Chinanews.com, Hangzhou, February 9th, title: Zhejiang Cultural Tourism Observation: Why did the West Lake "soup house" become an Internet celebrity?
Reporter Wang Titi
Recently, there has been new progress in the handling of the suspected illegal construction of the Internet celebrity "soup house" in Manjuelong, West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province: the illegal construction part of the "soup house" will be state-owned, the original landscape will be retained, and it will be incorporated into the overall planning of the scenic spot.
This makes the "soup house" once again the focus of attention.
In fact, as early as November last year, a public announcement about the confiscation of the Internet celebrity "Soup House" in Manjuelong, West Lake, Hangzhou, was suspected of being illegally built, which brought this Internet celebrity building to public attention.
"Soup House" is located at No. 29 Xiamanjuelong (formerly No. 79), Xihu District, Hangzhou, and the property right belongs to Manjuelong Village.
In 1998, Manjuelong Village collectively rented out the place, and the lessee was Ni.
It is reported that after Ni rented the place, he remodeled it with reference to the architectural style of the Han Dynasty.
Since then, it has become popular on the Internet because the architectural style of the place resembles the soup house in the anime movie.
After the "fire", many citizens and tourists made a special trip to check in, and some even took drones to take pictures.
On the social platform, the reporter noticed that there are many grass-planting posts about Hangzhou Internet celebrity "Soup House": "I don't allow anyone who hasn't seen the beauty of Manjuelong soup house!" "The soup house and Manjuelong's osmanthus are the same Perfect match!" etc.
The Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Team of Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area conducted investigations and evidence collection by means of cadastral file comparison, surveying and mapping, inquiries, visits, etc., and found out the facts according to law: Ni relied on the original rented house without authorization and illegally constructed buildings (structures) The total area is 517.4 square meters.
The reporter learned that due to the special construction method of the "soup house" and the complex stress system of the house, if only the illegal part of the building is demolished, the legal part of the house will be seriously affected, which will also infringe on property rights the original legitimate rights and interests of the individual.
Therefore, the West Lake Scenic Area confiscated and publicized the suspected illegal buildings (structures) in the "soup house" in accordance with relevant regulations.
Since the law enforcement department did not receive written objections during the publicity period, the illegal construction of the "soup house" was confiscated at the end of November 2022 and handed over to the territorial West Lake Street for subsequent disposal.
In this regard, Cai Yanggan, director of Zhejiang Kaize Law Firm and director of the Social and Legal Committee of the Democratic League Zhejiang Provincial Committee, believes that according to the publicity of the "Soup House" case, it can be seen that the confiscation of illegal buildings in this case can reflect the The maximum utility of the building is that the legal interest after confiscation is higher than that of demolition. Therefore, choosing the result of confiscated buildings can better reflect the value option of legal protection and give full play to the value guidance function of law.
Hangzhou Manjuelong Internet celebrity "soup house" Photo by Wang Gang
At the same time, he said that according to the publicity of the "Soup House" case, the result of confiscation of illegal buildings is legal, reasonable and valuable.
Administrative punishment is first and foremost to protect legal behavior.
If you choose to demolish directly, the repair loss of the original building may be higher than the demolition value of the illegal building, which is not conducive to the protection of the legal property of the party outside the case.
Now, after more than two months, how to deal with the "soup house" after the handover?
According to the relevant staff of Xihu Street, after completing the asset reception, the street first carried out asset registration, safety inspection and other work, and implemented relevant units to strengthen the cleaning work around the house.
At present, the daily management and maintenance of the "soup house" is in charge of the local Manjuelong Village.
"The unique appearance of the 'soup house' has indeed attracted some citizens and tourists." Xihu Street said that the follow-up situation of the "soup house" needs to be consulted with Manjuelong Village, and the opinions of the villagers in the surrounding tea fields and the surrounding area. After receiving capacity, we will invite a third-party design company to conduct overall planning and make a comprehensive plan, taking into account the protection of the West Lake Longjing Tea Field and the needs of tourists to take pictures.
According to Zhou Yongguang, deputy director of the Tourism Research Institute of Zhejiang University, the scenic spot disposes of illegal buildings in a legal, compliant, reasonable and reasonable manner. It is not simply demolished within the legal framework, and continues to be used after confiscation. It does not waste social wealth and increases the charm of West Lake. This should be is the best practice.
Zhou Yongguang said that the popularity of "soup house" is accidental and more specific.
To some extent, it also reflects the common problems of many scenic spots at present. The construction is too standardized and the phenomenon of homogeneity is common. If you build a glass plank road, I will also use a glass plank road. If you build a sea of flowers, I will also have a sea of flowers. But the unique experience behind it is worth thinking about.
Professor Guan Jingjing, director of the Department of Tourism Management of Zhejiang Gongshang University, believes that the "Soup House" can become an Internet celebrity because of its unique ancient style of architecture, which is both unique and harmonious with the surrounding West Lake tea garden landscape.
It is not the Han Dynasty style of the "soup house" that attracts young people to Internet celebrity buildings, but the factor of the second dimension.
"'Soup House' is the debut of the elements of the Han Dynasty dressed in the second dimension, and it has a feeling of being unexpected and reasonable."
In Guan Jingjing's view, how to attract fans of "Generation Z" in the scenic spot in the future, such as excavating and popularizing traditional elements, and how to make the national style and trend a path to attract young people, these are very important after the disposal of illegal buildings. Questions worth thinking about.
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