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Modern Express News (Reporter Xu Suning/Text Xu Yang/Photo) "Jingkou Guazhou is a water, Zhongshan is only separated by a few heavy mountains", "Jinling Jindu small mountain building, a night of pedestrians are sad"...... On April 23rd, the "Cultural China Tour" Jiangsu-themed interview activity entered the Jindu Historical and Cultural District in Zhenjiang Xi, and the Tang poems and Song lyrics that came with the river breeze in the ears brought people into history at once.
Xijindu was once known as "Garlic Mountain Crossing" and "Jinling Crossing", bordering the Yangtze River in the north and Yuntai Mountain in the south. Walking in the Xijindu Historical and Cultural District, from the Xibaomen "Towering Mountains" to the 77-meter-long street of the Dongpumen "Tongdengjue Road", you can see the thousand-year-old history of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties at a glance. Today's Xijindu, there is no longer a crossing, but its classical style has been basically preserved intact, and it is a rare "Gudu Museum" in the country.
It is understood that at the end of the 20th century, due to the lack of supporting infrastructure in the block, the housing construction was in danger, and the people in the block still lived a life of coal stoves and toilets, and the desire for transformation was urgent. In order to make this representative ancient block glow with new brilliance and fully demonstrate its cultural value, in 1998, the Zhenjiang Municipal Government established the Xijindu Ancient Street Protection Leading Group and established the Xijindu Construction and Development Co., Ltd. to protect the Xijindu Historic District. In the process of protection, we always adhere to the principle of integrated protection, improve functions, and improve the quality of life of residents in the neighborhood.
"For historical and cultural buildings, we always adhere to the repair principle of 'repairing the old as before, in order to preserve its authenticity', to restore the original appearance of cultural relics, we insist on the scientific use of raw materials, original technology, and original technology. Wang Minsong, chairman of the Traditional Building Construction Professional Committee of Zhenjiang Civil Engineering Society, member of the Zhenjiang Cultural Relics Protection Expert Group, and senior engineer, introduced.
△ Taiping mud screams
It is necessary not only to protect the tangible cultural heritage, but also to protect the intangible cultural heritage, so that the historical context can truly survive and extend. No. 112, Xijindu Small Wharf Street, is a Jiangsu provincial intangible cultural heritage project Taiping mud called inheritance point. The mud furnishings inside are chirping, the shapes are eclectic, and each one can blow a whistle.
△ Zhou Baokang
However, with the changes of the times, this traditional craft is gradually forgotten and is in danger of being lost. Fortunately, after moving to Xijindu, the integration of intangible cultural heritage and the diversification of scenic spots has made the mud screaming a "hot style" on the street, attracting many tourists to visit and experience, which makes Zhou Baokang, the representative inheritor of Taiping mud screaming, very pleased. In his view, intangible cultural heritage is the fashion and trend of the past. "It is our responsibility to keep them popular and passed on. Zhou Baokang said.