Zhou Shanshan.
Building renewal should not only be counted as a cultural account, but also as an economic account. Adapt measures to local conditions and innovate models to allow old buildings to "grow" new industries.
Featured "flipped chicken" tiles, Chinese-style clear water brick walls and roofs, Western-style stained glass and accessories ......Not long ago, the author came to Xiaoming Building in Pei County, Jiangsu, and the three Chinese and Western buildings are eye-catching. A tourist said: "Here are my childhood memories, and now it has become an Internet celebrity check-in place." ”
The century-old building has witnessed the changes of the years and shown its cultural charm. Xiaoming Building was built in 1919, and after 1948, it became the library, school history museum and principal's office of Peixian Junior High School. In 2002, Xiaoming Tower was listed as a provincial cultural relics protection unit. In 2023, it will be transformed into the Pei County Education History Museum and opened to the public. During this year's Spring Festival, many people came to experience the architectural style of Chinese and Western fusion up close.
Respect history, leave memories for the city, and let people remember nostalgia. The large wooden frame, walls and roof of Xiaoming Building are all reinforced and repaired according to the principle of repairing the old as the old. Along with the materials, craftsmanship, and design, there is also its historical and cultural style. Wei Hengyu, director of the Urban Construction Key Project Office of the Pei County Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, introduced: "Promote the organic renewal and composite utilization of existing buildings such as factories, shopping malls, and office buildings with characteristics and historical memory, in order to make the city more suitable for business and livability." "Protecting the original style of historical buildings and integrating history, culture and modern life can avoid the appearance of a thousand cities, and make the city "have a face" and have distinctive characteristics.
Revitalize resources, revitalize and utilize, and create more public spaces. On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the renovation and revitalization project of the old compound in Pei County has resumed work. The location of the old trees will not be moved, the buildings will be preserved as much as possible, and the closed compound will be turned into a people-friendly and shared block without walls. The old office building of the county people's congress in the west has been converted into a brand-new 5G smart university for the elderly, which has become an important part of the cultural service area. Some old buildings that do not belong to the protection of cultural relics have been reasonably transformed into new landmarks of fashion life, saving construction costs, preserving the memory of the city, and providing a good place for citizens and tourists to relax.
Implant diversified business formats, improve service functions, and stimulate the vitality of industrial development. The "Hanxing 1978" Industrial Park, which was rebuilt from the former state-owned Peixian Woolen Factory and Rabbit Hair Factory, is a lively market and a first-class festival stage outdoors, and a thriving e-commerce live broadcast base indoors, where local special agricultural products such as burdock sauce, Peixian cold noodles, and roast chicken are sold all over the world. The old industrial site will be transformed into a complex integrating cultural display, e-commerce incubation and leisure consumption, bringing new possibilities for the integrated development of the industry. Practice shows that building renewal should not only be calculated as a cultural account, but also as an economic account. Only by adapting measures to local conditions and innovating models can new industries "grow" from old buildings can we empower economic and social development.
In urban construction, it is necessary to properly handle the relationship between urban transformation and development and the protection and utilization of historical and cultural heritage. In recent years, from the century-old cultural relics building in Tai'anli, Beijing, to the fashionable "check-in" block, to the Zhangyuan Garden in Shanghai being built into a public cultural space and commercial block, and then to the use of old buildings in Wuhan, Hubei Province to hold art salons, art exhibitions, and intangible cultural heritage workshops, all localities have actively explored in the revitalization and utilization of old buildings, brewing a new taste of culture. Adhering to the development in protection and protection in development, and optimizing the urban spatial pattern and architectural style, we can inject new momentum into the construction of new urbanization.
History is the unique memory of a city, and culture is the blood of a city. Awakening old buildings and shaping new styles is, in the final analysis, to better meet the people's growing needs for a better life. Protecting the historical and cultural heritage of old buildings, striving to shape the characteristics of the city with both form and spirit, and transforming cultural resources into development advantages, will continue to open up new space for development and continue to enhance the sense of gain of the masses.
The author is the editor of the commentary department of this newspaper).
People** 2024-03-01 05 Edition).