Chongqing Huangjuya Old Street
Since 2016, the Nan'an District Committee and District Government have decided to raise funds to carry out comprehensive renovation and restoration of the old street, insisting on large-scale protection, not large-scale demolition and reconstruction, fully respecting historical culture, protecting historical culture, exploring historical culture, and promoting historical culture, with the original appearance of residential buildings. The main focus is on repair, supplemented by the restoration of a few historical buildings. Except for the demolition and reconstruction of Class D dangerous buildings, the rest will retain their original buildings, retain the original residents, achieve neighborhood renewal, and integrate the old and the new.
"Huangjuya Old Street is 600 meters long, with a construction area of more than 30,000 square meters. There are 175 Bayu dwellings and cultural relics with unique styles." Liao Jing, office director of Chongqing Huangge Ancient Road Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., said that the company will build the street in batches. The original building facade has been transformed into a traditional style, combining old street elements with fashion elements in accordance with the requirements of overall coordination, different styles, rich colors and distinctive features.
At the same time, the renovation project also carried out protective restoration of historical buildings (dilapidated buildings) such as "Li Kuian's Former Residence", "Sanmao's Former Residence" and "Yan Yangchu's Former Residence", and restored them in their original location and appearance, preserving the original stone foundation as much as possible. , stone embankments, brick and wood walls, wooden beams and columns, carved doors and windows and other building materials.
"In order to preserve the culture to the greatest extent possible, we kept the original stone slabs and brick walls intact when renovating the 'Former Residence of Li Kuian'. But the problem lies in the old carved boards. The wood is made of fir, which is very easy to decay. In addition, the residents' cooking smoke and fire all year round have made some of the carvings before the renovation difficult to see. The whole board is shaky. "Liao Jing said that in order to reproduce the exquisite carvings of the past, The restoration team flew to Zhejiang six times within a month to communicate the carving plan with local skilled craftsmen. The carvings presented today have retained the original patterns to the greatest extent possible, while incorporating classic patterns from the same period, making them truly works of art.
The old street is revived to connect the past and present
"On National Day in 2019, the renovation and restoration project of the 600-meter-long main street was completed with a total investment of 350 million yuan," said Liao Jing.
In addition to renovation, Nan'an District also attaches great importance to the management and operation of the old street. Focusing on the integrated goal of "design, construction, and operation", it has comprehensively sorted out the current status of public housing in the old street and created a commercial old street integrating business, travel, culture and other functions. , and cleaned up and renovated 12 houses and buildings along the ancient road, 3 public welfare supporting buildings, and 1 pavilion, which greatly improved the appearance of the old street.
Nowadays, when walking on the old street, you will see calligraphy and painting exhibitions, porcelain exhibitions, and guqin exhibitions everywhere. The stone slabs, blue bricks, brackets and hanging cages, carved beams and painted buildings of "Li Kuian's Former Residence" exude a strong sense of time, and every corner can take visitors back to the scene at that time. "Sanmao's Former Residence" has also become the most famous check-in spot in Huangjuya Old Street, and many Sanmao fans come from far away. The old street has also won honorary titles such as "The Most Beautiful Street in Chongqing" and the first batch of "Municipal Leisure District".
"At present, the average number of tourists received by the old street exceeds 10,000 per day, and it has become a well-known leisure and tourism scenic spot in Chongqing. Next, we will continue to upgrade the cultural tourism of the old street, further strengthen publicity and marketing, and effectively realize the ' The thousand-year-old Huangjueya is a bridge connecting the past and the present. ” said a relevant person in charge of the Nan’an District Culture and Tourism Committee.
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