Xiguan folk culture is an important part of Guangzhou culture and a typical representative of Lingnan culture. In Chinese history, Guangzhou was the economic and cultural center of the south and the fusion point where Chinese and foreign cultures met. The following is the relevant information I compiled on protecting the cultural significance of Xiguan. I hope it will be helpful to you! Protecting the cultural significance of Xiguan
Carrying forward Xiguan folk culture and promoting the construction of Xiguan characteristic culture are important issues related to the scientific development of Guangzhou city. question. Xiguan folk culture is an important part of Guangzhou culture and a typical representative of Lingnan culture. In Chinese history, Guangzhou was the economic and cultural center of the south and the fusion point where Chinese and foreign cultures met. Xiguan has also become the main birthplace and important development place of Lingnan culture due to its geographical location. Therefore, the construction and protection of Xiguan folk culture is of great significance to the continuation and development of Lingnan culture. To this end, the suggestions are as follows:
(1) Make overall plans and coordinate to comprehensively improve the level of protection, development and utilization of cultural resources
In recent years, Guangzhou City has been undergoing renovation of the old city. Many cultural relics, The architectural ruins were buried among the ruins before anyone could discover them. It can be seen that the investigation and maintenance of excellent cultural resources in all districts of the city is urgent. Such as repairing the Xiguan House and establishing a protected area. The existing Xiguan House Nature Reserve in Guangzhou is mainly located in the area of ??Duobao Road, Fengyuan Road, and Longjin West Road. Among them is Li Wentian's Tanhuadi with a history of more than 100 years. In addition, there is the Jinxi Xiguan House Building Protection Area located south of Panxi Restaurant in Liwan District. The scope starts from Longjin West Road in the east, to the original Xiguan Zhiyong in the west; from Fengyuan Shadi Lane 1 in the north, to Sanlianzhi Street in the south. This building complex includes Xiguan Houses with different characteristics in different periods. Despite this, there are less than 100 Xiguan mansions in existence, and only about 10 have preservation value.
Since 2001, the Bahe Guild Hall, together with the Liwan District Archives Bureau, the Cultural Affairs Bureau and other units, have conducted research on the former residences of famous Cantonese opera actors scattered on Enning Road and nearby neighborhoods. A research report that lasted eight years roughly estimated that there are hundreds of former residences of famous Cantonese opera actors in Enning Road, Duobao Road, Fengyuan Road and Baohua Road. However, with the acceleration of urban reconstruction, a large number of undeveloped former residences of actors have gradually been destroyed. When the former residence of the famous Cantonese opera actor Zhang Huoyou was facing demolition, the administrator of the former residence, Ye Zhaobai, said in an interview with reporters: "The Bahe Guild Hall is like a crab shell, and the actor's former residence next to it is like a crab claw." Today, the "crab shells" are still there, but those "crab claws" are constantly turning into ruins and gradually fading out of people's sight.
Therefore, for the cultural relics protection units at all levels that have been confirmed, the government should delineate the protection scope and construction zone, and implement protection responsibilities and measures; for historical blocks and buildings with significant cultural value, they should be promptly identified and Include it in the scope of protection, increase efforts to save viable folk art, repair important folk buildings and other cultural sites, so as to improve the level of development and utilization of cultural resources.
(2) Let Xiguan culture take root in the hearts of the people
In order to protect Xiguan culture, the municipal government established the Liwan Museum and the Xiguan Folk Culture Center, and also retained part of the Xiguan building sites. Despite this, the public's awareness of the protection of folk culture still needs to be improved. Some former residences of celebrities in the old city have been vandalized due to lack of management, and graffiti often occurs. In some cases, the doors are locked and the houses are overgrown with weeds. For example, at Bruce Lee's former residence on Enning Road, a seal is posted on the door with the words "Former Residence Cultural Relics" written on it. But there are still black water stains on the white walls, and wall-climbing plants grow under the corners. Neighboring residents said that the former residence has never been open to the public. Since the government has designated Bruce Lee's former residence as a key protected cultural relic in the latest planning and reconstruction plan of Enning Road, it should be constructed, renovated and maintained, and should be actively publicized and opened in a timely manner to enhance the public's awareness of cultural protection.
Regarding Xiguan folk culture, many people only know its existence, but do not understand its history, let alone its future. Some are even forgotten. For example, we often heard the Xiguan song more than ten years ago, "Taipa turns around, chrysanthemum balls, fried rice cakes, glutinous rice balls. My grandma told me to watch the dragon boat, but I didn't watch it. I watched the chickens. The chickens are big. They are sold in piles." How much did it cost? Three hundred and sixty-five cents. ?Now it seems that I have never heard it again, and most children can’t sing it. In fact, relevant organizations can publish some books, audio-visual and other materials to record the Xiguan nursery rhymes that people have passed down orally, so as not to let them be forgotten in the baptism of time.
It is not easy to let Xiguan culture take root in the hearts of the people. It requires the attention of the government and the joint efforts of the public. Relevant departments should establish and improve the guidance mechanism for folk culture and vigorously develop Xiguan traditional culture. The government must actively perform its duties and organize and guide the masses to understand Xiguan culture through organizational guidance and policy promotion, with the city and district as the leader, streets as the focus, communities, schools, and enterprises as the basis, and in a form that the masses like to hear and see, and enhance their understanding of Xiguan culture. A sense of local cultural identity.
(3) Highlight the elements of Xiguan culture and strive to enhance the brand effect
Correctly grasp and handle the basic relationships between critical inheritance and innovative development, protection and development and utilization, Xiguan culture and Lingnan culture , in order to carry forward Xiguan culture and enhance brand effect, we must ensure the safety and lead the way, continuously accumulate experience in the development of Xiguan culture, and improve the level of Lingnan cultural city construction. Therefore, relevant departments should establish and improve the cultural industry guidance mechanism and vigorously develop cultural industries with Xiguan characteristics. Use active support policies and incentives to guide cultural enterprises and cultural and art groups to accelerate the development of cultural industries with market demand and rich local characteristics, especially in news media, film and television creation, publishing and printing, cultural creativity, tourism and food and other industries. A good example and a cultural brand. Protect Granite Street and protect Xiguan culture
The characteristics of Xiguan are definitely inseparable from rocks, granite and human touch. It is precisely because the original residents of Xiguan grew up walking on Ma Shi Street, chasing each other and jumping rubber bands on Ma Shi Street, and sitting at the door of Ma Shi Street to relax and chat, that they gave Ma Shi Street its "human touch" and Xiguan was born. culture. ?
Recently, the incident of stone slabs in the Enning Road land parcel in Liwan District has attracted public attention. The Litchi Bay Construction Headquarters recently responded, stating that the stone streets and alleys in the Enning Road land parcel will be retained. In the original style, the excavated granite will be used in the Enning Road plot. At the same time, Liwan District will entrust South China University of Technology to establish archives of granite, and welcomes the general public to supervise the old city renovation work.
It is said that these granite stones were originally planned to be dismantled and transported to Lai Chi Wan Chung for landscape renovation. Rebuilding Lychee Bay and recreating the scenery of clear water and red litchi on both sides of the bay will make Guangzhou's Xiguan style go back to ancient times. This is the good wish that the city government has repeatedly stated for the renovation of the Xiguan Historical and Cultural District. However, when it comes to the reconstruction of Enning Road, such good wishes have met with strong resistance. The reason is that after listening to his words, ordinary people always feel that what the Litchiwan Construction Headquarters does is to "say one thing and do another", which runs counter to this good wish.
When the Enning Road plot was demolished, local residents were required to sign a permanent relocation contract, requiring local residents to permanently leave their original place of residence. Even if they were relocated nearby, they would still have to leave the neighborhood where they had lived for generations. We have said that even if the Enning Road neighborhood is built as it was in the past, it will be a "fake antique" Xiguan. Without the original residents of Xiguan, where will the history and culture of Xiguan come from? A group of outsiders will live in this "fake antique". In Xiguan, there will be no history and culture of Xiguan!
Masi Street is a unique interface of the residents’ inner street. Masi Street is a place for residents on both sides to travel, play and relax. It only makes sense if it remains between residential buildings. Without the residents, using the original street surface granite in the inner street as landscape materials for the comprehensive improvement of Litchi Bay may not be suitable. Even if it is suitable, it actually turns the street materials that are full of distinctive features of citizens' life into those that have lost the foundation of life. Decorative materials are just like using discarded railway sleepers to make wooden plank roads, leaving only the meaning of waste utilization. It’s not worth the gain!
The reconstruction of the old city will inevitably require expropriation and demolition, but the living rights of the original residents should be fully respected. ?The characteristics of Xiguan are definitely inseparable from tangle, stone and human touch? It is precisely because the original residents of Xiguan grew up walking on Ma Shi Street, chasing each other and jumping rubber bands on Ma Shi Street, and sitting at the door of Ma Shi Street to relax and chat, that they gave Ma Shi Street its "human touch" and Xiguan was born. culture. This culture is integrated with the residents' right to live. In order to build the Lychee Bay Scenic Area, changing the living environment of residents and dismantling and relocating important building components that residents rely on for their living culture is obviously contrary to the purpose of protecting the old city and historical culture.
Although Tang Guohua, an expert from the Enning Road Renovation Advisory Group, also made it clear that not demolishing the stone road (i.e., Granite Street) is one of the three basic principles of the historical and cultural district, and demolishing Granite Street is a Illegal behavior that violates the "Guangzhou Historical and Cultural City Protection Plan" is a kind of destruction! But it is a pity that the relevant departments of Liwan District did not show full respect for this at the beginning.
In response to the citizens’ request to preserve the mashi street in situ, and in response to the experts’ opinion that the mashi street should be preserved in situ and used as landscape materials, the gain outweighs the loss. In response to media reports on this issue, the Liwan District Government has made a decision The decision was made to instruct the construction unit to immediately stop work for rectification, and made it clear that the granite streets and alleys in the Enning Road plot will retain their original style, and the granite excavated for renovation will be used in the Enning Road plot according to the planning requirements. Will be used elsewhere. This is an attitude that meets the requirements of new urbanization development. We hope that our words will be true and our deeds will be resolute, and return the citizens to a stone street.