Hefei, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- During the Spring Festival holiday, Luogang Park in Hefei, Anhui Province, welcomed more than 540,000 visitors, among which Huangshan Park, which features ancient buildings of the Hui School, has become one of the popular check-in spots.
In 2008, the construction skills of traditional houses of the Hui school were included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage. In recent years, with the increasing attention to traditional culture in various places, the process of rural revitalization has been accelerating, and the ancient Hui architectural skills have created a new industry in the creative transformation and innovative development.
Ancient architectural culture is a living culture, giving full play to the traditional architectural construction skills of the Huizhou school and developing the ancient architectural industry, which can make Huizhou culture better carry forward and develop. Zhang Jiping, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Huangshan Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, said.
Nowadays, in Huangshan City, the hometown of Huipai ancient buildings, the Huipai ancient construction industry is booming, and more than 200 ancient construction enterprises in the city "cross the mountains and seas", injecting new momentum into the inheritance and rebirth of ancient buildings.
The ancient building of the Hui style in the ancient building of the Huangshan Huijiang Garden. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhou Mu.
According to the statistics of Huangshan Municipal Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, there are 254 enterprises engaged in the construction of antique buildings, the repair and protection of ancient buildings, the processing of ancient building components and accessories, and the production of cultural and creative decorative productsWith more than 40,000 people, the Huipai construction industry radiates to 25 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government. In 2023, the output value of the city's Huipai ancient building industry will be 282.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 565%。
Academies, theaters, pavilions, ......Walk into a place in Huangshan City for nearly 2In the 60,000-square-meter factory area, several ancient buildings of the Hui school that have been built are magnificent, like a museum of Hui architecture, showing a unique artistic style.
These exquisitely carved and well-constructed Hui-style buildings were built by more than 260 craftsmen in the factory, and the complex ancient buildings are composed of tens of thousands of components, which took nearly a year to build. After dismantling and shipping, they will move from this factory in the mountainous area of southern Anhui to parks, cultural blocks and museums in many places across the country, becoming a window to display Hui culture.
In Huangshan City, Shexian Essence Park Tourism Investment*** staff in the production of Hui style antique building accessories. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhou Mu.
The Hui style architecture is exquisite, stable and solid, and the mortise and tenon structure is easier to disassemble and build in other places, which is very popular in many places across the country. Pan Heping, chairman of the Huangshan Huijiang Garden, said.
In order to make traditional Hui architecture more in line with the living needs of modern people, ancient architecture practitioners continue to innovate to promote the integrated development of tradition and modernity, so that old houses can radiate new vitality.
On the basis of not destroying the traditional architectural culture, we encourage modern improvements and innovations, such as changing the width and height, increasing the glass curtain wall, and installing the first air conditioner to increase the comfort of living. Wang Wenmin, president of the Huangshan Huipai Ancient Building Industry Development Promotion Association, said.
The participation of more and more young people has made the development of "old houses" have more possibilities and stronger continuity.
Brick carving, wood carving, bamboo carving, stone carving, ......In the classrooms of Xingzhi School in Anhui Province, students of different majors are practicing the carving and construction skills of Hui architecture under the guidance of intangible cultural heritage masters and senior craftsmen, and Zhou Mingde, a "post-90s" boy, is one of them. After graduating from university, he was deeply interested in traditional culture and decided to come here to "learn art".
I have been fond of traditional culture since I was a child, these carved and classical furniture contain profound cultural connotations and heritage, and also reflect the traditional Chinese craftsman spirit, I hope to be able to open my own factory after completing my studies, and pass on these old skills. Zhou Mingde said.
At Xingzhi School in She County, Huangshan City, students are learning about intangible cultural heritage wood carving. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhou Mu.
In Xixi South Town, Huizhou District, Huangshan City, Shen Haiwen, who is engaged in research and study tours, has found a new way to open up the integration of ancient architecture and research. He and his team members launched the "Hui School Lego" based on the ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties "Green Winding Pavilion" and "Old House Pavilion" in Xixi South Town, so that children can experience the construction of ancient Hui style buildings while understanding history and culture, and have received nearly 5,000 students from all over the country so far.
In the view of this 27-year-old young man, the ancient architecture of the Hui school has a unique and wonderful way of construction, carrying profound culture and aesthetics, and is worthy of better promotion and development. "We plan to excavate more iconic ancient buildings, design a series of architectural courses, and launch more ancient building cultural and creative model products, through the combination of various ways, to find a new way to spread and develop ancient buildings. Shen Haiwen said.
In order to make ancient architecture a valuable asset shared by mankind, practitioners of ancient architecture are still giving birth to new ideas. "We are planning to let more people know about the construction method and cultural charm of the ancient Huizhou style through the live broadcast platform, and hope to promote the ancient architecture of the Hui school to more countries that jointly build the 'Belt and Road', so that this 'business card' representing traditional Chinese culture will become the key to promoting cultural integration." Pan Heping said.
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