makes all things interconnected'，For thousands of years, they have guarded the people in the city,New YorkuseThe contractual spirit of "iron law locks waves" weaves a protective net of modern civilization with code and steel structure.

The story of Tex begins withhundredyearfrontThe Quanzhen School of TaoismQiu Chuji, one of the "Northern Seven Realms"ofdescendant，Qiu Zongjun, who was then the Ili Reclamation Commissioner, followed the principles of the Book of ChangesThe philosophy of 'Heaven and Earth intersect, and all things communicate' outlined this Bagua City on the Silk Road.The center of the city isTai Chi Altar，Like yin-yang fisheye sitting in the center, the eight main streets extend outward corresponding to the Bagua direction, and the four ring roads are nested layer by layer, formingThe roads are interconnected and the streets are connectedninePalace style layout. From an aerial view, the entire city resembles a Tai Chi diagram of yin and yang intertwined, with green and grey streets and lush green spaces forming a huge hexagram,The whole city adoptsGuiding traffic flow around the island，Without a traffic signal, it still maintains smooth traffic and highlights'Harmony in diversity'Chinawisdom.

Bagua CityThe terrain that is high in the northwest and low in the southeast forms a natural slope of 0.6%, and rainwater can flow into the Tekes River without the need for pumping stations. This wisdom of harmony between man and nature allows the city toIt will remain calm in the extreme rainstorm in 2021.The building adoptsRaw soil wall，justas thick as40 centimeters,Combined with the dry climate, the interior of the buildingwarm in winter and cool in summer，Enable residents to live comfortably in extreme weather conditions.

The cultural gene of multi-ethnic coexistencestillEndow this city with unique social resilienceHan, Kazakh, Uyghur, Mongolian, Kyrgyz, Hui, Xibe, etc31 ethnic groups live together in Tekes County, forming a pattern of integrated and diverse Chinese culture.strollstreetKazakh embroidery and Uyghur wood carving complement each other under neon lights.On August 19, 2024, Tex County suffered from rainstorm,Triggering flash floods and mudslides, affecting people of all ethnic groupsSpontaneous formation158 mutual aid teams use baked naan cakes and hand pulled rice from naan pits to warm up disaster stricken families.

The vigorous development of the cultural and tourism industry injects lasting momentum into this resilience.The lights of the "Prosperous Era of Huajiang · Jiugong City Garden" illuminate the winter night, and tourists cross thousands of acres of wheat fields on fur skis. The homestay butler tells the legend of the Wusun Ancient Road in stiff Mandarin. When New York was still adjusting flood control investment with insurance rates, Tekes had already driven 45000 jobs and tourism revenue exceeded 6 billion yuan through the "homestay+" industry.

When Tex 'Tai Chi Ferris wheel rotates in the night sky, the Statue of Liberty in New York still stands on the coast, and the two civilizations provide vastly different resilience answers. The difference between Tekes and New York is essentially the Chinese civilizationThe projection of the holistic view of "unity of heaven and man" and the individual view of "subject object dichotomy" in Western civilization in the field of resilience. Tex proved that resilience is not only a technical issue, but also a philosophical choice for the survival of civilization; New York reveals that market mechanisms under the rule of law framework can provide efficient solutions for mega citiesofProtective net. The two together constitute the construction of resilient cities worldwideThe two poles of yin and yang.