Peninsula all-media reporter Liu Xiaoxiao Wang Liping
In order to implement the requirements of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions for Qingdao to build a modern international metropolis, Qingdao has launched a three-year offensive action of urban renewal and urban construction, of which accelerating the protection and renewal of historical urban areas has become one of the eight major actions. How to renew in protection, better protect in renewal, and retain the historical and cultural memory of the city is an important topic in urban renewal and construction. In recent years, Qingdao has accelerated the exploration of the rejuvenation of the old city and the transformation of urban renewal within the protection area of the historical urban area with a total area of 28 square kilometers. As the main bearers of the historic city, Shinan District and Shibei District combine their own resource endowments and use the "government + platform company + social capital" method to empower the rejuvenation of the old city with building repair and industrial introduction, create a model of organic renewal of the historic city, and explore the Qingdao model of the rejuvenation of the old city. At present, the city has completed about 100,000 square meters of historical area protection and renewal, under the empowerment of new industries and new formats, the historical city is gradually iteratively upgraded, in the near future, the development results of urban renewal can be fully enjoyed here.
The old shop reopened, and there was a long queue at the door
"It used to be a cosmetics store, right?" "It's so beautiful here, take a picture of me"... At noon on February 10, on Haibo Road, citizens and tourists came to visit this place from time to time, and the revived old town became a popular punch card. With curious and surprised eyes, they all looked here and there, some looking for memories of the past, and some came to feel the charm of the historical city in the transformation.
Along the intersection of Jiaozhou Road and Zhifu Road all the way to the south, in a busy scene of construction, some old buildings have been reborn from the cocoon and showed a new look. Located at No. 63 Zhifu Road, Yu Dongfu's former residence has been repaired, with an old yellow façade with brown wooden doors and windows, and the charm of the old building is fully revealed. At this time, a couple in vintage dresses are taking wedding photos here. "Their clothing style is very much in line with the old architecture here, so we recommend them to come here to shoot." Photographers who are busy taking pictures told reporters that since the protection and renewal of the historic city, they have paid attention to this place, because it is very beautiful and the film rate is high, so they will often recommend new people to take pictures here.
A couple takes wedding photos in a historic district
The development of the historic district focuses on popularity. With the accelerated renewal of qingdao's western old town, more and more citizens and tourists have come here, and people who have been working and living here have obviously felt the "popularity" and "fireworks" that have returned.
At 2:30 p.m. on February 10, the Gou Bu Li Bun Shop on Sifang Road was still crowded, with more than a dozen tables full of people, and the queue to buy buns was more than 20 meters long at the door. Bai Huaizhang, 68, bought 40 buns and a box of wontons in one go, "I have a lot of feelings for here, yesterday I heard that this place was renovated and opened, and I rushed to recall the old taste." Bai Huaizhang said.
"Since opening on the eighth day of the first lunar month, it has been full every day." Sun Hongshi, the manager of Gou Bu Li, is 70 years old and has been working since the opening of Gou Bu Li on April 1, 1985. During the months of renovations, residents kept asking when it would open. He believes that as the popularity of the historic district reunites, their bun shop will continue to glory.
With a history of more than 100 years, Qingdao's oldest and largest courtyard-style building Guangxingli, the security guard Hang Zhaozhi will see all kinds of people come here every day to visit and punch cards. "During this year's Spring Festival holiday, many people come every day, young and old." Hang Zhaozhi said.
Pan Shengtuan from Jimo was one of the many punchers that afternoon. As soon as he entered Guangxingli and stood on the stairs on the second floor, he took out his mobile phone and filmed a small video and sent it to his relatives and friends. "I came to see the figures sent by others in the circle of friends, and it is indeed very good for the taste of the old city, which is worth the trip." Pan Shengtuan said that after he saw the circle of friends, he couldn't wait to take the bus to the subway to see. "I see that many places in the old town are under construction, and it will definitely get better in the future, and it is worth coming back often in the future."
Conservation repairs to preserve cultural heritage
No. 19 Weixian Road is the largest courtyard complex in Qingdao, and the project has attracted much attention since the start of construction at the end of last year. The project is divided into north and south courtyards, bounded by Sifang Road, and on February 10, the buildings of the two courtyards were surrounded by green fences, and the construction machines made noises from time to time.
Gao Xiaoming, executive manager of the renovation and renewal project of No. 19 Weixian Road of China Construction Eighth Bureau, introduced that due to the particularity of No. 19 Weixian Road, its transformation project is promoted in batches, and the wall reinforcement of the south courtyard is basically completed, the roofing and decoration construction is underway, and the north courtyard is undergoing reinforcement construction.
"In order to ensure the authenticity and integrity of the historical style, the principle of repairing the old as old is mainly adopted to repair No. 19 Weixian Road, to retain the original system to the greatest extent, to use raw materials and original technology for overall repair, and to retain the original wooden beams and old parts of the wall as much as possible. Gao Xiaoming said that this also adds a lot of difficulty to the maintenance work.
Tourists flock to Guangxingli
Liyuan is the only form of residential building in China and unique in Qingdao, according to expert review and examination, No. 19 Weixian Road is the courtyard community with the most value elements, the most complete protection, the most complete elements and the largest scale among the existing style buildings. "After the transformation, No. 19 Weixian Road is positioned as an area with cultural and creative life, catering and entertainment as the main formats. An emerging cultural and creative district evokes the collective memory of Qingdao people in different eras. Gao Xiaoming introduced that he will continue to dig deep into the connotation of Qingdao elements, give full play to the brand power of "old Qingdao", and focus on leisure and entertainment, special catering, art gallery exhibitions, especially new formats and new models that can attract and gather young people, and will be built into a cultural display place in the courtyard, a popular place for fun punch cards, and a gathering place for tourism and experiential culture.
In view of the protection and development of historical buildings, Shibei District has also set up a special management committee for the historical city to gather experts in various aspects such as architecture, structure, literature and history, cultural protection, and ancient building repair. Yuan Honda, project leader of the Management Committee of the Historic City Committee of Shibei District, Qingdao City, introduced that in order to excavate the elements of history, culture and vitality at a high level, they set up a literary and historical research team to carry out cultural excavation, collection and collation of the historical city, and have sorted out the basic information of 560 styles and cultural protection buildings in accordance with the "one room and one book" model, providing an important basis for the later protection grading and value protection element evaluation.
"This year, we will continue to accelerate the protection and repair of block buildings, ensure that the set target of 44,000 square meters is completed by the end of the year, and repair key projects such as Liu Zishan Villa and Yudri are completed, and strive to create model projects and demonstration projects while ensuring the construction progress." Yuan Honda introduced that this year, Shibei District will continue to highlight the background and do a good job in excavating literature and history. Focusing on the Sifang Road and Shanghai Road-Wuding Road blocks, we will deepen the excavation of literature and history from the aspects of courtyard culture, time-honored brands and road history, and strive to collect historical elements and related objects to retain cultural heritage. At the same time, we will accelerate the construction of the Inner Courtyard Museum and the Inner Courtyard Life Memory Museum to ensure the official operation in April.
The introduction of industry makes historical buildings come alive
The century-old city is increasingly rejuvenated, inseparable from the empowerment of new industries. In order to accelerate the industrial rejuvenation of the old city, the shinan district and the shibei district combine their own resource endowments and use the "government + platform company + social capital" method to empower the rejuvenation of the old city with building repair and industrial introduction, create a model of organic renewal in the historical urban area, and empower the high-quality development of the old city.
In May 2020, Guangxingli, with the goal of "rejuvenation of the old city and industrial empowerment", was successfully transformed into Qingdao Industrial Design Innovation Center, which made this area attract much attention at home and abroad. At present, the center has 18 domestic and foreign design agencies settled. The front end is a frontage shop, the back end is a full-chain industrial platform such as design, production, training, etc. This new model of "pre-business and post-production" represented by Guangxingli is being widely embedded in the old courtyard, old buildings and old blocks, so that the brand influence of the historical city is constantly improving.
Guangxingli
"We have now established more than 200 brand resource libraries, combined with industrial investment and planning and design, to achieve the 'cage for birds' in the old town of Shibei District as soon as possible." Shi Jun, head of investment promotion of Shibei Construction Investment Group, introduced.
Only by clustering high-end people and young people can we drive the consumption of surrounding tourism, catering and so on, so that historical buildings can really come alive. In order to attract more young people to come, the Shibei Historic District will focus on the introduction of business formats, taking the Sifang Road block as an example, as the Liyuan Pedestrian Street planned by Qingdao City, with the "youth economy" as the core, and the industrial landing in the area continues to move.
Located in Taifuli, No. 29 Yizhou Road, XFAT & warehouse sales have been settled and officially opened in October last year, the products focus on coffee, cultural and creative clothing and pure cultural creation. Li Yinglei, the person in charge, told reporters that he is a native of Qingdao, has nostalgia for the Zhongshan Road area, and likes the culture and temperament of the courtyard from his bones. "Coupled with the fact that the design concept and products of our store are more in line with the temperament of the historic city, we did not hesitate to choose the location of the second store here." Li Yinglei said that although the current flow of people in the renovated historic district cannot be compared with the mature neighborhood, he is very optimistic about the prospects here.
In the Historic City Center of Shinan, the perfect combination of century-old buildings and young trends is The Silver Fish Lane in The Upper Street. This road is actually called Ningyang Road, which is a small road hidden deep in the northeast direction of Qingdao Station. As a key project of the Zhongshan Road regional protection and transformation project, after a series of constructions, this century-old street full of historical and cultural value is full of vitality.
Strolling in silver fish lane, the hurried pace can't help but slow down, the road is embedded with horse tooth stone according to the old-fashioned process of Qingdao, and the grass emerging from the stone cracks gives the streets a touch of new green. On both sides of the road, there are wheel stones that are now rare in Qingdao, and these centuries-old wheel stones have been polished by time to produce oily paste. The wall skin of the old courtyard has begun to fall off due to disrepair, and the old craftsmen have chiseled off the cracked and drummed wall skin, removed the old bricks with serious alkali, and restored it according to the original restoration process of the wall, although mottled, but retained the historical imprints and repair traces of different periods.
On this road, there is a courtyard that is particularly eye-catching, that is, the courtyard of No. 17 Ningyang Road, after the completion of the renovation, it has a new name Silver Fish Lane SFY (Silver Fish Courtyard). To enter the Silverfish Lane SFY, you must first pass through a glass corridor, after entering, there is a hole in the courtyard, compared with the previous dilapidated scene, it can be said to have regained its life. The reporter found that on the wall of the original old staircase, a LOGO wall was created, printed with "SFY", the ground was paved with black and white square bricks, the staircase was decorated with black handrails, retaining the original red tiles and mottled walls, and the courtyard attracted many tourists to take photos and punch cards.
"Here we strive to create an original brand collection block, last year held the first summer market and cultural construction festival in Silver Fish Lane, the event 3 days of passenger flow totaled 32,050 person-times, the average daily passenger flow exceeded 10,000 people, of which 20-35 years old customer group accounted for more than 90%; triggered more than 30 million views on the whole network, is the most sensational market communication on the domestic Internet. During the National Day, the 'Auspicious Ladder Original Brand Joint Pop-up' activity was successfully held, attracting tens of thousands of young people to punch in, relax and consume here. These activities not only enabled Shangjieli Silver Fish Lane to successfully establish the brand image of 'Old Town ChaoJie', but also contributed tens of millions of exposures to Qingdao's old town and Qingdao tourism season. Han Bin, head of the Silver Fish Lane project in Shangjieli, introduced.
Yizhou Road Plaza, which is under construction
It is understood that the first batch of Silver Fish Lane SFY resident merchants Nanzhi, LARGO, Partial Happiness, BERRY BEANS, Tiger Xiaochun, etc. have been opened one after another, and many merchants such as Metaphor Design and HOWEVER are in full swing.
"On the century-old street of Silver fish Lane, a group of vigorous young people are taking over the baton in the hands of the old craftsmen, and continuing to light up the old streets and alleys and the old courtyard with creativity and love." Han Bin said that under the innovative efforts of the new generation of Qingdao people, through functional renewal and new vitality, it will continue the glorious history of Zhongshan Road.
"Taking advantage of the economic department to enter the historic city, we will comprehensively increase the intensity of industrial investment this year and further improve the layout of the block format." Accelerate the landing of key projects such as the 1903 Theme Museum of Green Beer in the South Of Sifang Road Block and the Urban Public Art Exhibition and Research Center, continue to improve the supporting guarantees such as catering and commerce, increase the 'fireworks' of the block, lay the foundation for the opening of the street in April, and create a new flashpoint and new explosion point for the renovation of the historic district. Yuan Honda said.
On the afternoon of February 10, the Shinan District held a scheduling meeting of the Urban Renewal and Urban Construction Management Headquarters. In 2022, Shinan District will focus on the positioning layout of "1 main axis + 3 major theme areas", through environmental optimization, business format improvement, exquisite management, combined with the three-year plan, fully promote project planning and construction, create a "old building + new consumption", "old courtyard + new economy" and "original scene + new experience" business scene, and build the zhongshan road historical area with the global 5A-level scenic spot standard, and accelerate the new vitality of the century-old Zhongshan Road. Among them, zhongshan road city memory hall, Jining branch road talent apartment phase I, Huangdao Road area phase I Sifang Road, Weixian Road No. 19 transformation project will achieve street operation. In addition, Shinan District is mapping out the existing commercial real estate resources in the area, promoting the revitalization and utilization of idle housing and the upgrading of business formats.
Solve the parking problem and improve the function of the old town
The revitalization of the old city, the completion of public service facilities is the key. "Now it's much more convenient to come to the western old town than before, so let's take Metro Line 3 and then reverse Line 1 and get off directly at Zhongshan Road Station." Ms. Zhai, who lives in Licang District, said. In addition to the convenience of public transportation, the construction of parking lots in the historic city has also become an important part of the renovation.
On the afternoon of February 10, the reporter saw in the parking lot of Licun Road that the underground and above-ground construction of the parking lot had been completed. It is understood that the parking lot is planned to be put into use in the first quarter and can provide 505 parking spaces.
On the same day, the construction of mechanical underground parking lots in the green space of the south sixth street of the city is in full swing, and the project will be able to provide 200 underground intelligent parking spaces, which are expected to be put into use this year. In addition, the Liaocheng Road parking lot is undergoing foundation pit construction, it is planned to complete the main construction at the end of the year, put into use at the end of 2023, and can provide 350 parking spaces; No. 33 Guantao Road and Shanghai Branch Road Parking Building are undergoing earthworks, which are scheduled to be completed and put into use in October, and 244 parking spaces can be provided. After these parking lots are completed and put into use, they will effectively solve the problem of parking difficulties in the old city and comprehensively improve the functional quality of the old city.
The underground part of the Parking Lot on Lee Cun Road
In terms of road infrastructure supporting upgrading, shibei district, on the basis of completing the comprehensive improvement and upgrading of 17 roads in the first and second phases of the "beautiful neighborhood", launched the improvement and upgrading of 14 roads in the third phase, such as Licun Road and Shanghai Road, and plans to complete them all within this year. In terms of the construction of youth apartments, a total of 101 apartments at No. 4 A and No. 6 Changshan Road have been basically renovated. In terms of the construction of the block square, Boshan Road Square was completed and put into use; Yizhou Road Square completed earthwork construction and is scheduled to be completed and put into use in May; Shanghai Road Pocket Park has started site leveling and is scheduled to be completed and put into use in April.
The area around Huangdao Road and Sifang Road is positioned as an area dominated by the "slow life" format in the protection and renewal of the historical city. According to the plan, this year, the area will complete the repair of about 16,000 square meters of buildings in 11 courtyards on both sides of Sifang Road and Jining Branch Road, and put them into trial operation; start the construction repair project of about 15,000 square meters on both sides of Pingdu Road on Huangdao Road; complete the comprehensive transformation of about 2.6 kilometers of infrastructure on 12 roads in The Huangdao Road Area, Suchong Road, Weixian Road, Boshan Road, Yizhou Road, Pingdu Road, Pingdu Branch Road, Huangdao Road, Zhifu Road, Dexian Road, Jining Road and Anhui Road will be completed within the year; and the transformation and upgrading of the gardens and public toilets in the street center of Sifang Road will be completed.
Quadrilateral Block
Strive to build the main project of underground space in the second half of the year
The construction of Qingdao International Cruise Home Port Area is a historic project of Qingdao's development in the next century. With the Qingdao International Cruise Homeport Area as the "blasting point", Qingdao has taken a new step to inherit the historical context, retain the city's memory, and make every effort to revitalize the old city in the west.
As a key project to promote the high-quality development of the old city, the renovation of the cruise port area is not only a major strategic project in Qingdao, but also a leading project in the north district of the city, and its every move has attracted much attention. The Qingdao International Cruise Port Area Renovation Project launched the construction of underground space on June 1 last year, and the construction of the water stopping curtain and support pile of the underground space foundation pit project has been completed. On February 10, the reporter saw at the construction site that at the beginning of the new year, there was a busy scene on the construction site.
According to the relevant staff of Qingdao Huanhai Bay Development and Construction Co., Ltd., in 2021, the 303 mu of land in 2 plots such as the shoukai district will be completed, the underground space project will achieve "land and start construction", the protective relocation of 3600 meters of railways and 1200 meters of thermal pipelines will be completed, and 124 communication optical cables and 5500 meters of cables will be relocated to ensure the advancement of underground space projects. According to the plan, from June to August this year, the excavation of the foundation pit will be gradually completed, and the construction of the main project of the underground space will be started in the second half of the year.
2022 is the final year to achieve the "breakthrough progress in 1-3 years" in the port area, and the Shibei District will focus on the goal, seek progress in stability, pay close attention to implementation, and make every effort to show the new image of the port area. Continue to deepen planning and design, together with Shandong Port Qingdao Port, CCCC Haitou, Guoxin Group (er tunnel construction unit), work together to complete the preparation of control regulations and key special planning research and research of Tanhaifang, Juhaifang, Tonghaifang, Shanghaifang; relying on well-known design institutions such as East China Design Institute, complete the construction plan, construction drawings, and infrastructure design of key projects in the startup area such as World Eye and China Railway Ocean Finance Center, and further improve the planning system of the start-up area.
At the same time, accelerate the promotion of land consolidation. Fully complete the collection and storage of nearly 300 mu of land within the scope of Piers 1 and 2, realize the transfer of 375.5 mu of land in the start area, and basically complete the task of land transfer in the start area. Among them, the land transfer of the Northern International Oil and Gas Center Project and the World Eye Project was completed in the first quarter, the land transfer of the Shangang International Health Management Center Project, the Underground Development Unit Project and the China Railway Marine Finance Center Project was completed in the second and third quarters, and the land transfer of the RCEP Expo Center Project and the No. 1 and Pier 2 layout projects was completed in the fourth quarter.
Grasp the progress of the project under construction, complete the excavation and support of the underground space foundation pit in the start-up area, implement the main construction of the basement, complete the total progress of about 30%, and ensure that the 3A-level smart construction site standard is met; the Shangang International Financial Center project completes the basement construction and starts the above-ground main body construction. Promote the construction of the Northern International Oil and Gas Center project, and vigorously carry out cross-border trade and commodity trade.
This year, Shibei District will support Huanhai Group to become bigger and stronger, continue to deepen cooperation with leading enterprises, strengthen resource introduction and industrial cultivation, promote the settlement of projects such as China Railway Marine Finance Center and Shandong Marine Talent Center, and help empower the transformation and renewal of the international cruise home port area.
Journalist's Note
Guard the roots and soul of the city's history and culture
Strolling through Qingdao's western old town is often full of emotions. At the foot of the mottled horsetooth stone road, surrounded by centuries-old buildings, many buildings are surrounded by green fences are being repaired, street corners hide refreshing small shops, surrounded by many young people and children visiting... A beautiful picture that blends the comfort of the old city with the busyness of life.
A new format at 29 Yizhou Road
The value of a city depends on both its "old" and its "new". Because, "old" and "new" can measure both the thickness or thinness of a city, and the decay or rebirth of a city. After all, only with the real historical and cultural heritage as the carrier can the city's context be effectively inherited.
In the process of urban renewal, how to protect the historical and cultural heritage of "old" cities is an important issue. In the practice of promoting urban renewal and urban construction, strengthening the concept of "protection" and effectively protecting the roots and soul of urban history and culture is not only to protect the urban heritage, but also to help the general public strengthen cultural self-confidence and enhance the feelings of home and country. Only by renewing in protection and better protecting in renewal can we preserve the historical and cultural memory of the city and make urban life better.
At present, the road map has been drawn, and a new journey of urban development and renewal has slowly begun.