China News Service, Ningde, September 17 (Lv Qiaoqin and Lin Rongsheng) Duanshang Village, Pinghu Town, Gutian County, Ningde City, Fujian’s key hometown of overseas Chinese The birthplace of the monk Master Yuanying.

  In December 2017, the Taiwan Shangqu Kaixin team carried out overall planning with Duanshang Village as the main core area.

The design director Zhuang Yayun of the team recently expressed the original intention of reshaping Duanshang Village in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency: to develop Duanshang Village into a unique cultural tourism destination and build Yuanying's cultural brand.

The picture shows the comparison photos before and after the upgrading of Duanshang Village Primary School.

Photo courtesy of the new team of Taiwan Shangqu

The picture shows the comparison photos before and after the elevation of Duanshang Village.

Photo courtesy of the new team of Taiwan Shangqu

  When they first arrived in Duanshang Village, the team took a map and walked slowly around the village along the winding alleys, visiting Yuanying’s former residence, Yuanying private school, Yuanying Memorial Hall and the original Duanshang Village Elementary School, exploring the hidden corners and cultural heritage of the ancient village .

  "You can take pictures wherever you go." Zhuang Yayun said. He thought it would be a wandering trip focused solely on architecture, but they accidentally discovered many secret photo spots that no one knew.

  With the theme of "Hometown of Master Yuanying", the team plans to build a patriotic Zen village, presenting Master Yuanying's image of patriotism, education and people "on the cloud", making Shangduan Village the ancestral holy land of Yuanying culture.

  Repairing old houses, repairing broken walls, and renovating house facades...Zhuang Yayun told reporters that the renovation of Duanshang Village has entered the third phase, and the planning and construction focus on historical and cultural inheritance, hoping to give the villagers a completely new living environment. "Serve" a different and beautiful countryside for them.

The picture shows the comparison photos before and after the renovation of the "Happy Tea House" in Xiadang Ancient Village.

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The picture shows the handmade tea packaging.

Photo courtesy of the new team of Taiwan Shangqu

  This is another example of Fujian-Taiwan townships' cooperation in building and creating villages to help rural revitalization.

In recent years, Taiwanese young architects and cultural and creative teams have penetrated more than 100 villages in Fujian, from planning, designing, and creating beautiful villages, to creative marketing to drive industrial development, and improving the rural living environment, protecting traditional villages, and improving the rural economy. Governance has injected new vitality.

  Driving along the Panshan Highway into Xiadang Countryside Village, Shouning County, Ningde City, Northeast Fujian, the bridge, running water, and other people caught your eye.

  "First harvest and dry, put the pot to finish, then knead, and finally dry." In the "Happy Tea House" in Xiadang Township, members of the new team of Taiwan Shangqu Kai learned tea and redesigned the tea packaging.

  "The owner of the teahouse said that if you plant tea with your heart, make tea with your own hands, and live with your hands, this tea will naturally have a different taste, and this taste will naturally become the taste of the party." Zhuang Yayun said, the owner and his lover live together for a lifetime. The party, their love for each other and the love for the party, deeply moved the team members.

  Create a "a cup of herbal tea" coffee shop and cultural and creative brand, layout visitor center, tourist toilets, waterfront trails, parking lots and other space planning, transform and upgrade farmhouses and homestays... In more than two years, Taiwan Shangqu has opened a new team Complete a series of design plans to continuously improve the connotation and taste of the Xia Party’s rural tourism.

The picture shows the comparison photos before and after the transformation of the Baikou Canteen in Xiadang Ancient Village.

Photo courtesy of the new team of Taiwan Shangqu

The picture shows the comparison of the landscape before and after the public toilets in Xiadang Ancient Village.

Photo courtesy of the new team of Taiwan Shangqu

  In Zhuang Yayun's view, the team's design plan is to integrate local villagers' food, housing, travel, travel, and purchase through the excavation of local culture and characters, and enhance the development of the village.

  Up to now, Ningde has introduced a total of 15 Taiwanese architect teams and more than 70 Taiwanese township builders to serve 28 village construction projects, promote rural revitalization, and deepen exchanges and cooperation between Fujian and Taiwan.

  Taiwan's Shangqu Kaixin team has stationed in many villages in Ningde City.

Zhuang Yayun suggested that Ningde City should promote the establishment of a service network of "Architects' Homes across the Straits" to build a support platform for cross-strait young architects' exchanges, promotion, and policy communication.

  Lin Yanfeng, director of the Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of Ningde City, said that the cooperation between Ningde (Germany) and Taiwan (Bay) townships provides a broad stage for Taiwanese youths to display their talents and growth space for entrepreneurship and employment. It is also a road to rural revitalization with characteristics of eastern Fujian. It has injected new vitality and will create more replicable and promoteable demonstrations of Fujian-Taiwan co-construction of rural areas.

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