Editor: Yesterday (May 10), the special issue of "Guangming Daily" Red Boat Chuxin reported that the northwest corner of Hongqiao District was on fire, and the Tianjin faction was brought out of the circle as soon as possible, let's take a look!
Tianjin Minyuan Square. Profile picture
The cross talk of Tianjin Ancient Culture Street is popular. Profile picture
The scene of the Tianjin Imperial Meeting. Profile picture
In February 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during his inspection in Tianjin that Chinese-style modernization is inseparable from the inheritance and promotion of excellent traditional culture, and Tianjin is a city with great characteristics and charm, and it is necessary to protect and make good use of historical and cultural districts to make them shine in the construction of a modern metropolis.
"'Sancha Estuary', 'Erdu' and 'Relaxation' are many people's impressions of Tianjin. 'Sancha River Estuary' refers to the geographical location of Tianjin's Weihe Sea and Gyeonggi Gateway. 'Erdu' is about the character of Tianjin people who are witty and humorous and stay away from troubles. 'Relaxation' refers to the free and open-minded attitude of Tianjin people. As a native of Tianjin, Bian Shaobo, the gold medal tour guide of the Ancient Culture Street, is telling people about the impression of Tianjin that he shares with tourists from all over the world.
Tianjin has a profound cultural heritage, forming many cultural brands with distinctive characteristics and profound connotations, which are the rich nourishment of Tianjin's endless growth and development. The unique Tianjin culture contains the spiritual gene of Tianjin people's unremitting self-improvement and the cultural code of creating new brilliance.
In February 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during his inspection in Tianjin that Chinese-style modernization is inseparable from the inheritance and promotion of excellent traditional culture, and Tianjin is a city with great characteristics and charm, and it is necessary to protect and make good use of historical and cultural districts to make them shine in the construction of a modern metropolis.
Tianjin has done a good job in promoting the inheritance and development of culture, putting "cultural people, benefiting the people with culture, enriching the city with culture, and developing the industry with culture" in the grand vision of promoting the construction of socialist culture with Chinese characteristics and building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, handling the relationship between "protection" and "utilization" of historical and cultural blocks, and realizing the complementarity of "protection" and "utilization" by excavating the value and function of historical and cultural relics, so as to create a modern city model with a blend of history and modernity and profound cultural heritage.
A few days ago, the Guangming Daily research team went deep into the historical and cultural districts of Tianjin, visited the historical buildings that blend ancient and modern, Chinese and Western, and explored the practice of protecting and utilizing historical and cultural blocks in Tianjin.
Authentic and antique
"Everyone says that the ancient culture street best represents the 'Chinese' elements of Tianjin. Today, the buildings here are really antique, and the cultural, historical and life flavors make people feel thick and trendy. Yang Xiaochen, a tourist from Hebei, strolls through the ancient culture street, raising his mobile phone from time to time to record the archways, shops and sculptures in this ancient block.
Among the historical and cultural districts of Tianjin, the Ancient Culture Street is located on the west side of the Sancha estuary of the Haihe River, with a total length of 687 meters, consisting of Tianhou Temple, Gongnan Street, Gongbei Street, Gongqian Square and the surrounding streets and alleys.
There are the earliest existing wooden structure attic Yuhuang Pavilion in the urban area, Tongqingli, a courtyard community with the taste of Jingu between bricks and tiles, the Liu family compound, one of the eight major families in Tianjin, which combines Chinese and Western styles, as well as the big lion alley, sock alley, and sa gem alley, all of which are the distinctive marks of the times left in the past. Before the establishment of the city in Tianjin in 1404, the ancient culture street was the place where merchants gathered, and it has been an important living space for Tianjin people for hundreds of years, known as the "hometown of Tianjin".
Looking at the ancient street, what you see is the political communication and people, and it is also the inheritance of the cultural context. Look at the historical context of a city, and know the rise and fall of ancient and modern times. The historical and cultural district is a historical witness of Tianjin's social and urban development, condensing the wisdom and painstaking efforts of generations of unremitting exploration, and is an important embodiment of the city's characteristics and vitality. Walking on the ancient street, the bursts of allegro sound in the ears tell the character of the city, and citizen Zhang Linquan has to go to the ancient culture street every year. She said: "Whenever I come here, I feel very peaceful, as if I can instantly travel back to Tianjin and China a hundred years ago and beyond. ”
In 1860, with the opening of modern Tianjin and the influx of Western culture, Tianjin's architectural style went to a convergence of Chinese and foreign countries, including traditional Chinese official buildings and dwellings, as well as modern Western buildings of various styles and schools of architecture and dwellings from all over the world, such as Renaissance architecture, courtyard architecture and Chinese and Western architecture, etc., creating a rich and colorful architectural style and urban texture. There are more than 100 historical buildings of different periods and styles in Italy in the Yifeng area alone, which is the largest, most complete and most abundant Italian style building complex outside Italy.
At present, there are 16 historical and cultural districts in Tianjin, with more than 2,000 immovable cultural relics in the area, including about 200 former residences of celebrities and nearly 900 historical buildings recognized by the Tianjin Municipal Government.
In the downtown area of Tianjin's old town, there is an ancient building with Lingnan style - Guangdong Hall. It is the most intact, largest and most exquisitely decorated Qing Dynasty guild hall building in Tianjin. It is not only one of the commemorative places of Tianjin's important revolutionary activities in modern times, but also a palace of culture and art. Since 2012, the Tianjin Peking Opera Company has been cooperating with the Guangdong Guild Hall to carry out the "Tianjin Young Peking Opera Talent Practice Base" project, and this year is the 13th year. Wan Lin, an old student of the Yang faction, and Yan Wenqian, a veteran of the Mei faction, often perform on this stage, and they said: "Singing in the Guangdong guild hall, the 'generals' and 'phases' on the stage restore the appearance of Peking Opera art in the past. Standing on this small stage, thinking of the scene where Master Mei Lanfang once performed, a sense of sacredness arises spontaneously. ”
Protecting traditional neighborhoods, ancient buildings, and cultural relics is to preserve the history and context of the city. During the research team, a team of experts was mentioned many times by the interviewees, and Zhu Yang, dean of the Cultural Protection Institute of Tianjin University Architectural Design and Planning Research Institute Co., Ltd., was one of them. No matter the bitter cold wind or the wind and rain raging, they have always worked hard to protect the historical and cultural district. In 2024, Tianjin will organize and implement the renovation project of Liang Qichao's former residence, Li Chun's ancestral hall, and the former site of Crédit Agricole CIB. At the same time, the nearly 100-year-old commercial landmark building Quanyechang has also prepared a repair plan, which will be implemented after the project is approved. The research project on the salvage protection and maintenance of the Tianjin Stone Great Wall will be completed within this year, and strive to explore a replicable and scalable path that meets the needs of the protection of the Tianjin Ming Great Wall. After the Ancient Culture Street and Yifeng District were rated as the second batch of national tourism and leisure blocks, the Fifth Avenue Historical and Cultural District of Heping District will complete the preparation of the second batch of national cultural relics protection and utilization demonstration zones this year, so that Tianjin's cultural relics and buildings will be further "lived".
The new look of the ancient street is full of flowers
So far, there are more than 170 years of history of Tianjin clay figurine Zhang Caisou, both form and spirit, realistic and vivid, with color and color beautiful but not flashy, plain but not old, won the praise of Chinese and foreign guests.
"Our brand is characterized by being avant-garde, liking the new and not getting tired of the old, and now more and more young people are joining in." As a national intangible cultural heritage inheritor, Zhang Yu, the sixth-generation descendant of the Zhang family of Tianjin clay people, said while making the clay sculpture work of "Confucius Fuqin".
Tianjin has abundant intangible cultural heritage resources, such as traditional arts and traditional skills represented by clay figurines and woodblock prints, traditional opera and opera forms represented by Peking Opera, Ping Opera, cross talk, etc., and traditional music and folk customs activities represented by Jinmen Dharma Drums, Hangu Flying Cymbals, Gegu Baolin Meeting, etc. At present, Tianjin has 49 national intangible cultural heritage items and 357 municipal intangible cultural heritage items.
There is an old twist flower shop in Ancient Culture Street, and one of the things that the young clerk Sun Zhuo is most happy to do is to introduce the production process of cannabis flowers to customers. He proudly said that twist is one of the three uniques of Tianjin, and it is also the ingenuity of Tianjin's food, behind which is the intriguing history and culture of Tianjin.
In the warm spring sun, take a "City walk" to feel the relaxation brought by the city of Tianjin. As a light tourism method that young people are keen on nowadays, "City walk" emphasizes that there are no restrictions, and you can explore and feel the atmosphere of a city in a leisurely way. "Tianjin's style is different, and it is very good to shoot here, and it can also cultivate young people's interest in history." Shi Mengxue, a 2021 student majoring in Chinese language and literature at the School of Humanities and Arts of Tianjin University, said.
"Walking in the streets and alleys, the physical and mental fatigue suddenly disappears. Not only is it relaxing, but there is also a lot of food and fun. Yang Li, a tourist from Beijing, came to experience it on the weekend after seeing a short video of Tianjin tourism, and was really touched. Nowadays, more and more young people come to Tianjin, go deep into the corners of the streets to find the "old flavor" that only belongs to the city, and slowly taste the rich cultural heritage of the land of Jingu.
Weijin Glory is a public welfare organization in Tianjin, which organizes volunteers to carry out various forms of cultural volunteer service work in the ancient culture street during holidays. During this year's "May Day" holiday, Zhang Liyun, director of the Weijin Glory Public Welfare Center, organized volunteers to perform Allegro, cross talk and other programs, so that the historical and cultural district could maintain its vitality and let the Tianjin culture show its style on the banks of the Haihe River.
In addition to providing guidance and explanation services on holidays, the volunteer service team of Yifeng District "Yifeng Yixing" carried out the "Embedded College Student Volunteer Service System into the International Block Development Project", and also organized activities such as the Sino-Italian Intangible Cultural Heritage Creative Workshop and the Centennial Cultural Exploration of Yifeng District. "We will make dumplings with Italian friends before the Spring Festival, and we will also explain the history and culture of Yifeng District to tourists during holidays such as May Day." Volunteer Zou Mingqi said.
The northwest corner of Hongqiao District in Tianjin is on fire, and the Tianjin faction is out of the circle early. The batter spoon on the iron plate of the hot stove turned beautifully, turning away the "food stubbornness" of Tianjin people - pancake buns are not only hot in Hongqiao, but also in every corner of Tianjin. "The local pancake buns have only a few ingredients and retain the traditional characteristics." Tian Hao, the owner of a pancake bun stall in a small western-style building on Fifth Avenue in Heping District, said.
There are 8 cross talk tea houses and 10 stores in the ancient culture street, and half of the people who listen to cross talk today are young people. "I am optimistic about the advantages of the ancient culture street in terms of traditional culture and the inheritance of Jinpai culture, my store is the 9th store on the ancient culture street, and I hope to show the Jinpai culture to the people of the whole country." Manager Xu, who is about to open a store in Ancient Culture Street, said.
As a native of Tianjin, writer Feng Jicai wrote in "The Meaning of Old Streets": "Because a city has several old streets, it will have a kind of self-history, unique experience, and a sense of richness and deep nostalgia; It is a real and huge historical existence, which is not only a precious material existence, but also an irreplaceable spiritual and emotional existence, which is the meaning of Lao Cai. ”
In recent years, Tianjin has actively revitalized the resources of historical and cultural districts, so that historical buildings can burst out with vitality again. The ancient culture street has attracted a number of time-honored shops such as Gui Faxiang 18th Street Twist, Clay Man Zhang, Yangliu Youth Painting, etc., and has become a unique historical and cultural district. The former residence of Liang Qichao, the former residence of Cao Yu, and Marco Polo Square in the Italian style area have been revitalized, which not only makes the building block "live", but also attracts citizens and tourists to walk in. The Qingwangfu, Shanyili and Xiannong Compounds in the Wudao Historical and Cultural District have attracted a number of leading enterprises and key projects to settle down.
With the melodious rhyme of cultural and plastic tourism
During the investigation, the research team met Wang Libin, chairman of Beijing Fengde Media Advertising Co., Ltd. and chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Golden Tree International Documentary Festival. She said that she has come to Tianjin more frequently recently, because Tianjin is quite ingenious in protecting traditional buildings and promoting traditional culture, which provides rich materials for her Chinese and foreign documentary shooting and exchanges.
On April 30th, the ancient culture street was filled with a joyful festival atmosphere, fluttering flags, gongs and drums, the national intangible cultural heritage "Tianjin Imperial Meeting" was grandly staged, Taishi, cross-drum, Yangge and other 10 flower exhibition teams from Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei dressed in gorgeous costumes, on the whole 1.9-kilometer exhibition route, stepping on the cheerful drums, touring all the way, interpreting the modern inheritance of ancient culture for tourists. This year's event not only has a flower show, but also gives away more than 10,000 "Jinwei vegetarian dumplings" and thousands of catties of "Jinwei noodles" for tourists for free.
"'Cultural and plastic tourism, tourism and culture' is the fundamental principle of our work, to create a multicultural space integrating appreciation, travel, shopping, products and entertainment, and strive to realize Tianjin's cultural tourism from 'popular' to 'long-term red', from 'flow' to 'retention'." Peng Peng, director of the Tianjin Heping District Culture and Tourism Bureau, said.
In 2024, Tianjin's cultural tourism activities will be "full of flowers". During the Qingming Festival holiday, the blooming begonia flowers render the five avenues into a sea of pink flowers, and tourists linger in the meantime, as if they are in a fairy tale world, enjoying a comfortable and leisurely life. During the "May Day" holiday, Tianjin received a total of 14.0786 million tourists, a year-on-year increase of 27.5%, ranking among the most popular cities in the country and the top 10 most popular tourist destinations for the "post-00s".
At night, the fire trees and silver flowers on both sides of the Haihe River, the cruise ships shuttle like weaving. Listen attentively, the folk orchestra "Golden Snake Dance", the Ruan Nationality Ensemble "Mountain Song", and the Sheng Ensemble "Heaven, Earth and People" ...... Beautiful music came from the waterfront platform on the riverside, and the "'Bridge' Sees the Haihe River, Encounters Romance" Bridgeside Music Festival is performing, presenting an auditory feast for tourists.
Not only that, Tianjin actively explores a new model for the integrated development of culture, tourism and commerce, and does everything possible to give full play to the radiation effect of historical and cultural districts, strengthen the undertaking platform, and create a new engine for industrial upgrading. "Along the idea of 'Western-style building +', with the help of the historical features of 'Chinese and Western, ancient and modern', it will attract high-quality enterprises to settle in, and drive regional economic development with historical and cultural blocks." Liu Zongjin, director of the Management Committee of Tianjin Haihe Italian Style Zone, said that at present, the regional economic agglomeration and leading role of the Dayifeng District with a planned area of 1.55 square kilometers have initially emerged, and it has gradually developed into a "bridgehead" to undertake Beijing's non-capital functions and a "new engine" for the development of high-end service industries.
Experience and inspiration
Tianjin actively explores new paths, new mechanisms and new methods for the construction of "Cultural Tianjin", always adheres to the work requirements of "protection first, strengthening management, excavating value, effective utilization, and making cultural relics come alive", and actively explores effective ways for the protection and utilization of historical and cultural blocks.
First, adhere to planning first and draw a new blueprint for high-quality development. Adhering to the concept of "comprehensively protecting the features of the ancient city", the "Tianjin Historical and Cultural City Protection Plan (2020-2035)" was compiled to form an overall protection structure of "one city, two districts, two belts, and multiple points". Complete the protection plan of historical and cultural blocks and the control planning of ancient city neighborhoods, and build a multi-level and multi-dimensional protection planning system. Normative documents such as the Regulations on the Protection of Historic Buildings in Tianjin have further improved the system of policies and regulations for the protection of historic buildings.
The second is to explore unique IPs and create new cultural landmarks in the city. Adhere to market-oriented operation, realize the renewal and upgrading of historical and cultural blocks, and explore the formation of a "historical style building +" model. For example, the Dongtianxian Theater in Hebei District was restored with "historical architecture + opera", Deyun Club was introduced, the immersive performance of Cao Yu Theater in Yifeng District was restored with "historical architecture + performance", and the first live light show of the former residence of celebrities in Liang Qichao Memorial Hall in Hebei District was launched with "historical architecture + technology". Through innovation and empowerment, we will promote the in-depth integration of cultural and tourism formats, markets and products, and inject new vitality, continue new stories and bring new popularity to old buildings.
The third is to enrich consumption scenarios and build a new highland for the integration of business, tourism and culture. Grasp the important festival nodes, plan and carry out a variety of theme activities, so that the style of the building "live", the historical story "move", and the festival atmosphere "fire". For example, we will continue to expand consumption scenarios, create parallel reality digital immersion projects, build an IP matrix of historical and cultural blocks with high standards, build an online and offline co-creation platform for digital cultural tourism, and explore a multi-element cross-border integration development model of "data + intelligence + scenario".
Fourth, give full play to the radiation effect and create a new engine for industrial upgrading. Actively expand the radiation effect of historical and cultural districts to drive the surrounding development, and systematically plan the development positioning of historical and cultural districts. In accordance with the domestic first-class standards, we will revitalize the historical and cultural resources, cooperate with internationally renowned teams and professional institutions to design the layout of the commercial formats in the core area with high standards, and attract high-quality enterprises to settle in through the resources of the historical and cultural districts. Promote the formation of a functional layout of "commercial core + industrial U valley + ecological corridor". With leading enterprises as the traction, we will gather key enterprises to create a new engine for industrial upgrading.
Fifth, we should highlight joint construction and joint governance, and explore new models of cooperation in various fields. Tianjin's characteristics and charm need to be integrated into the historical and cultural districts and citizens' lives to protect and carry forward. It is necessary to strengthen the innovation of management mechanisms, straighten out the relationship between the responsibilities of "inside and outside" and "between blocks" in historical and cultural blocks, and continue to closely cooperate with departments to form a work pattern of joint management and efficient linkage. Make good use of the two hands of "market" and "government", and select and strengthen the members and backbone teams of the management committee of the historical and cultural district and the "one meeting and one division" of the historical and cultural district company. We will explore new types of school-local co-construction, jointly launch the "Youth Innovation Program" with well-known universities, improve the guide signs of historical and cultural districts, and develop a series of themed cultural and creative products for Western-style buildings. Set up a volunteer service team for historical and cultural blocks, unite with major universities, organize college students to go deep into the neighborhood to provide guidance, explanation and other services, and improve the management level of scenic spots and tourist experience, so as to truly realize "cultural people, cultural people, cultural people, cultural city, cultural industry" and other levels of citizens, tourists and tourism service providers.