Experts questioned the ancient residence of Cai in Quanzhou by? Destructive conservation?

Unrepaired original appearance

"Repair like this, 'repair the old is not as good as the old', is simply a 'destructive protection'." Yesterday morning, just after visiting the Cai's ancient homes of the ancient houses of cultural research scholars, Professor Luo Zhongzhao called, the Cai's ancient homes of the repair status of their own question.

Question

"Double Swallow back to the ridge" was straightened?

Luo Zhongzhao said, "the ancient big house" originated in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms when the Min State, and now has a lot of villages all over the southern Min language, "double Yan to the ridge" of the ridge is a typical symbol of the ancient big house in southern Min.

And in the visit is located in Nan'an Guanqiao town of Cai's ancient homes, Luo Zhongzhao worried, he said: "These repaired swallow-tailed spine process is not pass, the curve is not smooth enough, less than the original swallow-tailed spine Lingkong Dashu return to the sense of the curves, did not have the original spirit."

Yesterday at noon, the reporter followed the Locke Zhongzhao again came to the Cai's ancient homes, only to see the main entrance next to an ancient Alcove has been covered up, a few workers are on the roof of the house for repair, and next to a, is the ancestral home, the ancestral home in front of the stacked a few burned by the fire of the wooden beams. "Look, there are figures molded on the swallowtail ridge, which is the symbol of the ancestral home." Locke Zhongzhao said, this after the restoration of the ancestral home, although the repair of the swallowtail ridge, but the craftsmanship is poor, and the original appearance is very different.

Is it difficult to reproduce the exquisite clay sculpture?

A closer look at the Cai's ancient residence, you will find that the eaves of the commonly known as "waterwheel plug" position has many clay sculptures, the performance of the content of the landscape scenery, people, flowers and birds, etc., with a variety of colors; the top of the external windows on the wall of the Jade Pei rolls, ancient coins, and other forms of stucco plastic designs; the ridge and the Alcove front parapet, fragments of colorful ceramic bowls were pasted into realistic patterns of dragons, phoenixes, lions and lions, flowers, insects and fish.

"The mud sculptures here are not protected and they are not repaired." Luo Zhongzhao said, mud sculpture is a peculiar sculpture craft originating from southern Fujian, the conservation value is very high, should be better protected and repaired.

Wooden components a little rough?

The appearance of the old Minnan house is mostly composed of masonry, the house is mainly some wooden components, the level of its production process is also quite high.

"Replacement of such components, you must first take pictures, measure the size, and then according to the original style, process, replication, installation." Luo Zhongzhao lamented that hundreds of years ago, the construction of the ancient Alcove, because of its sitting direction, reasonable space, many houses are still inhabited, "warm in winter and cool in summer, very suitable for living."

He said that with the accelerated pace of social life, some traditional crafts have no successors, in repairing such ancient alcoves, some workers in order to catch up with the schedule, the original need to spend ten days of components, two or three days to get it done, "slow work can only be out of the work of the pieces of work, piecemeal work, do out of the things will not be able to withstand".

Said

The masses had their own maintenance

● Nanan City, Director of the Office of Cultural Affairs Yang Xiaochuan

In 2001, Cai's ancient residential complex was announced by the State Council as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units, after which the repair work has begun one after another.

A few years ago, they began to apply to the State Bureau of Cultural Heritage for special repair funds for the repair of the Cai's ancient residential complex of 10 ancient houses, the funds applied for after the success of the first phase of the restoration of which began in October last year, 5 buildings. Currently being repaired, is built in the Guangxu period of Cai Shallow Alley and De Tie Alley, as well as built in the Tongzhi period of the You Series Alley.

In the past, Cai's ancient homes have suffered from fire and special period of destruction, during which some of the masses of the "ancient Alley" self-maintenance, maintenance standards are uneven.

The design was

approved by the State Bureau of Cultural Heritage

● Liu Dashan, head of the Quanzhou Prickly Tong Ancient Architecture Co.

The Cai's ancient residential maintenance invited by the State Bureau of Cultural Heritage announced the construction of cultural relics protection of the first-class qualification unit - Quanzhou Prickly Tong Ancient Architecture Engineering Co. Ltd.

The person in charge of the company said that the entire repair project from the design program to the allocation of funds, are approved by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. The repair in line with the principle of repairing the old as the old, the construction process in accordance with the design program, the project will accept the acceptance of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage after completion.

We should adhere to the "ancient methods and techniques"

● Jiang Qinquan, the inheritor of the traditional residential construction techniques in southern Minnan

Traditional residential buildings in southern Minnan should not only be repaired in the process of preservation but also retained in the past. "The traditional craftsmanship should be preserved. Dovetail ridge is Quanzhou "ancient Alley" charm of the main performance aspects, in the maintenance process, should be in accordance with the norms of construction, as far as possible to make its original flavor to be preserved. Construction unit should ensure that the main project manager, technical personnel construction qualifications.

Quanzhou in the traditional residential architecture or some talent, but in the specific construction and maintenance process, whether it can adhere to the "ancient method of ancient art" repair is unknown.

Maintenance companies

Uneven strength

● Municipal Bureau of Culture, Broadcasting and New Bureau deputy director of the out of Bao Yang

Before the repair of such ancient buildings, generally set some "thresholds" to ensure the quality of maintenance; secondly, it is also due to the inheritance of ancient architectural techniques and continuity.

But now the project, as long as the amount of more than a million dollars, are required to bidding, to select the construction unit, although this is also a fair and equitable embodiment, but the qualified maintenance company, the strength of the uneven quality of craftsmanship is also an impact. He cited an example, like the arc of the swallow tail ridge, the use of straight cocking techniques, or oblique cocking process, the layman simply can not see, under normal circumstances, it is difficult to have a defined standard.

◆ Interviews

"Double Swallow back to the ridge" to have "spirit"

"Southern Fujian red brick culture, unique, facing the danger of cultural faults, and call on all sectors of society to pay more attention to. attention." Yesterday, as a Minnan Luo Zhongzhao, talked about the survival of the ancient Alcove status quo, concern overflowed.

Double Swallow to the ridge of the Palace from

Minnan red brick world without equal

Out of the brick into the stone, double Swallow to the ridge of the red Alley is the unique cultural heritage of Fujian and Taiwan. Luo Zhongzhao introduced, Minnan residential ancient big house roof design in centuries of evolution contains too many emotional factors. "The shape of the roof ridge brings out the affection of parents who look forward to the return of their children." He said, "double swallows return to the ridge" roof design, the unique curve formed by the air speed back, as far away as the loved ones in the countryside of homesickness.

A "Double Swallow back to the ridge" of the "ancient Alley", and the surrounding rolling hills echo, and interesting, creating a special Minnan red brick culture.

"Talking" roof

Repair less "spirit"

"Architecture is solidified music, the building also has its own spirit. " Luo Zhongzhao frankly, his hometown red brick culture has a great influence on his architectural design career.

However, at present, some places in the repair of ancient dwellings, completely disregard the details of these unique culture, "one size fits all", "the original exquisite roofs, once repaired, become rigid, lack of 'essence of spirit ', which is heartbreaking." He believes that this treatment of residential rough behavior, someone to regulate, stop, otherwise the traditional architecture is a devastating blow.

Village and town "three old" transformation

Add a little culture more "flavor"

At present, Quanzhou districts have set off the "three old" transformation boom!

At present, Quanzhou districts have set off a "three old" transformation boom, Luo Zhongzhao suggested that in the transformation at the same time, the integration of southern Fujian architectural culture, will make the original building more "flavor".

Luo Zhongzhao said, for example, as one of the provincial small towns comprehensive reform and construction of pilot Jinjing Town, the town has a lot of historical value of the "ancient Alley", these elements can be used as an important element of the new rural building in the construction process. At the same time, in the process of new rural construction, can be appropriate use of ancient buildings, ancient residential elements to develop folk culture tourism projects, inheritance of southern Fujian architectural culture.

◆Reporter's Note

"Repair the old as the old" treat "national treasure"

Listed as a "national treasure" of the Cai's ancient residential complex, the ridge is high, carved beams and painted buildings, excellent craftsmanship. Quanzhou region, a lot of similar buildings, is an ancestor left behind a difficult to regenerate wealth.

Declare "China's World Heritage Tentative List", the organization maintenance and repair, the development of tourism resources, are in order to be able to save them well and inheritance. In this case, we should treat these "treasures" with care and attention, and pay attention to them from the bottom of our hearts.

The rapid development of modern architecture, ancient architecture of all kinds of skills inheritance of no one, may cause cultural faults, this phenomenon has occurred more than one or two, should cause more people to pay attention to and ponder.

I hope that the future repair work, from the program to the approval and then to the construction, layer by layer to check, well-prepared and then do it, to retain the ancient house "original soup juice", and eternal transmission of shelter for future generations.