Sichuan Chengdu High-tech Zone creates a characteristic cultural and commercial block
In the ordinary alleys, draw a picture of life (art adds color to the city)
Walk into the old-fashioned teahouses to taste tea, stroll through the trendy market to feel the artistic atmosphere... In recent years, Sichuan Chengdu High-tech Zone has taken the opportunity of urban organic renewal to dig deep into the historical context, strengthen the creation of scenes, and create a characteristic cultural and commercial block. Modern fashion complements each other.
Enjoy delicious food in restaurants, pick a tea shop for a slow drink, immerse yourself in various bookstores and galleries for an artistic journey... Walking into Tiexiangsi Water Street in Chengdu High-tech Zone, Sichuan Province, the antique pavilions and waterside pavilions are well arranged , changing scenery step by step in the leisurely and elegant open, low-density characteristic cultural and commercial block, just like unfolding a beautiful picture of artistic life.
On one side are traditional buildings, on the other side are high-rise buildings; on the other side are old-fashioned teahouses, and on the other side are art trends. Tranquility and bustle, simplicity and prosperity collide ingeniously and deeply integrate in Water Street, which improves the quality of public services and at the same time highlights the unique charm of the city.
Keep the tea shop and reproduce the life scene of old Chengdu
Bamboo chairs, covered bowls of tea, stage, open-air dam, passing through the archway of Water Street, within a few steps, a dam full of bamboo tables and chairs appeared in front of you, drinking tea and watching a play, this is the earliest opening of Water Street, The Chen Jin tea shop with the best business.
The noisy market scene reproduces the life scene of old Chengdu and retains the atmosphere of fireworks in the city.
"We try our best to preserve the appearance of the old tea shop in Chengdu, and try our best to provide you with a place to experience Chengdu's tea culture." Bao Jing, the person in charge of Chen Jin Tea Shop, introduced that various traditional folk craftsmen such as ear pickers and Sanda storytellers showed their skills , become a unique landscape of tea shops.
"The current Water Street is very comfortable and the environment is beautiful. Many of my friends come here from the urban area to drink tea." Chen Lan, who lives nearby, said.
Characteristic blocks play an important role in improving urban quality, stimulating consumption vitality, and promoting economic growth.
"We adhere to differentiated and innovative development ideas, build a block format that can be appreciated, played, and shared, and constantly improve the attractiveness and driving force of characteristic blocks." Liu Renyuan, the relevant person in charge of the water street operator, said that through the waterfront, Streets, courtyards and garden landscapes create an open park city public space, providing citizens and tourists with a better leisure and entertainment environment with unique space experience and multi-dimensional business planning.
The colorful activities and strong cultural atmosphere have brought high popularity to Water Street.
"This place is different from traditional shopping malls. The unique architectural style and the open block full of Western Sichuan culture can give customers a better experience." Zhang Zheng, the manager of a creative restaurant, said that Water Street offers a variety of taste buds to enjoy, and more Dimensional leisure life scenes, so that citizens and tourists can feel the fireworks of Chengdu.
Embedded in an art space, taste the cultural atmosphere between the streets and alleys
Walking into the tea aesthetic space of Water Street, various tea products and tea utensils are displayed in the display area, just like walking into a museum, where you can enjoy the beauty of utensils while tasting tea quietly.
In addition to rich brand formats and park landscapes, there are also many art spaces like this in Water Street.
There are not only the "Xishu Academy of Painting" with a long history, but also the "Sanhua Academy" inscribed by cultural celebrities, as well as art installations full of ingenious designs, colorful paintings that make people's eyes shine... Numerous art spaces, Bring more humanistic atmosphere and development vitality to the city, so that Chengdu citizens can enjoy "poetry and distance" at their doorstep.
"The artistic atmosphere of the whole street is very strong. There are many art activities in normal times, and there are new gains every time I come." He Zhishu is a regular customer here, and he comes to Shuijie with friends almost every week.
He said: "Street snacks full of fireworks, teahouses full of chatter and laughter, and people who stop and admire in the art space, such pictures and atmosphere make me feel the beauty of life."
"Water Street incorporates cultural and artistic elements such as traditions and trends, and uses art to enhance the city's cultural taste, overall image and development quality. It not only endows urban blocks with unique spiritual connotations and artistic atmosphere, but also influences people's daily life." Liu Renyuan said. , through the creation of rich and diverse activities such as trendy markets, artist calligraphy and painting exhibitions, starry sky music festivals, national tide performances, street dance performances, etc., to meet the artistic aesthetic and cultural needs of the people, so that a cup of tea, a meal, and a walk can become A personalized art experience.
Light up the space with art and continuously improve the quality of urban public services.
In recent years, Chengdu High-tech Zone has taken the opportunity of urban organic renewal to dig deep into the historical context, integrate business operation logic, strengthen scene creation, and create a new tourist landmark and consumption destination in Chengdu.
One block, one feature, tradition and modernity complement each other
Relying on elements such as archways, ancient bridges, streets, and waterfronts, Water Street has been built into a living space with functions such as garden viewing, energetic sports, fashion trends, and art and culture.
Not only Water Street, but also many urban spaces in Chengdu continue to develop in the direction of the combination of tradition and modernity, local and international, radiate new vitality, and bring new spaces and new scenes for cultural recreation to citizens.
Walking into Wangfu Street, Jinjiang District, Chengdu, you will be greeted with a strong atmosphere of literature and art and fashion.
The creative and exquisite small shops are scattered adjacent to the small shops in the market that have experienced years of precipitation. Each shop has a unique signboard, which is eye-catching and has become a "net celebrity" check-in landmark recommended on social platforms.
"In the past, the old and low-end was a problem facing the renovation of the neighborhood." Ye Hao, the person in charge of the urban renewal department of the Shuyuan Street Office in Jinjiang District, Chengdu, said that the key word to solve the problem was "co-governance". Communication, optimization of the design plan, and the final effect "not only conforms to the style of Wangfu Street, but also makes the small shop more distinctive." Ye Hao said.
The ever-beautiful streets and alleys are inseparable from the promotion and support of policies.
"Chengdu adheres to the combination of inheritance and development, protection and utilization in the construction of characteristic blocks and the improvement of style and appearance, so that historical culture and modern fashion complement each other, and scene creation and business upgrading complement each other." The relevant person in charge of the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said, By following the principle of "one block, one feature", clarify the positioning, characteristics, scale and development goals of each block, highlight the advantages of industrial characteristics, regional characteristics and cultural characteristics, combine the improvement of space carriers with the improvement of business formats, and strengthen the uniqueness of blocks. The difference makes it a new business card, new bright spot and new landscape for the development of Chengdu.
At the same time, Chengdu is exploring the mechanism of co-construction, co-operation and sharing by social forces, guiding enterprises and merchants to independently transform and improve their business formats, integrating the available space in blocks, guiding and cultivating new business formats such as cultural tourism consumption, urban industry, community commerce, and life services, and creating diversified consumption Lively scene.
Since 2017, Chengdu has created a total of more than 120 characteristic blocks, further optimizing the urban street space and stimulating the consumption vitality of the blocks.
Our reporter Song Haoxin
People's Daily