Reporter Zhong Jiashen.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, 66-year-old Tian Guiying walked on the freshly paved asphalt road with a full load of New Year's goods, and she was in a particularly good mood. "The community has been renovated, the Spring Festival couplets have been pasted, and the New Year's goods have been bought, just waiting for my son to come home for reunion! Tian Guiying said with a smile.
Tian Guiying is an old resident of Xinliang Street in Guliang Lane Community, Yuhu Road Street, and her house is located in a famous commercial district. "In the past, the walls fell off, the flying lines were all over the sky, the sewage on the ground was cross-flowing, the garbage was piled up, and the unit door was still a wooden door, but I didn't expect that after more than 20 years, I could still live in a 'new' house. Tian Guiying excitedly talked about the new changes in the community. The newly paved asphalt road is flat and clean, the flying line is neatly organized, the unit door is replaced with a smart door lock, the small yard is a neat and uniform parking space and a beautiful party building propaganda column, and the Spring Festival couplets and lanterns at the door of Tian Guiying's house are red, and the New Year's flavor is different.
In order to further improve the living environment of the old community and enhance the quality of life, in 2023, on the premise of fully soliciting the opinions of residents, the Guliang Lane community will demolish 40 coal houses, carry out unified transformation of roof leakage, external wall falling off, water pipes, pavement and other infrastructure, and relocate strong and weak cables to the ground, and solve problems such as waterlogging and water accumulation through rain and sewage diversion, water supply and drainage transformation. "Now the community is installing elevators, and at the same time, it is preparing to revitalize the 20 idle assets that have not been demolished on Xinliang Street to create a food street. Luo Xianfeng, secretary of the general party branch of the Guliang Lane community, recounted the future planning.
Not far from the Guliang Lane community, the residents of the Guan Temple community have also ushered in a new and happy life. "In the 'new' community, the days will definitely get sweeter and sweeter! After the renovation of the old community, the dirty and messy environment has been completely changed, the asphalt road has been paved, the parking spaces are neat, and the intelligent barrier equipment has been installed.
What has changed is the environment, and what has not changed is the "fireworks" of the old city. Liu Peng, secretary of the general party branch of the Guanjian community, told us that the renovation of the old community in the Guanjiandian community covered 70%, benefiting more than 2,000 residents from 935 households. Combined with the characteristics, highlights and reality of the community, the renovation was carried out through visits to understand the voices of the masses in the early stage, and the foundation was found out by inspecting the site, focusing on the transformation of infrastructure and historical buildings. In order to change the characteristics, retain nostalgia, and inherit the traditional culture, they have carried out a unified transformation of 7 historical buildings such as Gushuang Lane and Guan Temple Lane, including the ground, walls, pipes, lines, etc., to further restore the general impression of the old city. At the same time, the community added 310 parking spaces by eliminating potential safety hazards and demolishing illegal construction, giving the whole community a new look, and the people's sense of happiness and gain was rapidly improved.
It is understood that the Guliang Lane community and the Guan Temple community are both part of the supporting infrastructure construction project for the renovation of the old community along the river in Yuhu District (Big Wharf - Guan Temple). Most of the houses in this area were built in the 50s to 80s of the last century, the population is mainly elderly, the community is dirty and messy, there are no property services, there are many hidden dangers and other problems, and the residents have a strong desire to renovate. To this end, Xiangtan City has broken the limitations of traditional communities and divided the three communities along the river, namely the Great Wharf, Guliang Lane and Guan Temple, into a transformation implementation unit, and coordinated the promotion of infrastructure, transportation organization, human settlements, governance structure, and business and tourism business format renewal and transformation, which not only maximizes the economic and social value of the area, but also can better realize the in-situ renewal and retain the smell of fireworks. After the renovation of the old community, the urban function is further optimized, the living environment is further improved, the quality of life is further improved, and the regional image is further highlighted, creating a "Xiangtan model" of urban renewal.
As the Spring Festival approaches, the Guan Temple community held a variety of activities to celebrate the New Year with a clean breeze and incorruptible rhyme, and the neighborhood gathered to celebrate the festival, allowing residents to feel the strong flavor of the New Year through activities such as pouring ink to send "blessings", convenient services, and cultural performances; The Grand Wharf Community and the Xiangtan Federation of Literary and Art Circles will send warmth and care to the people in need; The Guliang Lane community carried out the Spring Festival couplets to welcome the New Year on the front lawn of the newly renovated community, and sent the Spring Festival couplets and the word "Fu" containing good wishes to the residents, and the New Year's flavor became stronger and stronger in the laughter of the residents.