The scenery of "Little West Lake" is reproduced
Wutongqiao District, Leshan City, explores the road of cultural inheritance and innovation of the old industrial base
Cities are containers of culture. In the history of urban development, cultural heritage is not only a living tradition, but also a unique context of the city.
Culture is the soul of a city. In the "upgrading" and renewal of the city, the organic introduction of cultural memory will make the city more distinctive and charming.
Wutongqiao District is known as the "Little West Lake", and it is the longest, most complete and "living" specimen of the development history of well salt in China. In Wutong Bridge, a thousand-year-old salt city gushing out of the salt well, because of salt, Wutong Bridge has a thousand-year historyBecause of the salt, Wutong Bridge has a unique and charming soul;Because of the salt, Wutong Bridge has a swan song that shines in the annals of history. Since the beginning of the new century, Wutongqiao's industrial economy has been reborn, and it has grown from an important salt and phosphorus chemical base in the province to "China's Green Silicon Valley".
Standing at a new historical starting point, Wutongqiao District, the former "old industrial base", integrates excellent history and culture into the high-quality development of the city with cultural city and cultural prosperity, actively explores the road of cultural inheritance and innovation of the old industrial base, deeply excavates the spiritual connotation of the city, coordinates and promotes the governance of the urban system, repairs and awakens the historical memory of the city, promotes the urban bridge and salt culture, integrates and integrates elements such as mountains, waters, gardens, forests, and bridges, promotes the organic renewal of the city according to local conditions, and continues the thousand-year-old salt industry civilization and reproduces the beautiful scenery of Xiaoxi Lake.
Bodhi Mountain Green Heart Park has a new look, photo by Wu Jianqiang.
Hou Debang's eldest grandson came to Wutong Bridge to find his roots, and Song Sibei took photos.
Xintanggu" reception research team.
The series of activities of the Quyi Festival entered the Wutong Bridge.
Silicon Valley Night" ** Food Festival photo by Zeng Zhihong.
Excavate the humanistic essence of "the hometown of Yancheng culture and calligraphy".
The salt industry in Wutongqiao District is very developed, with many salt wells and talents. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, in order to avoid the war, coastal factories moved inward. At the beginning of 1938, Yongli Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., located in Tanggu, Tianjin, entered the Laolongba of Wutongqiaogou with the trend of internal relocation, and was called "Yongli Sichuan Factory", and Hou Debang served as the factory director and chief engineer. Tianjin Tanggu, once the birthplace of China's chemical industry, was kneaded by the Japanese imperialists and had to move westward. Under the leadership of Hou Debang, many researchers calmed down to engage in research, braved the wind and rain, and built "Xintanggu" into a chemical industry center in western China.
In September this year, Hou Shengqi, the eldest grandson of Hou Debang, and his party came to Wutongqiao District to start a journey to find their roots and realize their dreams. Hou Shengqi was born in Wutong Bridge in 1942, and his childhood was also the first period of the establishment and development of "Xintanggu" in Wutong Bridge. Mr. Hou Shengqi was invited to Wutong Bridge this time, which is also a preliminary preparation for the creation of large-scale repertoire based on the "Hou's Joint Alkali Making Method".
Carry forward a spirit - the spirit of the "Xintanggu" Anti-Japanese War. Strengthen the protection and utilization of the old site of Yongli Sichuan Factory, actively apply for national cultural relics protection units, and vigorously carry forward the spirit of the "Xintanggu" Anti-Japanese War and the national spirit of industrial salvation. Wutongqiao District uses the former site of Yongli Sichuan Factory and the "308" third-line military site, and invests more than 1,500 yuan to build it into the "Fourth Batch of National Industrial Sites", "Patriotism Education Base" and "Chinese History Education Base" and "The Ninth Batch of Cultural Relics Protection Units in Sichuan Province". In the past three years, the base has received more than 480 batches and 13,000 person-times from enterprises and institutions visiting the Xi. Since April 2021, the base has cooperated with Winshare International Cultural Communication Leshan Branch to promote industrial research and practice education, and more than 5,000 primary and secondary school students have participated in on-site research and practice education.
Create two business cards - salt culture and calligraphy and painting culture. The beautiful natural scenery and the thousand-year-old salt industry civilization have given birth to the long-standing tradition of calligraphy and painting in Wutongqiao. At the beginning of the 20th century, the calligraphy of Yuan Zijian, a native of Wutongqiao, and the painting of Wu Chengzhi were well-known in the southwest. During the Anti-Japanese War, a generation of masters such as Xu Beihong, Qi Baishi, Feng Zikai, Guan Shanyue, etc., successively traveled to Wutong Bridge to sketch and hold art exhibitions, leaving extremely rich cultural relics for Wutong Bridge and influencing generations of calligraphy and painting talents. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wutongqiao formed a mass calligraphy and painting research Xi and creative group, and won the reputation of "Painter Village at the foot of the Big Buddha". Among them, the most prestigious masters of calligraphy and painting, Li Qiongjiu and Li Daoxi, created a unique style of Jiazhou painting, which has a far-reaching influence and is well-known at home and abroad. Today, the root calligraphy art of Wutong Bridge has found a new way, is unique, and has gone abroad and has a good reputation.
Create the image of the city of "Millennium Yancheng Green Silicon Valley".
This summer, the "Silicon Valley Night"** food festival in Wutongqiao District was splendid. This food festival, which integrates various elements such as food, food, and trendy toys, not only creates a new consumption scene and releases the consumption potential, but also shows the public the city card of "Millennium Yancheng Green Silicon Valley".
This year, Wutongqiao District has invested a total of 9 funds in urban renewal projects4.7 billion yuan. From the "Half Marathon Silicon Valley Greenway" to the creation of "Silicon Valley Plaza";From the transformation of the street style along Yangliu Street to the improvement of Bodhi Mountain Park;From the renovation of the Lianghekou historical and cultural block to the layout of the Salt Culture Museum and the Calligraphy and Painting Museum, Wutongqiao District has rooted the gene of cultural revitalization of the old industrial base in the urban transformation and upgrading project, so that the urban image of "Millennium Yancheng Green Silicon Valley" is presented in every grass, tree, brick and tile.
For example, the Lianghekou Historical and Cultural District under construction carries the thousand-year-old history of salt industry civilization of Wutong Bridge, and the wharf, ferry, withered vine, and small bridge all show the remains of culture and history. They have a rich historical record in the years of Sichuan and Yanchu, the water and land are not passable, the crowds are surging, and the merchants who come from afar will develop this place into a prosperous place. With the passage of time, the place has gradually lost its former prosperity, with withered vegetation and dilapidated houses. However, the most primitive features have been preserved, and the towering ancient trees are waving in the wind. On the basis of preserving the original style, we will do "addition", lay out the Salt Culture Museum, the Calligraphy and Painting Museum, and the Lianghekou Station, repair the old as the old, and restore the oldest and most rustic history of this land and water wharf.
The newly renovated Bodhi Mountain Green Heart Park has become a popular local attraction and a "check-in point" in the circle of friends. Built in the 80s of the last century, the Bodhi Mountain Green Heart Park is the urban green lung of Wutong Bridge, with trees in the park covering the sun, layers of mountains and greenery, and climbing to the top of the mountain, you can enjoy the city scenery. Today's Bodhi Mountain Green Heart Park has a new look, with pavilions and pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, which has a unique charm.
The transformation of the street style along Yangliu Street has won unanimous praise from the masses. The small green tile roof, the style of the western Sichuan dwellings, the azure wall, the image of the former "dirty, messy, poor" is gone, the neat street, the unified architectural style, and the environment on both sides of the important passage in and out of the Wutong Bridge area have been greatly improved. Owner Tan, who has opened a restaurant here for 10 years, said: "Business has become more and more prosperous in recent years, and now the environment at my doorstep has become better, and there are more customers patronizing." ”
For the general public, the cultural revitalization of the old industrial base is more reflected in the change of the environment. To build "China's Green Silicon Valley" and strive to become one of the top 100 districts in the country, their intuitive feeling is: there are more and more people with various accents who come to work from other places, the neighbors' houses are renting higher and higher, the streets are getting more and more beautiful, and the environment is getting better and better.
It highlights the urban spirit of "salt continues to bridge to five continents for thousands of years".
Ecology is wealth, and culture is the power. "Wutongqiao District focuses on cultural revitalization, so that culture can highlight its charm, let ecology release energy, rejuvenate the old industrial base, and become a new engine to promote the city's commercial prosperity and consumption upgrading.
In the future, Wutong Bridge will focus on the construction of "Green Silicon Valley, Beautiful Little West Lake, and Happy Wutong Bridge", and show the grand picture of the old industrial base taking off again while handing over the green answer sheet of "100 billion Silicon Valley".
The district has made every effort to build a number of key cultural projects, cultivate a number of characteristic cultural brands, carry out a series of theme publicity activities, and form a number of high-quality literary and artistic works, so as to realize the simultaneous improvement of cultural layout, cultural quality, cultural influence and cultural vitality, give the city a new cultural connotation, shape the city image of "Millennium Yancheng Green Silicon Valley", and highlight the urban spirit of "Yancheng Millennium Bridge to Five Continents".
Build a thousand-year-old salt industry civilization reserve. Wutongqiao District systematically excavates and sorts out the history of the development of thousand-year-old salt industry culture, accelerates the protection and renewal of historical and cultural blocks, strengthens the protection and repair of historical and cultural buildings and cultural relics protection units, and comprehensively improves the overall style of the block.
Build an urban green heart cultural complex. Adhere to the principle of overall planning and overall promotion, take the Bodhi Mountain Green Heart Park as the main body, radiate the surrounding areas, accelerate the upgrading and transformation of the Ding Youjun Martyrs Memorial Hall and the construction of the Bodhi Mountain Green Heart Park, improve the supporting public cultural facilities, and create a characteristic browsing route of "Ding Youjun Martyrs Memorial Hall - Root Book Research - Farmhouse Culture", strengthen the creation, production, publicity and promotion of characteristic cultural and creative products, carry out exchanges of root calligraphy, calligraphy and painting, and promote Chinese culture to go global.
Create a cultural belt of waterfront ecological corridors. Under the guidance of the "Wutong Bridge "Beautiful Little West Lake" Urban Renewal Concept Plan and Urban Renewal Fragment Construction Guidance and Control Plan", combined with the scene construction design plan of the core area of Wutong Bridge "Beautiful Little West Lake", the "Half Marathon Silicon Valley Greenway" will be built in phases, integrating cultural landscapes, green space and hydrophilic facilities, and carrying out mass cultural and sports activities on a regular basis to enrich the cultural life of the masses.
Create a new business card of modern urban civilization. The city is planned from a high starting point, with salt as the vein and Wutong Avenue as the axis, connecting local cultures such as salt industry, calligraphy and painting, and dragon boats, implementing the creation of cultural scenes, and improving the overall style of the city with high quality.
*: Leshan**.