On January 28, 2022, the Office of the Beijing Historical and Cultural City Protection Committee and the Beijing Youth Daily jointly released the "Top Ten Highlights for the Protection of Beijing Historical and Cultural Cities in 2021", including the overall opening of 31 sites of the early Revolutionary Activities of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, including the Red House of Peking University, the application for heritage protection on the central axis of Beijing into the "fast lane", and the promulgation and implementation of the reformulated "Regulations on the Protection of Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in Beijing".
In the past year, under the leadership of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and the Beijing Municipal Government, the members of the Beijing Historical and Cultural City Protection Committee have jointly promoted a series of new progress in the protection of Beijing's famous historical and cultural cities. In the preliminary work of the selection activities, the Office of the Beijing Historical and Cultural City Protection Committee and the Beijing Youth Daily focused on the events in the field of protection of famous cities with social concern, citizen concern and promotion value, and sorted out 45 alternative projects. After repeated deliberation and listening to expert opinions, 30 alternative projects were selected, corresponding to the requirements of the "Regulations on the Protection of Beijing Historical and Cultural Cities", basically achieving full coverage of space and all elements, and asking the general public to select "2021 Top Ten Points of Beijing Historical and Cultural City Protection".
After public voting, expert review and other links, the top ten highlights of the protection of Beijing Historical and Cultural City in 2021 were finally selected: 1. Beijing's central axis heritage protection work drove into the "fast lane"; 2. Dongsi North and South Avenues completed environmental upgrading; 3. The historical and cultural block of Modaokou opened the street to reproduce the millennium camel bell ancient road; 4. The 31 sites of the early Revolutionary Activities of the Communist Party of China such as the Beida Red House were opened as a whole; 5. The Imperial Palace was reopened to the public; 6. The reformulated "Regulations on the Protection of Beijing Historical and Cultural Cities" 7. Publication of research results on the "catch-up examination" route into Beijing; 8. Silver Ingot View of the Mountain" beautiful reappearance; 9." Beijing Winter Olympic Park "officially settled in Shougang Park; 10. Ping'an Avenue re-emerged in its entirety.
According to reports, the results of the public selection and the opinions of experts are highly consistent, reflecting the broad consensus of the whole society to participate in the protection of Beijing's famous historical and cultural cities. Beijing Youth Daily has been paying continuous attention to the protection of Beijing's historical and cultural cities, providing a large number of text and picture materials for this event. Recently, we invited Qiu Yue, chairman of the Beijing Urban Planning Society, and urban planners from the Beijing Institute of Urban Planning and Design Institute of Historical and Cultural Cities to comment on the "Top Ten Highlights", and excerpted some netizen messages for readers.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that Beijing's history and culture is a great witness to the long history of Chinese civilization, and it is necessary to protect it more carefully, highlight the overall value of Beijing's history and culture, and strengthen the urban characteristics of "capital style, ancient capital charm, and era style". It is hoped that all sectors of society and the general public will continue to care, support and participate in the protection of Beijing's famous historical and cultural cities, and jointly polish the golden business card of Beijing's historical and cultural heritage.
Top 10 Highlights of beijing's historical and cultural city protection in 2021
In this selection activity, the urban planners of the Beijing Institute of Planning and Design for Historical and Cultural Cities were specially invited to comment on the "Top Ten Highlights" one by one.
I. Beijing's Central Axis Heritage Application and Protection Work Enters the "Fast Lane"
In 2021, the application for heritage protection of Beijing's central axis was smoothly advanced. Beijing's central axis cultural heritage legislation passed the second instance trial of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress, issued the guidelines for urban design of the central axis style control; completed the repair of the Drum Tower and the Zhengyang Gate Arrow Tower, and archaeological excavations unearthed the water beasts of Zhengyang Bridge Town; fully promoted the environmental improvement of the central axis, some non-cultural relics buildings in the Taimiao Temple, sheji altar, and xiannong altar have been demolished, and some units in the xiannong altar and the temple of heaven have been clarified; Beijing Municipality and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage held a theme side meeting during the 44th World Heritage Conference, and the cultural and musical competition reality show "The Most Beautiful Central Axis" was broadcast. The Beijing Central Axis Cultural Heritage Inheritance and Innovation Competition was held, and the social attention and participation in the central axis application for heritage protection were greatly enhanced.
Comments: With the application for heritage protection of the central axis as the starting point, the central government and the local government have coordinated their efforts, and many problems such as the irrational use of key cultural relics in the old city of Beijing, the obstruction of strategic landscape corridors, and the poor quality of the surrounding environment of important nodes have been promoted in an orderly manner, and the landmark achievements formed have not only significantly improved the authenticity and integrity of the cultural heritage of the central axis of Beijing, but also effectively promoted the overall protection and rejuvenation of the old city.
Second, the East Fourth South and North Avenues completed environmental improvement
At the beginning of 2021, the main project of comprehensive upgrading of the middle section of Chongyong Avenue - Dongsi North and South Avenues was completed, and valuable old bricks and tiles and old components were used to the maximum extent during the transformation process. This street with a history of more than 700 years reproduces the "literary style and charm, big city silver street", showing the profound heritage of the history and culture of beijing's old city.
Comments: Dongsi North and South Avenues systematically promote a series of work such as architectural style improvement, street environment improvement, shop window design, and commercial format upgrading along the street, which not only embodies the spirit of craftsmanship, but also comprehensively solves the problems of environmental beautification, improvement of people's livelihood, and improvement of vitality, while highlighting the cultural charm of traditional streets and alleys, it brings a real sense of happiness and gain to the citizens.
Third, the historical and cultural block of Motaikou opens a street to reproduce the thousand-year-old camel bell ancient road
In September 2021, the Shijingshan District Mokou Historical and Cultural Block opened its doors. Laoye Temple was transformed into a "Gudaosicun" folk exhibition hall, and "Qingchun Zhai" was built into a Lao She theme memorial hall... The Modukou Historical and Cultural Block and the Jinshan Ancient Road form a complete system of Jingxi Ancient Road, which has become a landmark cultural symbol in the Yongdinghe Cultural Belt of Xishan Mountain.
Comments: After five years of renovation and protection and renewal, the Mokou Historical and Cultural Block has reappeared, which has simultaneously realized the protection of cultural relics, the improvement of people's livelihood, and the improvement of business formats, adding iconic cultural symbols to the Yongdinghe Cultural Belt in Xishan, and providing a vivid example for multiple subjects to participate in the protection and renewal of historical and cultural blocks.
4. The Red House of Peking University and other 31 former sites of the early revolutionary activities of the Communist Party of China in Beijing were opened as a whole
In 2021, 31 sites of the early Revolutionary Activities of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, including the Red House of Peking University, the former residence of Li Dazhao, the former site of the editorial office of New Youth (Chen Duxiu's former residence), and the former site of the Beijing Newspaper Pavilion (Shao Piaoping's former residence), were opened to the public after completing renovations. Peking University Red House launched the theme exhibition "Brilliant And Great Cause, Red Prologue - Peking University Red Chamber and the Early Revolutionary Activities of the Communist Party of China in Beijing". The opening of the old sites of the early revolutionary activities in Beijing in the early days of the Communist Party of China is a vivid practice of Beijing Municipality's protection, inheritance and utilization of the rich and thick red culture.
Comments: On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, through systematic planning and beading into chains, 31 places where Marxism was sown in Beijing concentrated on the glorious course and immortal achievements of the early Beijing revolutionary activities of the Communist Party of China, opened a new chapter in the overall protection, inheritance and utilization of beijing's revolutionary cultural relics, and is a vivid practice of "making good use of red resources and continuing the red blood".
5. The Imperial Palace is reopened to the public
The Imperial Palace is the oldest and most complete royal archive complex in mainland China, with unique architectural features, regulatory beauty and ingenuity. In 2021, the First Historical Archive of China completed the renovation and exhibition layout of the North Courtyard of the Imperial Palace, and reopened to the public for reservations on September 1, 2021, practicing the concept of "not seeking everything, but seeking protection and opening up to the society". The visit of the Imperial Palace mainly includes the ancient building complex of the North Courtyard and 3 special exhibitions.
Comments: Huang Shi Gong is a national key cultural relics protection unit. The reopening of the North Courtyard and the retreat and repair of the South Courtyard have enabled the ancient building style and historical and cultural value to be presented to the whole society as a whole, which fully reflects the adherence and efforts of the two levels of the central and municipal governments to the principle of "not seeking ownership, but seeking protection, and opening up to the society" for the protection and utilization of cultural relics in the capital, and the results benefit the broad masses of the people. Hopefully, more national treasures will "come alive."
6. The newly formulated Regulations on the Protection of Famous Historical and Cultural Cities of Beijing were promulgated and implemented
After deliberation and approval by the Fourth Session of the 15th Beijing Municipal People's Congress, the Regulations on the Protection of Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in Beijing came into force on March 1, 2021. The "Regulations" make clear provisions on "what to protect", "who will protect", "how to protect" and "how to use"; it is proposed that "the Beijing Historical and Cultural City Protection Committee be included in the work system of the Capital Planning and Construction Committee", which clarifies from the institutional mechanism that the protection of famous cities is an important part of the capital's planning and construction work.
Comments: The "Regulations" will be the important concepts, the requirements of the times and new ideas for the protection of famous historical and cultural cities into institutional arrangements in a timely manner, systematically answering the question of "what to protect, who to protect, how to protect, how to use", which will provide an important legal guarantee for the protection of Beijing's famous historical and cultural cities and the cultural construction of the capital, and reflect the leadership and forward-looking work of Beijing's overall planning for the protection of famous cities.
Seventh, the research results of the "catch-up examination" route into Beijing were released
In September 2021, the Sanshan Five Gardens Research Center of the Beijing Urban Planning Society released a road map for entering Beijing to "catch up with the examination", which reproduced the history of the Party Central Committee entering Beijing on March 25, 1949 by combing this red cultural context, and provided all sectors of society to carry out party history study and education.
Comments: For the first time, historical events, people and time are implemented into space, vividly and accurately reproducing the action line of the CPC Central Committee on the first day of entering Beijing. Equal emphasis on research, publicity and implementation has led all sectors of society to retake the road of "catching up with the examination" many times, arousing widespread concern among the masses, and exporting the inheritance of red culture in the entire Sanshan and Five Gardens area, presenting the centenary of the founding of the party with practical actions, and promoting the construction of the socialist ideological and theoretical highland with Chinese characteristics.
Eighth, the beautiful scenery of "Silver Ingot Viewing Mountain" reappears
At the end of July 2021, the New North Building of Beijing Jishuitan Hospital completed the downgrading of the floor, and the "Yinding Guanshan" landscape corridor, one of the "Eight Small Views of Yanjing", was opened. Previously, Beihai Hospital and Dongtianyi Market, which affected the landscape corridor between Jingshan Wanchun Pavilion and Gulou, also completed the downgrading. In order to protect the magnificent and gentle and open spatial order of the old city, a total of 36 strategic-level landscape corridors have been planned in the functional core area of the capital.
Comments: The flat land is fluffy, the city is forested, and the "Silver Ingot View Mountain" is a classic landscape carefully designed and formed by the garden construction of the capital city. Through the planning of the orderly relief of functions, the optimization of the allocation of medical resources in the city and the restoration of the historical landscape, the beautiful scenery can be reproduced, becoming a multiple sample of the reduction and development of the old city, internal and external linkage and strengthening protection, so that people can see the mountains, see the water, and remember the homesickness.
9. "Beijing Winter Olympic Park" was officially settled in Shougang Park
In October 2021, the "Beijing Winter Olympic Park" was approved by the International Olympic Committee to officially settle in Shougang Park. The former repair workshop, coking plant, blast furnace and other industrial relics have now turned around gorgeously, and have been built into a new development area integrating sports and fitness, leisure and entertainment, event performances, digital creativity, exhibition services, etc., and have also become the public's favorite "net red punch card", which is a new highlight of the Yongdinghe Cultural Belt in Xishan.
Comments: Shougang Park is a model for the protection and utilization of China's industrial heritage, and is a new landmark for the rejuvenation of the capital city in the new era. The perfect butterfly transformation of "from fire to ice" in Shougang Park not only enhances the connotation of heritage value, but also fully reflects the urban strategy of humanistic Beijing, science and technology Beijing and green Beijing, which is a useful supplement to the practice cases of the World Olympic Games.
10. The entire ping'an avenue has reappeared
In 2021, the improvement project of Ping'an Avenue will be completed. Ping'an Avenue is an important road running through the east and west of the old city, and is lined with rich historical and cultural resources, recording urban changes and social development. Through the shading transformation of Ping'an Avenue, the protection of the spatial pattern and traditional style of the old city has been promoted.
Comments: The shading transformation of Ping'an Avenue is a weather vane for the transformation of the backbone road functions of the capital's functional core area under the advocacy of the green traffic concept, a new scene reconstruction of Jianbu Yue riding street, and a street renewal practice that re-bridges the traditional urban texture and coordinates the spatial scale relationship of the old city.
Extension: Netizens have left messages hot praise "top ten points"
During the selection period of "2021 Top Ten Highlights for the Protection of Beijing Historical and Cultural Cities", the public enthusiastically left messages on the voting platform and the WeChat public account "File Producer" message area, and some of the messages are selected as follows.
"Beijing's history and culture is the business card of national culture, the history of three thousand years of city building, the history of eight hundred years of capital building, and the endless struggle of the Chinese nation, which can stimulate the empathy in people's hearts and make people deeply remember nostalgia."
"Beijing is a magical place, old Beijingers, drifting north, chasing dreams together in the city." Have the opportunity to explore the beauty of Beijing! May the central axis of Beijing apply for heritage be successful! ”
"Ten are really not enough to choose, all want to choose, and finally generally selected according to two criteria: ancient history and modern Red Revolution two time periods to select representatives; macro system protection and micro-point of view protection, artisan cultivation and other two fields to select representatives."
"Only by 'living' history and culture can we truly 'catch fire'." This requires professional, authoritative and in-depth analysis to promote differentiated and characteristic tourism activities of scenic spots, so that every time you go, there are new ideas and harvests. ”
"The capital, Beijing, was the place we most yearned for when we were young. The protection of the central axis, the restoration of the original historical appearance and better protection and application, and the realization of the double improvement of appearance and connotation are of great significance and responsibility, which can be described as a contribution in the contemporary era and a benefit in the future. ”
"The development and precipitation of Beijing are not only the people of Beijing, but also the people of the whole country. It is gratifying that there is a group of people who have been constantly trying to protect it. ”
Expert view: "Ten major points of view" touch people's hearts "famous city protection" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people
Qiu Yue, Chairman of Beijing Urban Planning Society
At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, the Office of the Beijing Historical and Cultural City Protection Committee and the Beijing Youth Daily organized the selection activity of "2021 Top Ten Highlights for the Protection of Beijing Historical and Cultural Cities". The Beijing Urban Planning Society, as an assistant to the government, a promoter of the cause and a helper of its members, actively participated in this activity as a co-organizer.
For the protection of Beijing's famous historical and cultural cities, the most important event in 2021 is that the Municipal People's Congress has re-formulated and promulgated the "Regulations on the Protection of Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in Beijing". The new regulations on the protection of famous cities are an important regulation that embodies the spirit of reform and innovation (the new spirit of the central government's approval, the new experience of the protection of famous cities, the new content of national air market planning, and the new ideas of reform and exploration), the concept of seeking truth and pragmatism (the protection system at all levels is realistic, the protection work mechanism is practical, the protection and utilization measures are practical, and the methods of rewarding the good and punishing the inferior) and the comprehensive protection thinking (the scope of protection of the whole city, the protection of all elements of the content, the whole process of protection work, and the protection of responsibility of the whole society) are important and pragmatic.
The new regulations on the protection of famous cities not only summarize the experience of the protection of famous cities in the past, clarify the understanding of the concept of protection, point out the direction of future progress, and also put forward specific implementation requirements. The selection of the "Ten Highlights" was carried out in accordance with the requirements of the "Regulations" on "carrying out publicity activities on the protection of Beijing's famous historical and cultural cities in various forms and enhancing the public's awareness of protection."
Saying that it is a "selection activity" is actually an extensive and in-depth publicity activity for the protection of Beijing's famous historical and cultural cities. Just as the participants said: after carefully reading the 30 options, they made themselves have an overall study and cognition of the style of the capital, the charm of the ancient capital, and the style of the times; Beijing's historical and cultural protection should increase publicity, and the results should be integrated into the lives of the people through various means, so that the people can participate in it and enhance national self-confidence and pride.
Saying that it is "ten major points to watch" is actually just a representative of many achievements. The organizers studied and discussed 45 achievements in the protection of famous cities, and selected 30 integers for selection. Whether it is 10, 30 or 45, and many more protection results that are not included in the options, each of them is the result of the hard work of governments at all levels, planning, design and construction management departments and the vast number of famous city conservation workers.
When it is said to be "2021", in fact, each of them is the result of long-term hard work, almost all of which are the result of unremitting work across years or even years. For example, the application for heritage on the central axis of Beijing has entered the "fast lane", which is a time node for the unremitting efforts of the whole city after ten years, and it is a project that has not yet succeeded in the cause and comrades still need to redouble their efforts. The release of the research results on the road of "entering Beijing to catch up with the examination" began to collect data, survey the site, visit experts, and write reports as early as the beginning of 2020 when the three mountains and five gardens were carried out in the protection planning of the Three Mountains and Five Gardens, and on March 25, 2021, the 72nd anniversary of chairman Mao's leadership of the party Central Committee to enter Beijing, the Xinhua News Agency reported on it. The beautiful scenery of "Silver Ingot Viewing Mountain" reappears, and the obstruction of the corridor is a "heart disease" of the protection work of the famous city for many years, through the efforts of all levels of the city, combined with the urban relief and the construction of new medical buildings outside the central city, it has been possible to complete the demotion of the high-rise building of Jishuitan Hospital, and the beautiful scenery will finally reappear in 2021. The project of "Opening The Streets of the Historical and Cultural Block of Motaikou and Reproducing the Millennium Camel Bell Ancient Road" is an initial result of the establishment of a leading group, the establishment of an expert committee, the designation of implementation units, and the in-depth work of more than two years under the strong leadership of the Shijingshan District Committee and District Government, which has become an important practice in the protection of the Yongdinghe Cultural Belt in Xishan outside the old city of Beijing. Another example is the "Beijing Winter Olympic Park officially settled in Shougang Park" project, is the project of industrial heritage protection and utilization, its practice and experience, in the city, the whole country and even the world industrial heritage protection and utilization is a shining model, with the Beijing Winter Olympics held, this classic project, will become the focus of the world's attention.
Through the selection of the "Top Ten Points of Interest," it can be clearly seen that the broad masses of the people are very concerned about the affairs around them and these things that can be seen and touched. Therefore, the protection of famous cities is not only a cause, but also a project; it is not only a cause of historical and cultural protection and inheritance, but also a project for the people to improve the living environment and have a bearing on the people's livelihood. Only by earnestly developing in the course of protection and protecting in the course of development can we touch and penetrate the hearts of the people.
The "Ten Highlights" is only one of the series of activities to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the protection of Beijing's famous historical and cultural cities and the first anniversary of the promulgation of the "Regulations on the Protection of Famous Historical and Cultural Cities of Beijing", and we will also assist the Office of the Beijing Historical and Cultural City Protection Committee to carry out more famous city protection activities, hoping that everyone will continue to pay attention to support and actively participate in it, and achieve greater achievements in the new year.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Li Zewei
Photo / Beijing Youth Daily reporter Cui Jun