In Beijing's Xicheng, which is full of hutongs, there is a Haipai alley - Tai'anli. Today, as the first winning project in the first batch of cultural relics activation and utilization plans in Beijing's Xicheng District, it has been transformed into the "Tai'anli Culture and Art Center", which officially opened on April 4 and is presented to the public with a unique style.
Located in the area from Hufang Bridge to Tianqiao in Xicheng District, Beijing, it was once the location of the new urban area of Xiangchang in the early years of the Republic of China. Built between 1915 and 1918, Taeanli is one of the representative buildings built in the new urban area. Its unique architectural form is imitating Shanghai's Lilong-style pattern, consisting of two rows of six two-story enclosures with inner patios, breaking through the architectural form of Beijing urban courtyard courtyard, and is a representative of the active westernization of architecture during the Republican period.
Today, the old Shanghai Shikumen style building stands on the corner of the former Xiangchang New Urban Area. "Tai'anli Culture and Art Center" hangs on the wall, the gray and white façade is clean and orderly, and the Shikumen and dormer windows are restored, as if people are thousands of miles away in Shanghai.
The 70-meter-long path of Tai'anli Lane divides the six small buildings into two rows, and the overall pattern remains unchanged, and the green plants and decorative stones on the path make this semi-open space full of life.
Stepping into Tai'anli, the vicissitudes of the wooden stairs and the mottled glass windows give people a unique beauty. The coffee tastes rich and fragrant, the reading space is full of books, and history and fashion meet here.
In the evening, the shops on both sides are lit up, and a café, a script club, a bistro, and a small street full of modern art atmosphere unfolds in front of you. Today, the rejuvenated Tae'anli is a local landmark.
It is reported that the direction of the activation and utilization of cultural relics buildings in Xicheng District of Beijing focuses on matching the historical and cultural connotation of cultural relics buildings and the functional positioning of the neighborhood, and also considers supplementing the shortcomings of public cultural services in the block, so that more cultural relics can truly "live", integrate and develop with modern urban life, and become a new cultural landmark. (Reporter Du Yan produced by Liu Shijiong)
Responsible Editor: [Li Ji]