Water channels connecting a series of traditional villages are the typical land features of the region west of the international city－Shanghai. As the population of the city growing rapidly and its density reaching record high, returning to a rural and traditional life and enjoying a second home at a water town becomes a popular idea for many citizens in Shanghai. The challenge of the Bamboo Grove Community is to combine the traditional landscape style with a mixed-used modern community adjacent to a lake theme park. The project will exemplify the character found in historic towns with walkable streets, neighborhood water park and trails, and different housing types and commercial buildings mixed together to creat a highly desirable community.