The planning and research scope of the Old Xuzhou Historical and Cultural Area extends to the Old Yellow River in the north, Jianguo Road in the south, Zhongshan South Road in the west, and the Old Yellow River in the east. The total area of ??the core area is approximately 1.7 square kilometers. There are many historical and cultural blocks and modern historical buildings within the planning scope, including the Old City Wall, Huanglou Park, Old Archway, Confucian Temple, Pengcheng No. 1, Creative 68, Garden Hotel, Zhongshan Hall, Bell and Drum Tower, Catholic Church, and Old East Gate. There are 16 nodes including the Republic of China Building on Wenhua Road, Huilongwo, Kuaizaiting Kaiming Pedestrian Street, Li Keran’s former residence, and Antique Street. The ancient city wall of Xuzhou is far from being as simple as a city wall. It has too much condensed into it. No building can tell us as much as this ancient city wall.
In history, it has been destroyed many times due to wars, floods, earthquakes and other disasters, and has been rebuilt or repaired many times. It is the best witness of Xuzhou’s war culture and flood culture. The outer city wall has experienced thousands of years of wind and frost since it was built by Su Shi in the Northern Song Dynasty to fight against floods, and was rebuilt after three breaches in the Ming Dynasty, and then was reinforced during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. During the Republic of China, the inner city wall was sold off by the then National Government, and the Xuzhou ancient city wall, which stretches for more than ten miles, became Apart from the ruins, the more than 100-meter-long Xuzhou Outer City Wall on the south bank of the Yellow River west of Qingyun Bridge has become the only relic of Xuzhou's ancient city wall. As a witness and survivor of thousands of years of history, it stands silently to this day.
The "Xuzhou City Master Plan" (2007-2020) clearly plans to protect the moat and moat stone embankments, with a width of not less than 20 meters on both sides of the city wall ruins, and to build a width along the ancient city wall. A 30-meter green belt strengthens the outline of the ancient city site. On the bank of the ancient Yellow River in Xuzhou City, stands an antique high-rise building with double-story cornices. This is the Huanglou that was restored in 1988. The historical Yellow Tower was built on the east gate of Xuzhou City in August of the Yuanfeng Year of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty (1078) 900 years ago after Su Shi, the prefect of Xuzhou, led the army and people of Xuzhou to defeat the flood. Because soil can overcome water, it was painted with loess and named Huanglou. There are many inscriptions in Huanglou, the most famous of which is "Ode to Huanglou" written by Su Che and handwritten by Su Shi. Moon viewing at the Yellow Tower has also become one of the eight ancient scenic spots in Xuzhou.
The current reconstruction is located on Huanghe South Road in Xuzhou City, east of Qingyun Bridge, in the Yellow River Park, and is located on the embankment on the south bank of the Yellow River. Built by Su Shi in the Northern Song Dynasty, it is one of the five famous buildings in Xuzhou. There are four big characters written on both sides of the old archway: "Tongluo of Five Provinces" and "Horizontal in front of the river". According to records, this archway was first built in the 23rd year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1818), and the archway area once had a prosperous water transport terminal in ancient times. The thoroughfare archways of the five provinces have witnessed the vicissitudes and great changes of Xuzhou in the past 200 years. The Laopailou area is located in a prime location in the central business district, starting from Zhongshan North Road in the west, to the east end of Jiahe East Street in the east, to Huanghe South Road in the north, and adjacent to Pengcheng No. 1 and Gemdale Commercial Capital in the south, covering an area of ??80,000 square meters.
With the acceleration of urbanization and the rise of emerging industries, there is a certain gap between the business formats and architectural styles of old archway areas and the overall style positioning of central business districts. Recently, Gulou District has carried out comprehensive renovation of the old archway area, adjusted and upgraded business formats, and made every effort to create a fashionable and leisure district that is unified with the central business district. No. 1 Pengcheng, located on the northeast side of Gupeng Square in the center of Xuzhou, covers an area of ??21.45 acres. It was once the Western Chu Palace where Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, made his capital in Xuzhou at the end of the Qin Dynasty. It was also the former site of Xiaoyao Hall where Su Shi, the great writer of the Song Dynasty, chanted, and became Xuzhou The only thousand-year-old ancient courtyard in the urban area with rich historical and cultural heritage has recorded and preserved a large amount of information on Xuzhou’s urban development and changes.
With the rapid expansion and development of Xuzhou’s central business district and the rise of Golden Eagle, Gemdale and Suning International around Pengcheng One, the protective development of Pengcheng One is also on the government’s agenda. In 2007, Shanghai Shengbo Huakang was involved in the Pengcheng No. 1 project for the first time when carrying out strategic planning for the reconstruction and development along Xuzhou Zhongshan North Road. It proposed to inject modern and fashionable elements into the old buildings and seek a solution in terms of structural preservation, style preservation and practicality. The balance point allows the original architectural humanistic atmosphere of the thousand-year-old courtyard to blend and collide with the modern commercial context, achieving a harmonious unity in the three aspects of protection, development and efficiency. This proposal was recognized by the Xuzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, and as a result, Shengbo Huakang launched a disruptive commercial real estate plan for Pengcheng No. 1. "Beijing has 798, Shanghai has Bridge No. 8, and Xuzhou has Creative 68." As the city's key urban construction project in 2010 and Xuzhou's first cultural and creative industry project - the first phase of the "Creative 68 Industrial Park" will be completed on National Day and will open in December. The overall project is expected to be completed in 2012. The former site of a textile company will soon become a distinctive creative base. Recently, at the second China Creative Planning Festival, Xuzhou’s “Creative 68 Cultural Industrial Park” planning plan won the “China’s Best Creative Park Planning Award”.
The project is named after it is located at No. 68 Minzhu Road.
This land has played an irreplaceable urban role in different stages of Xuzhou’s historical development. In 1948, Shanghai Guoxin founded a yarn factory here, which was transformed into an underwear factory after liberation. After the reform and opening up, it became the Xuzhou Knitting Factory and Rongguan High-tech Textile Co., Ltd., becoming China's first and largest velvet production enterprise in the country. Nowadays, the creative industry has once again revitalized this place and become a distinctive urban symbol. On the most prosperous Huaihai Road in Xuzhou City, there is a century-old hotel - Garden Hotel.
Since the day it was built in 1916, this hotel has been constantly experiencing changes in China's modern times. From warlords to revolution, from one war to another, although history is constantly changing, this hotel has always witnessed the changes of the times with its strong and lasting vitality.
Xuzhou Garden Hotel has a long history, witnessing the modern history of warlord wars and the Kuomintang civil war. In 1916, the British and American tobacco merchant Wu Jihong (zi Shengyuan) invested 20,000 silver dollars and hired architectural technicians from Shanghai to build it in the style of the most fashionable German villa at the time. The hall is equipped with mahogany furniture, the room is equipped with a fireplace for heating, and a Western-style bathroom. At the same time, famous chefs from the north and south are hired to serve Chinese and Western meals. The elegant and luxurious Western-style facilities and various Chinese and Western delicacies made the Garden Hotel famous in the province. It became the first choice place for domestic warlords, dignitaries, gentry and celebrities to stay and entertain guests in Xuhou. With the victory of the Battle of Huaihai and the liberation of Xuzhou, the history of Zhongshan Hall opened a new page. Zhongshan Hall has always been directly managed by the government. During the Japanese-Puppet Period, Zhongshan Hall was called Guild Hall. It was designed and built by the Japanese. The entrance hall and the auditorium were both two-story. The auditorium covered an area of ??more than 500 square meters and was directly managed by the Japanese-Puppet Government. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the Guild Hall was taken over by the National Government and was first called the Guomin Hall and later changed to Zhongshan Hall. In the early days of the liberation of Xuzhou, Zhongshan Hall was still a two-story building with a courtyard and a courtyard in front of the door, and a low flower wall facing the street.
The Xuzhou Military Control Commission was located at No. 1 Pengcheng Road. At that time, many important meetings related to Xuzhou's politics, economy, culture, etc. were mostly held in Zhongshan Hall.
Zhongshan Hall is not only an important cultural propaganda site, but also the center of political activities in Xuzhou City. When looking for old buildings in Xuzhou, the Bell and Drum Towers on Datong Street are definitely not to be missed. This building is a five-story square tower-shaped building with a mixed structure. It was built under the order of Yu Nianci, the magistrate of Tongshan County, in the winter of 1931. The building is about 20 meters high and has a construction area of ??120 square meters. It was the tallest building in Xuzhou at that time.
According to the "Yunlong District Chronicles", this building was originally built to report fire alarms, so it is also called the "Wanghuo Tower". Each time there is a fire alarm, different bell sounds are used to indicate the location of the fire so that citizens can hear it and go to put out the fire. However, this "fire watchtower" never reported a fire alarm and was almost destroyed by a nearby fire.
In 1932, Xuzhou’s first asphalt road was paved on Datong Street, and it was also decided to replace the bells in the Bell and Drum Tower with a new look. The work of installing the clock was completed the following winter. It is understood that this clock is a heavy hammer chain gear clock with ceramic tiles on all sides, a Roman numeral clock face, and one meter long hands. In the 1960s, the clock face was replaced with a white painted glass dial, using Arabic numerals, and hollowed steel plates were used to file the numbers and hands. According to the flower shop owner below the Bell and Drum Tower, the bell later stopped swinging protectively due to age and wear. Laodongmen Fashion Street is located at No. 104 Huaihai East Road, with a total investment of 450 million yuan. Laodongmen Fashion Street draws on projects such as Shanghai Xintiandi and Nanjing 1912, and is divided into six major theme areas: casual dining area, theme dining area, leisure entertainment area, exotic cuisine area, specialty bar area and boutique shopping area, and three major squares: Center Square, Peace Square and Boai Square area.
Building an open Red History Museum In the northeast corner of the old Dongmen fashionable district, there is a bunker built in the 1930s. It is said to be the only remaining bunker in the downtown area. There are still many such historical relics in the old Dongmen fashion district.
The original site of Old East Gate was built in 1938 and once served as a military base for the Japanese invaders. From 1945 to 1948, it was the Kuomintang Joint Service Office. In 1937, Li Zongren commanded the Battle of Taierzhuang here; in the Battle of Huaihai in 1948, this was the operational headquarters of Lieutenant General Du Yuming of the National Revolutionary Army. After 1949, the heroic regiments that resisted U.S. aggression and aid Korea were stationed here - the 68th Army Headquarters, the 46th Army Headquarters and the "Hundred Generals" - the 12th Army Headquarters.
Over the past 72 years, every brick and tile here has witnessed the changes in Chinese history, and the three words "Old East Gate" have also become a historical symbol of Xuzhou. To this day, the National Auditorium, city wall ruins, sentry box and other buildings are still intact here. The Laodongmen Fashion District will use war relics to create the rich charm of an "open Red History Museum". A row of buildings on the east side of Wenhua Road, south of Shuangyong Monument on Huaihai Road, have been used as offices of Tongshan County government since the liberation of Xuzhou. No. 12 Wenhua Road, Tongshan County No. 2 Guesthouse, has been located here for 40 or 50 years.
The Japanese army built many strongholds and buildings in the urban area of ??Xuzhou, but very few of them exist. Only the Japanese-style buildings on Wenhua Road are relatively intact. These buildings were built in 1942 and were known publicly as the Far East Hotel and Bank. These typical Japanese-style buildings have important cultural relic value. From a historical perspective, it is a strong evidence of the Japanese invasion of China; from an architectural perspective, it also has the value of preservation. Now, some right-wing elements in Japan are trying their best to deny the history of the invasion of China. We must use these irrefutable evidence to refute these right-wing elements. If these buildings can be repaired and sorted out, and a "Xuzhou Anti-Japanese Museum" can be established to collect, organize, research, and display anti-Japanese historical materials, it will be the most ideal place.
In the 1960s, a "water prison" was discovered at No. 12 Wenhua Road. Later, experts verified that this place was the basement or vault of a Japanese bank during the Japanese puppet period. It had two suites, inside and outside, with a total indoor area of ??about 50 square meters.
Because it is close to the well in the courtyard, the water level is connected, and water accumulates constantly, so it is called the "water prison". This is also another evidence of Japan's invasion of China.
We came to No. 12 Wenhua Road, Xuzhou. What comes into view is a street about 150 meters long, with Japanese-style buildings along the street. According to insiders, these were built by the Japanese invaders at that time and were once used as military police headquarters. They are currently the largest Japanese-style building complex in Xuzhou. The Huilongwo Historical Street plot is located in a 43-acre area of ??shanty town residents west of Jiefang Road, south of Qingnian Road, east of Nanmen Bridge and north of Kui River. The total demolished area is 35,287.96 square meters. The land is constructed by Xuzhou Xinsheng Construction Development Investment Co., Ltd. and is one of the key urban construction projects in Xuzhou City in 2010. The editor saw at the Huilongwo demolition site that an announcement on demolition compensation had been issued, and there was an endless stream of citizens going to the information desk for consultation. According to staff, the government wants to carry out an overall transformation of Huilongwo and surrounding areas to create a Huilongwo historical district, and the demolition work of the project is in progress.
According to reports, Huilongwo is a residential alley with a total length of less than 400 meters, one vertical, two horizontal, and three. It has a history of more than 300 years. Although it has changed several times, the gray bricks are still basically preserved here. The old appearance of the blue tiles. It is said that Emperor Qianlong wanted to pass through here when he went to the south of the Yangtze River, but because Huilongwo was a dead end and could not pass through, Qianlong had to return along the original road, hence the name "Huilongwo". This time, the government is carrying out an overall renovation of Huilongwo and the surrounding areas, aiming to build Huilongwo historical and cultural district, restore the historical style of the district during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and create a business card that shows the context of urban development. "Li Keran's Former Residence" in Xuzhou City was opened to the public on October 1, 1985, and was later renamed Li Keran Art Museum. The "former residence" in the museum is a courtyard structure. On the main wall of the south room hangs Ke Ran's masterpiece "Huangshan Herringbone Waterfall". On both sides are Ke Ran's early bedrooms. On the west wall hangs Qi Baishi's seal written by Li Keran "A long rope tied to the sun". The indoor furniture and furnishings are simple and elegant, antique and still as old as before. The North Room and the West Room are exhibition rooms for his life stories. From a large number of texts and pictures, people can have an overview of Keran's artistic path and creative ideas, as well as his pure heart of patriotism and love for the people.
The former residence is divided into two courtyards: the west courtyard is a brief introduction to Li Keran's life; the east courtyard is an art exhibition hall, displaying Mr. Li Keran's representative works from various periods during his artistic exploration. The gates of the east and west courtyards are both crescent gates. Above them are the inscriptions written by Li Keran himself. One side is "Cheng Huai Guan Tao" and the other side is "Tranquility", which expresses the aspirations and ambitions of a generation of great masters. The small courtyard with green bricks and tiles and chestnut shell doors and windows looks more simple and solemn. Ivy climbs up the walls, and the holly in the flower beds is lush.
The small round door connecting the main room and the west room has a horizontal plaque on the inside and outside. On the north side is written "Wuya" and on the south side is written "Weiqin", which reflects Mr. Li Keran's many years of diligent pursuit and painstaking efforts in Chinese painting. Study. Tobeyama's long-famous antique street, its quiet environment and quaint streets vividly express the culture and art of Tobeyama. There are more than 100 antique and art shops of various sizes here, making it a good place for Taobao enthusiasts.
In recent years, when holidays come, people from Xuzhou or visitors from near and far who visit Xuzhou always invite their friends to visit the Hanlin Street Antique Market in Hubu Mountain. Hubu Mountain is quaint and beautiful. There are more than a hundred antique shops and art galleries located on both sides of Hanlin Street, each with its own characteristics. The antiques and art varieties sold and displayed are worth admiring.
Hanlin Street Antique Market has become famous in China. There are countless celebrities, celebrities, collectors and treasure appraisers who come here to visit, hunt for treasures, and inspect.
Go here and take a look. It is not just "Taobao" for ordinary people.