The century-old building of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway preparing to be applied for the World Heritage Site was demolished?
Relevant departments responded: The demolished water tower is not a cultural relic main building
Recently, a WeChat article "The century-old building of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway in Kunming preparing to apply for the World Heritage Site has been demolished" has attracted attention. According to the article, the water tower of the Yunnan-Yue Railway Reservoir Station located in the Yangzonghai Scenic Area of Kunming has been completely demolished, but there is a public notice board directly responsible for the safety of "immovable cultural relics" set up by the Yangzonghai Scenic Area in the station. The author of the article believes that the water tower in the station has played an important research and reference value for studying the historical changes and dynamic changes of the Yunnan-Yue Railway, has certain cultural relic value, and belongs to the important buildings protected by the station. ”
The reporter of Chengdu Business Daily-Red Star News learned that some netizens had previously left messages on the "People's Daily - Leadership Message Board" mentioning: Nowadays, there are many railways in Kunming that are not in use and abandoned, and some railway sections can provide places for people to take a leisurely walk, while some railway sections do not have any value, and there are obstacles to traffic traffic, and it is recommended to dismantle some sections of abandoned railways. The reply of China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. said that the railway reflected by netizens is a meter-gauge railway, which is an important part of the Yunnan-Yue railway that carries a century-old history. At present, Yunnan Province is carrying out the application of the railway as a world cultural heritage site, and will carry out the protective development and utilization of the railway carrying special historical memories, and assume the responsibility of protecting the world historical and cultural heritage. Our company will work closely with Kunming City, combined with urban development planning and comprehensive transportation development, and jointly do a good job in the protection and utilization of the railway.
The WeChat author said:
The water tower is an accessory to the station
It is also one of the symbols of the Yunnan-Yue Railway
"He said that he would cooperate with the application, but he demolished the building." On April 4, a reporter from Chengdu Business Daily-Red Star News contacted Mizuki, the author of the above article. The other party told reporters that the Shuitang station is currently out of service, because of the good scenery along the way, it is one of the hiking routes for many outdoor enthusiasts, "I went there in November last year, everything was normal at that time, and there was no safety hazard on the outside." But a few days ago, I saw a group of friends in a WeChat group saying that the water tower in the station had been demolished, and also posted pictures. On the relevant comparison screenshot posted by Mizuki, the reporter saw that next to the railway station with the "Shuitang Station" station sign, there was a cylindrical building and a small cottage standing in a row, but now the small bungalow is still there, and the cylindrical building has been demolished.
Mizuki said the building was the water tower that used to fill steam locomotives on the railway, an accessory to the station and one of the symbols of the Yunnan-Viet Railway. Shuimu also said that there is also a public notice board directly responsible for the safety of "immovable cultural relics" set up by the Yangzonghai Scenic Area in the reservoir station, which also indicates that the moving room of the Yunnan-Yue Railway Reservoir Station is an immovable cultural relics, "but this sign is very vague, and it is not clear whether this water tower is counted among the cultural relics." But it is at least a building that existed a long time ago, why not repair it, but tear it all down? ”
Relevant departments responded:
Immovable Cultural Relics Protection Plaque
It refers to the moving house next to the Yunnan-Yue Railway
On April 4, the Culture and Tourism Bureau of the Yangzonghai Scenic Area Management Committee responded to reporters that the water tower was not part of the main building of its cultural relics, and that the immovable cultural relics protection plaque it set up referred to the moving house next to the Yunnan-Yue railway, that is, the yellow house in the reservoir station, and "other (buildings) are not in our list." Regarding the current situation of the reservoir station, the bureau staff said, "We have contacted the railway bureau of the railway company, and now everything is still under investigation, please be patient." ”
By inquiring about relevant information, the reporter found that the Kunming Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism also publicly replied to citizens on the "People's Daily Network - Leadership Message Board" on September 2022, 9: After combing, Kunming has a total of 26 immovable cultural relics related to the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway so far, of which 4 general immovable cultural relics that have not yet been approved as cultural relics protection units, namely the moving room of the Shuitang Station of the Yunnan-Yue Railway and the Yiliang Railway Station of the Yunnan-Yue Railway, which are physical materials for studying the Yunnan-Yue Railway.
Regarding the demolition of the water tower and the current progress of the application for the Yunnan-Yue Railway, the reporter also contacted China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. The other party said that it was necessary to contact the company's publicity department, and the reporter called the relevant department several times, but no one answered as of press time.
Chengdu Business Daily - Red Star News reporter Luo Mengjie