Our reporter Wang Jinhu
"This place is called Yu Wharf. According to legend, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty boarded a boat here when he passed by Jining when he went to the south of the Yangtze River." There is a river with clear water and lush green on both sides. Tourists are talking about the "Canal Memory" scenic spot in Jining, Shandong Province. , Experience the prosperity of the canal in the past.
In recent years, Shandong has strengthened the protection of historical and cultural blocks with "embroidery kung fu" and dug deep into historical resources.
Last year, nearly 1,000 new historical buildings were added in the province, and a comprehensive inventory of large-scale demolition and construction, demolition and construction of fakes, etc., was formed, and a list of 95 problems was formed, and the management of rectification and cancellation was implemented.
Today, many historical and cultural blocks across Shandong have become "Internet celebrity" check-in places.
The ancient city is rejuvenated
In the process of promoting new urbanization, Jining City combines historical and cultural protection with the improvement of urban living and living conditions.
"In order to integrate the construction of the 'Canal Memory' project into the new urbanization construction, during the project implementation process, we have included 70 single buildings in the Taibai community around the project area, with a construction area of about 170,000 square meters, into the renovation of the old community. Comprehensively transform and upgrade the infrastructure in the community, and create a pilot area for urban renewal, so as to further promote the construction of new urbanization and create new jobs. After the project is completed, it will be integrated with the existing urban style, forming a harmonious symbiosis and complementing each other. "Li Qingfeng, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau of Rencheng District, Jining City, told reporters that in order to take a green, low-carbon and intensive new urbanization road, they will not implement any renovation projects within the scope of the old canal cultural relics protection. According to the idea of "preserving the original appearance, micro-renovation, and making high-quality products" in the control area, the "embroidery kung fu" is used to carry out refined upgrading and transformation.
During the construction of the project, the original building structure was not changed, and no new construction land was added.
"Last year, for half a year, we carried out precise surveying and mapping of 266 cultural relics protection points in Rencheng District, which is located in the central urban area, clarified the protection scope and construction control area, and seamlessly connected with the national land space planning and regulatory detailed planning to provide urban The project construction draws a red line for cultural relics protection, and on this basis compiles and prints the Atlas of Cultural Relics Protection in Rencheng District, which incorporates the detailed latitude and longitude coordinates and road network information of the cultural relics protection points, which is convenient for finding specific locations in daily work. We will further protect, inherit and utilize historical and cultural heritage and provide first-hand information." said Wang Mengjun, deputy director of Rencheng Culture and Tourism Bureau.
As a famous historical and cultural city, Qufu City's Ming Ancient City Tourist Area receives more than 5 million tourists every year.
On the basis of adhering to the principle of protecting historical sites, Qufu takes into account the characteristics of modern urban transportation, and adopts measures such as peripheral interception, internal connectivity, bus support, slow traffic coverage, zoned parking, and delineation of complete pedestrian areas to optimize the traffic in the historic city.
There are special tourist routes between each scenic spot. Combined with the first and last bus stops and the entrances and exits of the scenic spots, a shared bicycle parking lot is set up to facilitate the connection between slow traffic and other modes of transportation. Tourists can choose different means of transportation to the scenic spots according to their personal preferences.
"The circulation of the tourism transportation network is smooth and efficient, which can promote cultural tourism to move towards high quality, high efficiency and high level, and realize smooth roads and scenery everywhere." Qi Xiangcan, director of Qufu Culture and Tourism Bureau, said that relying on the horizontal and vertical road network, Qufu will Confucius Mansion, Confucius Temple, Confucius Forest "Old Three Confucius" and Confucius Museum, Confucius Research Institute, Nishan Holy Land "New Three Confucius" are connected in series, so that all places of interest can be "one-stop access" and effectively improve the travel experience of tourists.
Do not demolish real relics, do not build fake antiques
In the fire-spotted round kiln, there are colorful ceramic glaze on display. The old factory building in the middle of the last century is full of coffee aroma, and the abandoned red brick chimney lights up with colorful neon... In Zibo City, Shandong Province, one of the birthplaces of Chinese glaze. In Yanshen Ancient Town, Boshan District, people come here to visit the most complete ancient ceramic production kiln site in China.
Homestays, master studios, Shandong cuisine food blocks, Taoliu boutique trading market, children's art research base... The complete industrial chain brings immersive experience to tourists who come to visit.
"There are more than 350 old residential houses in Yanshen Ancient Town and its surrounding areas. The factory area has been abandoned for many years. Most of the surrounding areas are shanty towns. The houses are outdated and the land utilization rate is low. Green renewal and renovation of historical buildings. Introduce top domestic teams, and through professional, market-oriented, and brand-oriented operations, precipitate the long history and culture, preserve the unique architectural style, and demonstrate the architectural beauty and era characteristics of the millennium ancient town.” Li Lin, deputy head of Boshan District, Zibo City, said.
"Empty the cage and change the bird" to exchange new vitality.
Laiwu District of Jinan City transformed the function of a printing factory site built in the 1970s and optimized its industrial structure, revitalized 123 mu of state-owned idle land, and turned it into a "709 Cultural Industry Park".
The old factory of Yadong Standard Parts, which has been out of business for many years, was repaired and transformed into Yantai Industrial Museum. Together with the surrounding new buildings, it forms a multi-format new urban context that integrates public welfare museums, art, film and television, and tourism.
Since 2018, Yantai Development Zone has fully revitalized idle buildings and factories, disposed of inefficient and idle land, and successively launched 76 urban renewal projects.
Persist in use to promote insurance
Now, more and more people realize that "ancient" and "old" are not the burden of a city, but an important part of the core competitiveness.
How to make history "live" and become an integral part of the city again? In the process of historical restoration of the ancient city of Andongwei, Lanshan District of Rizhao City abandoned the model of "demolition and construction", and instead focused on the overall style, spatial texture, streets and alleys. The scale "does not change" is the basic principle.
Once an important merchant town, it is still the largest seafood trading market in the country.
"Incorporating the genes of the new era on the basis of respecting history is the most fundamental adherence to urban construction in Lanshan District." Jiao Chunfeng, secretary of the Lanshan District Party Committee, said that this is a historical advantage and a historical mission.
On the basis of scientific protection, Shandong continues to explore the methods and paths of revitalization and utilization of historical and cultural blocks, insists on promoting preservation by use, enriching urban characteristics and connotations, and promoting higher-quality development of urban and rural construction.
"Let the historical and cultural blocks come alive!" said Wang Yuzhi, director of the Shandong Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. The protection and renewal of traditional urban blocks should not only stop at the protection of physical environments such as building entities, but should also accurately grasp the nature of the blocks. The historical context and ecological environment promote the renewal of the block’s business format, economic development and the protection and inheritance of traditional culture.
Wang Yuzhi believes that due to factors such as insufficient capital investment and revitalization and utilization measures, some historical and cultural blocks have old infrastructure and lack of necessary public facilities and places. Integrating into modern life, modern industrial elements have not been able to enter traditional blocks.
Cultural relics, historical buildings and traditional buildings are facing problems such as idleness and vacancy due to the lack of popularity of the blocks.
During the investigation, Liu Tao, director of the survey and design department of the Shandong Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, found that most of the historical and cultural blocks are old urban areas with high building density and narrow streets. Standards are difficult to apply.
Due to the influence of design standards and other factors in some blocks, it is difficult to carry out the improvement of facilities and the improvement of the living environment.
According to the current planning standards, when the street width is less than 7.5 meters, it is difficult to arrange water supply, sewage, gas, heat, electricity, and telecommunication pipelines at the same time.
These pipe networks are the facilities guarantee to meet the basic living and revitalization of the block.
"The strong support of public finance is an important guarantee for the protection of historical and cultural resources and the promotion and inheritance of historical and cultural resources." said Liu Haiquan, chief economist of the Shandong Institute of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, "The central and local finances should make good funds according to the powers at all levels. However, in actual work, due to the lack of corresponding systems and mechanisms, and insufficient implementation of protection funds, it is difficult for historical and cultural blocks protection funds to be included in special financial funds at all levels.”
To this end, Liu Haiquan suggested that all kinds of historical and cultural heritage should be integrated into modern life to achieve sustainable inheritance.
Support and encourage all localities to actively explore methods and paths for activation, combine local industrial characteristics, and implant modern industrial elements that are compatible with the cultural heritage of the neighborhood.
"The most important thing is to improve the capital investment mechanism. Increase public financial support, better protect historical and cultural resources, and give better play to the value of historical and cultural resources. At the same time, encourage private capital to participate in the improvement and activation of block facilities, support Indigenous residents participate in the protection, utilization and construction of blocks in various forms such as housing and capital investment, and enjoy reasonable income." said Gao Yisheng, a professor at Shandong Jianzhu University.