Zhou Shizong was not all talk and no action. To reduce dissatisfaction, he decreed that residents of city streets 50 paces wide could dig wells, plant trees, and construct shade canopies within five paces of their property. On streets that were 25-30 paces across, greenery was restricted to within three paces of the residence.
世宗倒不是說說便罷，為了減少民怨，接下來他就規定城內街道寬五十步者，兩邊人戶，可以在五步內種樹、掘井，和修蓋涼棚；三十步以下至廿五步者，則在三步內進行綠化。