Previously, the movie "Removing the Three Evils Around the World" was released, and many people may have heard that there is a reading platform in Nanjing, but they only hear its name but do not see its true face, in fact, it is hidden near the old gate, and it is being repaired and updated. On April 25, the Modern Express reporter learned from the Nanjing Municipal Construction Committee that the overall repair and renovation project of the reading platform is expected to be completed by the end of the year. After the renewal of the plot, it will connect the Confucius Temple, Laomen East, the city wall and the surrounding historical relics to form an interactive landscape of mountains and rivers.
△ Reading desk around the week
△ The original appearance of the reading platform around the place
Located in the southeast corner of the old city of Nanjing, adjacent to the Ming City Wall on the east and south sides, the total land area of the project is about 1.9 hectares, including two municipal-level cultural relics protection units of Guangzhai Temple and Zhouchu Reading Platform. The reading platform in the ancient perimeter is built with a tall wall, and when you step through the gate, there is a huge courtyard. As you climb the bluestone steps, you will see a brick gate. The construction unit organically combines the protection of cultural relics with urban renewal, protects first, respects history, and strengthens and repairs building diseases. Restoring the original historical relics in the original style is the focus of this update. "When we dismantle the walls and wooden piles, we ensure the integrity of the original old building materials to the greatest extent, and after passing the quality inspection, they are reused in the repair work. The person in charge of Nanjing Chengnan Historical and Cultural Protection and Revival Group Co., Ltd. said that during the renovation process, the project department referred to the traditional craftsmanship of the original building, verified all the new materials and new processes, and confirmed that they were harmless to historical buildings before they were put into use, so as to maximize the authenticity of cultural relics and the environment.
△The project is being renovated
On the north side of the reading area, the main structure construction is underway in the new part, and the underground works have been completed. After completion, it will be open to the public as a community center and cultural exhibition center, continuing and developing the profound historical and cultural connotation of the monument in multiple dimensions, so that the urban context can be integrated into modern life.
The new building superstructure, constructed in the form of a steel structure, is characterized by a combination of solidity, durability and modern aesthetics that add a unique charm to the site. It is understood that it will be designed as a humanistic landscape garden in combination with the historical culture of Nanjing and the surrounding architectural features, which will collide with the old and the new with the historic sites, and the beauty of time overlapping.
△ There will also be new buildings on the plot
"Combined with the concept of green and low-carbon development, the new building is also equipped with bamboo and wood technology. According to the person in charge of the project, "bamboo and wood is a low-carbon and renewable biomass material, which has the advantages of low-carbon environmental protection, small thermal conductivity, and good thermal insulation performance, so that the internal temperature and humidity environment is comfortable, and the public has a better play experience." ”
On the basis of fully protecting and utilizing the reading platform and Guangzhai Temple in Zhou, the project takes the Wei and Jin dynasties and the Northern and Southern Dynasties as the historical background, takes historical figures such as Zhang Zhao, Zhou Chu and Emperor Wu of Liang as the core, echoes with the surrounding historical resources such as Chishiji and Yuhuamen, implants cultural tourism facilities, and presents the planning concept of "the smoke and water of the Six Dynasties, the ancestral hope of landscape and humanities, the leisure place of Mendong, and the reproduction of historic sites in the south of the city".
△ Renderings
In terms of landscape design, the construction unit fully excavates the spatial landscape value of the original natural mountains and water surfaces, and uses mountains to divert water and plant forests to open streams, as the theme landscape of "Shanshui Garden". The tour route is multi-dimensional series and convenient accessibility, creating a cultural tourism IP that forms an interactive relationship with the "Laomendong" and "Confucius Temple" areas, and creating an ornamental experience with rich cultural connotation.
△ Renderings
In the future, the reading desk will be built into a comprehensive urban cultural space with the cultural characteristics of the Southern Dynasties, which integrates tourism, public leisure, meditation and self-cultivation, recreation, sports and entertainment, community services, etc., to meet the cultural needs of citizens and strengthen the overall vitality of the plot.
Correspondent: Ning Jianxuan, Modern Express/Hyundai+ Reporter Zhao Dandan
(Image source: Nanjing Construction Official Account)