Source: People's Daily

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Lingnan Tiandi, Foshan, Guangdong, has protected and revitalized the traditional historical block, attracting many tourists to come here-

Let the city leave memories, let people remember homesickness

Lingnan Tiandi's group of bell houses, and place good wishes for adequate food and clothing. Profile picture

A lighting in Lingnan Tiandi, Foshan, Guangdong Province, with a fish lamp meaning more than one year. Huang Jiamin photographed

blue brick houses, stone roads, ear walls and carved eaves, outlining the original Lingnan flavor; Time-honored shops, pawn shops, Jane's villas, and Longtang Poetry Society tell a long history story; Pottery shops, literature and art grocery stores, coffee shops, and special food stalls reveal a fashionable atmosphere, which is very literary and artistic ... In the center of Foshan, Guangdong, you can get these rich experiences when you step into Lingnan Tiandi.

in the process of urban development, how to protect and activate the dense cultural relics units? How to integrate traditional historical blocks with modern commerce? Lingnan Tiandi, located in Zumiao Street, Chancheng District, Foshan, has made a series of explorations.

Protection:

Repairing the old, retaining homesickness

Foshan ancestral temple, Donghuali historical block and other national cultural relics protection units, Jane's villa, Wenhuili wedding house and other provincial cultural relics protection units ... Lingnan Tiandi has gathered 22 cultural relics protection units, and various traditional Lingnan shops with a long history are scattered among them. In the process of development, Lingnan Tiandi adopted the transformation mode of repairing the old as the old, so that a large number of Lingnan characteristic buildings were preserved, and the whole block also retained the traditional style and historical memory.

"Before the renovation, the whole area was very dilapidated and decayed, and the historical buildings including many cultural protection units were in jeopardy, with people living everywhere and pulling wires ..." Liu Zhicheng, secretary of the Party Working Committee of Zumiao Street, recalled, "For example, Jane's Villa was used as the staff dormitory of a certain unit at that time, and there were many people, which brought great threats to the protection of cultural relics."

The protection and transformation of Lingnan Tiandi area is imminent, but what should we do in the face of so many cultural protection units and historical buildings?

Liu Zhicheng said that in the process of rebuilding traditional historical blocks, we should not demolish large buildings, but should be creative, adopt more embroidery techniques such as micro-renovation, and especially maintain awe of cultural relics, so that the city can leave memories and people can remember homesickness.

"It goes without saying that cultural relics should be carefully restored as old as before. Our transformation of the whole block is faithful to the local style and traditional materials. For example, even if the dilapidated houses are completely demolished, the old bricks and tiles that have been removed are basically recycled and utilized. " Wen Dechun, deputy director of the real estate company responsible for the renovation and renewal of Lingnan Tiandi, said, "The cost of building and decorating with old materials is generally several times that of new houses. However, in order to maintain historical characteristics and preserve the style of streets and lanes, economic costs must give way. "

Now, walking slowly in Lingnan Heaven and Earth, all kinds of historical and cultural details are pouring in, which is full of historical interest and a lot of knowledge-the stone road at the foot has a history of a hundred years; The water mill blue bricks in front of us are made of fine bluestone by hand, and a skilled worker can only polish up to 7 pieces a day; Looking up, the herringbone gable is used to prevent wind and fire, and the bell-sealed volcanic wall contains good wishes for adequate food and clothing; Looking carefully, there are also traditional lettering "real estate licenses"-wall boundary stones, ancient "security doors"-Tancheng Gate ...

Development:

Following the historical texture, the architecture will be revitalized

People experienced the beauty of ancient architecture in Ming and Qing dynasties in the ancestral temple museum, learned about Foshan traditional folk customs, visited Huang Feihong Memorial Hall and Ip Man Hall, and went out to the east gate.

When you enter from Zumiao Street, the first thing you meet is the wine shop hall built in Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty. At that time, it was a place for gathering and discussing important matters in the wine industry. Now, the wine shop hall is mainly used for the display and dissemination of Lingnan wine culture. Further on, there is Li Zhongsheng's ancestral shop. The founder Lee Shau Kee has created many famous brand Chinese patent medicines. Going forward, it was the most prosperous downtown area in Foshan in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and now there are still dense shops. Traditional shops such as Foshan time-honored shops tell a long history story ...

"There are nearly 211 locations in Lingnan Tiandi, and we have our own standards for the choice of commercial shops." Wen Dechun said, "We will provide preferential policies' please come in' for local century-old shops and traditional shop names with strong local characteristics, and for shops with historical accumulation such as wine shops, they will continue their relationship with wine. What to keep and what to develop is to follow the historical texture. "

In the traditional Lingnan architecture, kungfu, Cantonese opera, paper-cutting, wood carving, southern lion and New Year pictures are alive and well, and a hundred flowers blossom.

Every afternoon, in the Yuanji Huanggong Temple in Lingnan Tiandi, the melodious Lingnan ancient cavity rings, which always makes citizens and tourists stop to listen. Chancheng District Culture and Sports Bureau contacts cultural organizations to provide public cultural services full of Lingnan charm in prime locations of the city. Traditional Cantonese opera has been passed down, more citizens and tourists enjoy the performance, and the popularity of the business circle can also be gathered together. Every Cantonese opera performance here can attract many audiences and many foreign faces.

The rich and colorful activities make the historic buildings more full of vitality, and the old streets glow with new vitality-Foshan Kung Fu Corner invites famous martial arts schools in Foshan to perform regularly in public, showing the charm of Nanpai Kung Fu for tourists at close range; Chen Yongcai's paper-cutting art garden and He Yaohui's wood carving studio let the beauty of intangible heritage approach young people; Collect all kinds of characteristic blocks of Lingnan traditional snacks, attracting diners from all over the world; All kinds of traditional cultural exhibitions are widely forwarded in the circle of friends ...

Liu Zhicheng said with deep feelings that the protection, development and utilization of cultural relics are not irreconcilable contradictions, and the renovation of historical blocks and the inheritance of historical culture can also achieve each other.

Trend:

online celebrity punching place, leisure destination

Old street area, new format. If the inheritance of history and culture is the soul of Lingnan Tiandi, then modern facilities such as solar lighting system, wind catcher system, green roof, green wall, tile-faced heat-insulated roof of historical buildings, as well as fashionable furnishings, give people a comfortable experience, and the one-stop service of traveling, shopping and entertainment attracts young people to punch in ... Liu Zhicheng said, "The purpose is to build a tourist, leisure and cultural destination that citizens and tourists like, as well as Foshan.

Walking in the long streets and lanes, Starbucks Lingnan Tiandi Store, which is decorated with wooden plaques, palace lanterns, birdcage lamps and Ming style furniture, attracts tourists' attention. "Starbucks can also have such a taste of China, the integration of Chinese and Western, and the tide is full!" Many netizens commented like this.

Old neighborhoods and new ideas, China's presentation and foreign content have sparked a different spark. Wen Dechun introduced, "All cooperative merchants should follow uniform requirements in the interior and exterior decoration standards of stores. Even international chain brands such as Haagen-Dazs and Starbucks, which pay attention to standardization in store decoration, have made great adjustments to their store styles when they entered Lingnan Tiandi, and specially designed the unique' Lingnan Tiandi Special Edition' in the world, which is very eye-catching."

Similarly, Lingnan Tiandi explores the historical and cultural features such as the hometown of Cantonese opera, the hometown of martial arts, the hometown of food, the hometown of pottery, and integrates fashion elements and modern packaging, bringing people a multi-level rich cultural experience.

Lingnan Tiandi often holds international exhibitions, forums and activities. In May last year, together with the French Consulate General in Guangzhou, the "Sino-French Cultural Spring" South China art exchange was held; In August, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and international artists gathered to hold the artists' joint exhibition "Art Back to Donghua Li" ... Through a series of art exhibitions, multi-cultures talked, crossed borders and collided here.

The data shows that the average daily tourist flow of Lingnan Tiandi reached 51,111 to 111,111, and the total number of tourists in 2119 exceeded 21 million.