How to Meet the Future in Historical Values

How to meet the future from historical value?

Continuing the connotation of traditional villages and enriching the characteristics of modern cities

Into the villages scattered in various districts of Foshan, well-preserved Ming and Qing dynasty ancient buildings, the sound of ancient songs and tunes, and plain and natural simplicity of the people ...... time suddenly slows down; and once you get out of the countryside into the center of the urban area, the villages are as if they never existed, and fast-paced city life drowns them out. The fast-paced city life will drown them.

"For a long time, people have lacked due awareness of the value of traditional villages." The result is the destruction of cultural heritage and historical features by large-scale demolition and construction in the process of urbanization, according to the head of the Chancheng District Land, Urban Construction and Water Affairs Bureau.

"The countryside is the root of the ancestors, the root of the farming culture and the root of the people. If traditional villages disappear, the people's roots are gone." Zhou Guofu, deputy director of the Committee for Literature, History and Studies of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, believes that protecting traditional villages is protecting China's traditional culture. The traditional and original countryside flavor and appearance is the mark that distinguishes a region from other places. The value of preserving what our ancestors have left us will be incalculable.

Shunde Bijiang style.

Back to basics "ancient" tour into a boom

Tomorrow (28), the Foshan City Tourism Bureau organization of tourism departments, scenic spots and enterprises went to Guiyang City, Foshan Tourism (Guizhou) will be held to promote the South China Sea District, the Nanhai District, the ancient villages tour has also become the focus of the Nanhai Tourism promotion content. "Nanhai has been collecting and recording intangible cultural heritage for a long time, and has also incorporated many representative folk cultures into tourism routes to enhance their vitality." Yi Kun, deputy director of the Nanhai District Culture and Sports Bureau, said.

And this is not the wishful thinking of the cultural and tourism sector, and has become a long time living in the city people a "return to basics" desire. Busy week's work, find an ecological, natural place to relax, become the pursuit of life of many city people.

"Meet the people 'thinking of ancient' feelings of the ancient village tour, is gradually becoming a new tourism trend." The person in charge of Sanshui District Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau believes that most modern people like to return to the countryside and rural areas to calm their minds, and most of the ancient village tours are short journeys, suitable for weekend trips for neighboring citizens, and more feasible and attractive.

And for Shunde District, the idea has begun to materialize into action. Shunde District Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau Secretary Lu Jianzhong said that this year, on the basis of good repair work in traditional villages, traditional villages and Shunde food culture, traditional folklore and tourism integration, Shunde traditional villages into a cultural carrier to carry a diversity. Such as Fengjian Xingtan, Beijiao Bijiang and Lechuan Shabian three villages, will take the form of "culture +", the integration of food, traditional folklore, Lingnan water town culture and tourism elements, traditional villages will not just be a combination of traditional buildings, but a vibrant village rich in Shunde folklore and modern elements.

Traditional villages to promote the development of cultural industries

Fengjian water village. / Foshan Daily reporter Deng Wusheng photo

In fact, this "thinking about the old" craze is not a whim of the people, but the economic level of development to a certain stage of the inevitable phenomenon. "Human beings are born to love the new but also nostalgic for the old." The Foshan traditional village research experts, Guangdong University of Technology, School of Architecture and Urban Planning Dean Zhu Xuemei pointed out that, with the development of the economy, people's understanding of tradition and nature will be the higher, the more they want to look for their ancestors, searching for their roots, therefore, based on the present we should look at the longer term.

This year, the construction of culture-oriented city, cultural tourism industry as the city's pillar industry, written into the Foshan municipal party committee and municipal government's work report, but also highlights from the municipal level on the importance of cultural heritage. Traditional village excavation and protection has been repeatedly mentioned at all levels of government, Lu Jianzhong said, Foshan's cultural tourism work can be rich in Lingnan water village flavor of traditional villages for in-depth excavation, and to be packaged and promoted, will be made into another Foshan cultural business card, to attract more tourists and outsiders to recognize the diversity of Foshan.

Tang Xiuyun, deputy director of Chancheng District Culture and Sports Bureau and District Tourism Bureau, suggests that the protection of traditional villages should be considered in the planning stage of how to combine with tourism, for specific villages to demonstrate whether they have tourism development, from the restoration of the style of ancient villages, the construction of infrastructure to the attractions of the logo of the reminder of the need to have a clear plan. The use of this to create a brand of leisure tourism, can attract tourists from Guangzhou and other neighboring regions to travel to Zen, will be a good resource.

"Through the publicity and promotion of traditional villages and the creation of characteristic villages, it can attract artists and design talents to take root here and create, forming an art industry chain." Sanshui District Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, said the protection of traditional villages more value lies in the development of cultural industries, both domestic and foreign, historical villages, traditional villages are domestic and foreign artists, design talents, high-tech talents like to gather in the place, the added value behind it will be far greater than the tourism itself.

Inheriting civilization highlights Foshan city characteristics

"Relying on the existing landscape veins and other unique scenery, let the city integrate into nature ...... to incorporate modern elements, and more importantly, to protect and carry forward the traditional excellent culture, and continue the city's historical lineage. " In the central urbanization work conference, relying on the landscape veins, showing the direction of the city's characteristics, has been put into the requirements for the construction of towns and cities, the tourism boom is a booster, so that more citizens and villagers to participate in this action.

"Traditional villages, not only give the city connotation and flavor, but also record the pulse of the development of the industrial city of Foshan." Lu Jianzhong understands the significance of traditional villages for the city of Foshan in this way. Gubo, deputy director of the Gaoming District Culture and Sports Bureau, also said that such publicity and promotion can make people not only understand that Foshan has developed industries, but also a rich cultural accumulation of traditional villages, which makes the formation of Foshan's urban spiritual quality more three-dimensional.

How to change from the impression of "Made in Foshan" to the beauty of "Humanistic Foshan"? Systematically and holistically retain the appearance of the traditional villages in Foshan or will be the way to go. Its original form, recorded in the city of Foshan's natural beauty and cultural flavor, can be better linked to Foshan as "China's four great towns, historical and cultural city," the heritage of the formation of the overall effect.

"The value of traditional villages is not only the historical value, but also the future value. It is for the sake of the future that we must protect our heritage and pass on our civilization." Liu Dewang, deputy director of the Committee for Literature, History and Studies of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said. "At least the characteristics are there." Zhu Xuemei said that even though traditional villages are dwindling, the fact that they can be preserved will surely inject more cultural connotations into the city and region in the future.

Coordinated by Qiu Leyun, reporter of Foshan Daily

Written by Qiu Leyun, He Choyao, Wu Li, Zheng Yichun, Huang Wenting, trainee reporter Xie Weijun of Foshan Daily