On April 18th, the Anhui Huangshan and Qimen Urban Renewal Planning Integration and Architectural Design International Competition Conference was held in Shanghai. An international competition with the theme of "Open Keemun, See the Wonders" recruits teams from all over the world who can bring the best planning and design solutions, and opens the "door" of Keemun with works that are not only endowed with creative ingenuity, but also show the beauty of design, and explore the various possibilities of Keemun. At the press conference, the promotion of Qimen city and cultural tourism was carried out, and at the same time, the planning ideas and specific rules of the competition were introduced.
Jiang Chengyong, the county magistrate of the People's Government of Qimen County, said in his speech that the five-color Qimen has both landscapes and humanities, green is the background color of the "ecological kingdom", white is the true color of Huizhou porcelain, gold is the bright color of the "hometown of the imperial doctor", red and black are the two major tea colors of Qimen black tea and Ancha, and the production technology of Qimen black tea is a national intangible cultural heritage and an intangible cultural heritage of mankind. In order to seek innovation and realize butterfly change, Keemun has met more teams through this event, issued a sincere invitation to the whole country and the world, and integrated creativity into the hot land of Keemun, so that Keemun can gradually become a gathering place and dream presentation place for digital nomads engaged in planning, design and creativity in the country and even the world.
The tea art performance at the event site vividly interpreted the charm and charm of Qimen black tea, the integration and collision of Qihong culture and architectural design, and the tea fragrance and melody complemented each other. The moderator and the three guests had an in-depth discussion on topics such as the international architectural design competition and the renewal of cities and counties. After Liu Li, deputy mayor of Huangshan Municipal People's Government, announced the official opening of the Anhui Huangshan Qimen Urban Renewal Planning and Architectural Design International Competition, the participants went to the Architectural Model Museum to watch the exhibition.
Qimen is located at the southern end of Anhui Province, at the western foot of the Yellow Mountain, embedded in the open hinterland of the Yangtze River Delta, with four beautiful business cards of "Ecological Kingdom", "Hometown of Black Tea", "Hometown of Imperial Doctors" and "Millennium Ancient County".
With the development of the construction of Dahuangshan, the breakthrough of the large transportation pattern, especially the completion of the Hangzhou-Changzhou high-speed railway, has opened up a new space for the development of Qimen. Keemun has an excellent ecological environment. The four major water systems in the territory are meandering, 88.64% of the forest coverage rate is the highest in the province, 850 million years ago, the primeval forest of West Huangshan is majestic and precipitous, many rare wild animals and plants inhabit here, Qimen is like a natural scenery aesthetic museum without a roof. Qimen has a profound cultural heritage. From the flower-like black tea of Qimen to the white and delicate Qimen porcelain, from the whitewashed Hui-style architecture to the colorful local folk customs, from the Xin'an medicine of the solid foundation and Peiyuan to the ancient opera of southern Anhui, the beauty of the original hometown of the earth is highlighted everywhere. The blessing of ecology and culture has made the small city of Qimen full of charm, and now more innovation and design are needed to unlock the treasures of Qimen and stimulate the inner potential of the small city.
At present, under the path of exploring the integrated development of urban and rural areas, counties with strong recognition of natural landscapes, historical accumulations and cultural contexts are becoming a spiritual highland for a new generation of architects, designers, artists and managers. The design bid of this competition takes urban (county) renewal as the core, and focuses on the two core plots of "Dongjie Historical and Cultural Block of Gucheng District of Qimen County" and "Qimen County Jinzipai Porcelain Factory Porcelain Tea Cultural and Creative Park" to carry out the conceptual design of the integration of planning and planning and the concept of the building unit. Individual designers are open for registration, aiming to organically connect and revitalize the cultural, industrial and cultural tourism resources of Qimen County from the perspective of urban development.
In recent years, Qimen County has coordinated the protection, development, utilization and restoration of land and space, and comprehensively improved the modernization level of land and space governance system and governance capacity. While protecting traditional culture, we will actively promote the development of urban industries and the renewal and upgrading of county seats, strengthen infrastructure construction, improve the level of public services, and strive to create a new field suitable for living and working.
It is understood that the Anhui Huangshan and Qimen International Competition for Urban Renewal Planning and Architectural Design is sponsored by the People's Government of Qimen County, and undertaken by the Qimen County Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau, the Qimen County Agriculture and Rural Water Conservancy Bureau, and the Qimen County State-owned Investment Group Co., Ltd. This will become one of the important steps in shaping the urban renewal of Qimen, which will not only help the development of the city, promote industrial upgrading and resource integration, but also attract the attention and expectations of the design circle, brands and all walks of life, so as to introduce and leave more outstanding talents and industrial opportunities, so that the construction of Dahuangshan can be seen, felt, accessible and available in Qimen.
Source: Qi Hong