The vicissitudes of the sea, the stars shift
In the history of more than 5,000 years of civilization development
The Chinese nation has created a splendid civilization that is broad and profound
Some are spread in folk songs that have been passed down by word of mouth
Some are presented in exquisite embroidery
Some are hidden in picture scrolls and history books that span ancient and modern times
Others change as the city grows
It is engraved in one building after another
Architecture is the container, culture is the content
These ancient buildings grew with the city
was given a new life
Today, follow the steps of the editor
Go to these places and embark on a journey through the past and the present
Dashilar Historical and Cultural District
Coordinates: Xicheng District, Beijing
Honors: Historical and Cultural District
Main landscapes: Ma Juyuan, Neilian Sheng, Ba Daxiang, Si Da Heng, etc
Dashilar, pronounced "Dashi Rotten", is a famous commercial street outside Qianmen, Xicheng District, Beijing, which arose in the Yuan Dynasty, was established in the Ming Dynasty, and has prospered since the Qing Dynasty. Today, Dashilar generally refers to an area between Dashilar Street, Langfang Toutiao, Grain Store Street, and Coal Market Street.
Dashilar is the epitome, essence and origin of old Beijing culture. There is a saying in old Beijing called "look at things on the flyover, buy things to Dashilar", as an old commercial street with a history of hundreds of years, Dashilar has Ruijixiang, Ma Juyuan, Zhang Yiyuan, Neilian Sheng, Tongrentang and other time-honored Chinese brands.
"Horse Juyuan on the head, inline rise on the feet, wearing eight xiang, waist wrapped four heng" refers to the status and prosperous scene of Dashilar in the early years, and it is for this reason that Dashilar was awarded the title of the country's first "China's time-honored brand agglomeration area" in 2011.
Tianjin Fifth Avenue and surrounding buildings
Coordinates: Heping District, Tianjin
Honors: National AAAA Tourist Scenic Spot, Wanguo Architecture Expo Garden
Main landscapes: Machang Road, Mu Nan Road, Xiannong Courtyard, Minyuan Square, Minyuan Xili, Feng Guozhang's Former Residence, etc
Fifth Avenue is located in the downtown area of Tianjin, with five streets in the east-west direction, namely Changde Road, Chongqing Road, Dali Road, Mu Nan Road, and Machang Road, which people call "Five Avenues". Today, the "Five Avenues" has become synonymous with small western-style buildings in Tianjin.
Fifth Avenue has more than 2,000 garden-style houses with different national architectural styles built in the twenties and thirties of the 20th century, with a construction area of more than 1 million square meters. Among the more than 300 most typical buildings, there are 89 English-style buildings, 41 Italian-style buildings, 6 French-style buildings, 4 German-style buildings, 3 Spanish-style buildings, as well as many Renaissance architecture, classicist architecture, eclectic architecture, Baroque architecture, courtyard-style architecture and Chinese and Western architecture, etc., known as the Universal Architecture Expo Garden.
From a cultural point of view, the Five Avenues is a typical carrier of the collision and integration of Chinese and Western cultures in modern China, a symbol of Tianjin's urban cultural openness, and a museum with rich connotations in the development history of modern Tianjin.
Gulangyu Island
Coordinates: Siming District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province
Honor: National AAAAA tourist scenic spot, world cultural heritage, national weight
Point cultural relics protection unit, China's five most beautiful urban areas
Main landscapes: Sunshine Rock, Organ Museum, Shuzhuang Garden, Haoyue Garden, Yu Garden, Gulangshi, Boathouse, etc
Gulangyu Island integrates history, culture and natural landscapes, and the main attractions include Sunshine Rock, Organ Museum, Shuzhuang Garden, Haoyue Garden, Yu Garden, Gulangshi, Boathouse, etc. On July 8, 2017, "Gulangyu Island: International Historical Community" was inscribed on the World Heritage List.
There are more than 1,000 villas of different styles on the island, most of which were built in the twenties and thirties of the 20th century, so Gulangyu Island is also known as the "Museum of Architecture of All Nations". Here, the area around Deer Reef Road near the ferry terminal is the most concentrated concentration of Western architecture, which has now been developed into the commercial area of the island and the most lively place on the island.
Located in Bagualou in the northwest of Gulangyu Island, the Organ Museum is currently the only organ museum in China and the largest organ museum in the world. The architecture of Bagualou is a red roof, white walls, arched doors and windows, and a dome with eight ribs placed on an octagonal platform, so it is called "Bagualou".
Haikou Arcade Old Street
Coordinates: Haikou City, Hainan Province
Honor: A famous street of Chinese history and culture
Main landscape: arcade, old street
Haikou Arcade Old Street is one of the most distinctive street scenes in Haikou City. Haikou City's old neighborhoods such as Deshengsha Road, Zhongshan Road, Boai Road, Xinhua Road, Jiefang Road, and Changdi Road are distributed with Nanyang-style colonnaded arcades built at the end of the 19th century, the oldest of which has a history of more than 600 years.
The reason why the arcade is called an arcade is that its name comes from the style of building buildings, and arcades are generally built on the street, with corridors up and down. Above are houses where people live, and below are colonnaded walkways. The buildings are lined up in a long corridor on both sides of the road to provide shade and shelter from the rain. Each building here has its own character, including Renaissance, Baroque and Nanyang styles, as well as Chinese styles decorated with elaborate wall carvings and wooden lattice windows.
Historically, 13 countries have opened consulates, churches, post offices, banks, chambers of commerce, etc. here. The old street has the site of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, and temples such as Xitian Temple, Tianhou Temple, Wusheng Temple and Mrs. Xian Temple.
Most of the current arcades were built by overseas Chinese returning from Nanyang in the early 20th century according to the Nanyang architectural style at that time, which not only has strong traditional Chinese architectural characteristics, but also imitates Western architecture, and also integrates Nanyang architectural culture and decorative style, which is a unique scenery in Haikou.
Hefang Street
Coordinates: Shangcheng District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province
Honor: Hangzhou Historical and Cultural District
Main attractions: Hu Xueyan's former residence, Zhu Bingren Copper Sculpture Art Museum, Chinese time-honored shops (Kong Fengchun fragrant powder store, Zhang Xiaoquan scissors, Hu Qingyu Hall, Bohol Hall, Fang Hui Chun Hall, etc.)
Hefang Street is an ancient street with a long history and profound cultural heritage. The ancient street was formed as early as the Sui Dynasty, and in the Southern Song Dynasty, because it was outside the palace wall and gate, it was known as the first street outside the imperial city, and it was the cultural center and economic and trade center of the Southern Song Dynasty, which was extremely prosperous and lively.
Since its renovation in 1999, the Hangzhou Municipal Government has built Hefang Street into an antique commercial and tourist pedestrian street, with houses on both sides of the street with uniform wooden structures and green tiles, which looks antique and antique in appearance. In order to show the ancient style of the Ming and Qing dynasties, many antique shops, fabric shops and other small shops have opened on the street, and the shops will also wear ancient costumes to attract business. Wandering Hefang Street, maybe you will meet the "emperor" and "princess"... There are also special snacks, unique skills of folk artists, etc., and Hefang Street reproduces the grand scene of "the prosperity of Qiantang since ancient times". Hefang Street also has Drum Tower, Qinghefang Folk Museum, Wushan and other scenic spots for tourists to visit. Today, it has become Hangzhou's most popular tourist attraction and characteristic historical commercial street.
Take a walk in Hefang Street to get a panoramic view of the city well in Hangzhou during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Xu Wei, a great genius in Jiangnan in the Ming Dynasty, once praised Hefang Street: "Eight hundred miles of lakes and mountains know what year the picture is, and 100,000 fireworks are all returned to this building." "The original ancient buildings and crisscrossing ancient streets all add a historical charm to Hefang Street.
Three lanes and seven lanes
Coordinates: Gulou District, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province
Honors: National AAAAA Tourist Scenic Spot, China's Top Ten Historical and Cultural Famous Streets, Living Fossils of the Lifang System in Chinese Cities, Main Landscapes of China Ming and Qing Dynasty Architecture Museum: Yijinfang, Wenrufang, Guanglufang, Yangqiao Alley, Lin Juemin's Former Residence, Bingxin's Former Residence, Xiaohuanglou, Shuixi Theater, Lin Zexu Memorial Hall, etc
Since the formation of the Jin Dynasty, Sanfang and Seven Alleys have been the residence of nobles and scholars, and the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China has gone to glory. Sanfang and Seven Alleys are composed of three fangs, seven alleys and a central axis street, which are Yijinfang, Wenrufang, Guanglufang, Yangqiao Alley, Langguan Alley, Ta Alley, Huangxiang, Anmin Alley, Palace Alley, Jipi Alley and Nanhou Street, so it has been called "Sanfang and Seven Alleys" since ancient times.
Sanfang and Seven Alleys are the only existing ancient city area in China, where for thousands of years, many bells and bells have gathered here. There are few places like the three lanes and seven lanes in Fuzhou, and your footprints may coincide with the footprints of a certain figure.
Here came Lin Zexu, the world's first person to open his eyes to modern China, Shen Baozhen, the founder of China's modern navy, Yan Fu, an enlightenment thinker who translated "The Theory of Heavenly Speech", Lin Juemin, one of the 72 martyrs of Huanghuagang, and Lin Baishui, a pioneer in the Chinese press... With their dreams of becoming a powerful country and their ups and downs of fate, these influential figures have closely linked this projectile land with the entire modern history of China.
——Picture and text from "Discovering China's Cultural Landmarks"
"Discover China: Cultural Landmarks" selects dozens of famous cultural landmarks in China, and promotes the cultural spirit of the Chinese nation that transcends time and space and is full of eternal charm. In the long river of 5,000 years of civilization, countless cultural landmarks have risen up, for the inheritance of heavy history, bold exploration and practice, material needs and spiritual needs... These connotations are hidden in China's cultural landmarks, and they are the most dazzling cultural "face" of the Chinese nation.