(Shencheng Scenic Line) "Walking in the City" Hotshen City: "Opening" Shanghai in an "archaeological" way

　　China News Service, Shanghai, September 22, title: "Walking in the City" Hot City: "Opening" Shanghai in an "archaeological" way

　　Author Gao Zhimiao

　　From simply being infatuated with the Bund complex to knowing the history behind it; from only knowing the "net celebrity" Wukang Building to understanding the design of Wudak, the new Shanghai native Liu Wenwen has a deeper and more three-dimensional understanding of the city of Shanghai. She said this profound distance Do not open "CityWalk".

　　"CityWalk" means city walking or urban archaeology, and its connotation is "travel like a local." Usually there will be an expert who will lead the team to walk the streets and lanes of the city, record the city changes, and learn about the culture and history of the city.

　　"Compared to tour groups, I like CityWalk better. The latter is often led by locals. They bring the enthusiasm for the neighborhood and the memory of their growth. They tell the story in a personalized way. There is warmth. He can pass on this memory. To others. The whole process makes people understand the "backside" of the city. This kind of urban exploration is addictive." Liu Wenwen told a reporter from China News Agency.

　　"Expert leader" is the soul of city walking.

Wu Feipeng, an urban cultural explorer and researcher active in Shanghai, and Wu Feipeng, who has been seeking roots in old buildings for many years, is such an "expert".

From the time he drew private maps for more than 5,000 old houses in Shanghai, he has organized nearly ten thousand people to walk in the city to understand the history behind the buildings. He has been "walking history" for nearly ten years.

　　"Strolling through Shanghai's Old Houses" published in 2017 is Wu Feipeng's "summary of results" measuring Shanghai street corners with his feet.

He started from the well-known cosmopolitan birthplace of the Bund, to Nanjing Road, the commercial trend of the Far East, to the endless Xinle Road, and then to the misty Fenyang Road. There are 17 walking routes and 17 ways to "open" Shanghai.

"Each road has its own unique story and temperament, which contains the development context of the city. I hope this book will become a pocket book and action guide for those who love Shanghai city culture." said Wu Feipeng.

　　Who is participating in the city walk?

Young people working or living in Shanghai with style, nostalgic middle-aged people in Shanghai's 40s and 50s, college students in their 20s who come to Shanghai to study, young parents who take their children to learn about history... Wu Feipeng said that he has participated in his route in recent years. People in China are getting richer and richer.

　　"Shanghai has a large overseas population, and there is a great need to understand the city. The city is developing rapidly and locals also have nostalgic needs. I think the stories of Shanghai and the taste of Shanghai are all in the streets and alleys. When friends come to Shanghai, I will take them to CityWalk." Liu Wenwen said.

　　Through participating in the activities, the literary and artistic youths also opened a new version of the "social password".

"I liked to press the road alone when I was okay. After I found the organization, I felt that I found more like-minded friends. We would occasionally make offline appointments without walking activities." Su Hang, a freelancer, told reporters.

　　"City walking" has risen in Europe and has gradually become popular in some Chinese cities in recent years. Why has it become a new fashion in Shanghai?

According to Li Qiao, the initiator of urban walking, there are many reasons why urban walking is popular in Shanghai.

"The diversity of Shanghai's cities supports Shanghai's ability to open up a number of distinctive urban walking routes. This is the basis for Shanghai's urban walking popularity."

　　It is understood that in 2003, Shanghai’s "Regulations on the Protection of Historical and Cultural Areas and Excellent Historic Buildings" identified 44 historical and cultural areas.

In 2007, a total of 144 landscape protection roads in the 12 landscape areas of the central city were determined. Among them, there are 64 landscape protection roads, which are called "64 roads that will never be widened."

　　From the vicissitudes of the Bund World Architecture Exposition Group to Shikumen, which seems to be singing from the south of the Yangtze River at any time, from the exquisite and deep apartment houses to the Workers’ Village that symbolizes the projection of new Chinese culture.

Li Qiao said: "Different routes give people a clearer understanding of the whole history of Shanghai."

　　Li Qiao emphasized that the core of urban walking lies in the cultivation of aesthetics, and art forms such as photography and painting are important components. In modern psychological relief techniques, artistic participation is an important part, and urban walking is also a specific practice for physical and mental pleasure. .

　　From the nostalgia of the old Shanghainese to the exploration of the city by the new Shanghainese, city walking groups of different styles meet the diverse needs of participants.

In the current fast-paced life, urban walking may become a kind of "exit". As Xu Ming, the initiator of urban walking, said, "If fracture and drastic change are the themes of the current era, then returning to history and culture is our means of confrontation. ."(over)