[Reprinted] Why should we protect the ancient buildings in the city?

From these seemingly broken blocks, you can not only find the extension of the city spirit, but also taste the poetry and spirituality of the city yesterday from these unique scenery. Each of us, even the most prominent figures, is just a passer-by compared with them, and will disappear in the blink of an eye, but only they are eternal! There is no reason for us to risk breaking national laws and wantonly destroying those precious heritages accumulated for countless years by relying on our short-sightedness and being confused by interests and ignorance. This is an illegal and criminal act of sorry for ancestors and children! Key words: the significance of ancient architecture &; Nbsp& ampnbsp; Protect the ancient buildings in the city. I think the city is the carrier of history and culture, because it is a history of human civilization written with bricks, tiles, stones and wood, which has silently passed on human history and culture for thousands of years. Time is invisible. The sun and the moon rise and fall like running water, so we call it year. Of course, time can't catch the invisible things, but in the traces left by time, we find the original characteristics, texture and memory of the ancient city of thousands of years. It is true that every city cannot remain unchanged for thousands of years. Cities are as vibrant as people. Urban renewal is the objective mechanism of urban self-regulation. Our ancestors were much smarter than us. While the city is developing normally, it pays great attention to protecting the most valuable urban birthmarks, so that many excellent historical and cultural heritages and urban characteristics can be preserved, thus inheriting the historical context of the city. They know that ancient buildings need to be simple and desolate, otherwise they will lose their shocking power! Significance of ancient architecture: Ancient architecture is an object that stimulates patriotic enthusiasm and national self-confidence. In the global village of the human world, every nation strives to create its own material civilization in its own land. Due to the differences in living environment, lifestyle, language and religious beliefs, many different national cultures have been formed. Different national cultures are all part of the world cultural system. Every country cherishes its national culture and is proud of its achievements. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, patriotic scholars and people of insight rose up against aggression and plunder at the critical juncture of the Chinese nation's life and death, and initiated the establishment of organizations to protect and study ancient buildings. The late Professor Liang Sicheng and Professor Liu Dunzhen entered the "China Architectural Society" in the 1930s when the war was raging, and engaged in the investigation, research, protection and maintenance of bad ancient buildings. Some architects engaged in design work, such as Professor Yang Tingbao of Nanjing Institute of Technology, also actively supported the protection and maintenance of cultural relics and ancient buildings in the ancient capital (Beiping), and made contributions to the protection of the country's ancient architectural heritage. Many ancient buildings with grand projects and exquisite art are the crystallization of the sweat and wisdom of working people for many years. They reflect the high achievements of the creative talents of the ancient working people and symbolize the fine traditions of the Chinese nation. For example, the famous Great Wall and Grand Canal in Wan Li are great ancient projects in the world, which have long been recorded in the history of world civilization as a miracle of mankind; Anji Bridge in Zhao County, Hebei Province was far ahead in the world bridge science at that time. The wooden tower of Liao Dynasty Buddha Temple in Yingxian County, Shanxi Province is the highest existing wooden structure building in the world and the peak in the technical history of wooden structure building. The Forbidden City in Beijing in Ming and Qing Dynasties is the largest existing palace with exquisite architecture in the world, which is unique in planning and layout, artistic decoration, civil structure and other aspects. These ancient buildings fully demonstrate the talent of China people to create miracles on earth. When people face these magnificent architectural engineering relics and relive the splendid history and culture created by the ancients, they are all amazed. Just as an audience wrote after visiting the ancient buildings such as the Great Wall and the Summer Palace in Wan Li: The ancient people who suffered greatly were able to create such great buildings and exquisite gardens under the condition of backward production tools, then we should be able to create even greater miracles under such superior conditions today! Only in this way can we be worthy of the ancestors of the Chinese nation, rank among the advanced nations in the world, and make due contributions to human civilization. Ancient architecture is an example of studying historical science. Like other material and cultural heritages, the development of ancient buildings themselves often reflects the level of productivity development. Therefore, ancient architecture is a good physical evidence to study the history of social development. Russian writer Nikolai Gogol once wrote: "Architecture is also the yearbook of the world. When songs and legends are silent, it is still talking. " That's true. Today, from the Neolithic residential buildings in banpo village, Xi 'an, we can see how people lived a primitive collective life more than 6,000 years ago. From the end of the primitive society such as Dawenkou, residential sites and tomb buildings, we can see that social classes began to divide. From the comparison between the gorgeous Beijing Palace Museum and the humble houses, we can see the hierarchical relationship between the rulers and the ruled. Even in the Forbidden City, you can see the contrast between the palace where Empress Dowager Cixi lived and the hut where enslaved maids and eunuchs lived. There are two rows of townhouses outside Gan Qing, called the Military Department and Jiuqing House, which are places where senior officials advise the emperor to rule the people. But compared with the main hall and the deep palace, they are so small that they clearly reflect the hierarchical concept of society at that time. From the capital to the city walls, government offices and prisons of states, prefectures and counties, we can see the fact of confrontation between officials and people in historical periods. From the study of temples, pagodas, cave temples, Confucius temples, Taoist temples and other architectural relics, we can know the fact that religion has risen and fallen for many years. Architectural science is a comprehensive science, which is closely related to the development of other sciences. Therefore, from the study of ancient buildings, we can see the development level of other sciences in the same period. Zhao Zhouqiao, Hebei Province, for example, is a big stone bridge with single-hole arc coupons and four small coupons. Bridge opening has a small arc and a large span. Without the high development of mathematics, engineering mechanics and physics at that time, it would be unthinkable to build such a magical bridge. Another example is the Zhougong viewing platform in Gaocheng Town, Dengfeng, Henan Province, which was built in the Yuan Dynasty. It is the oldest existing observatory in China. At that time, the earth cycle rate measured here was almost exactly the same as the most accurate earth cycle rate figure in modern times. And so on, all provide various examples for studying the development history of natural science and technology. Of course, ancient buildings are direct physical examples of studying architectural history. The existing ancient buildings in China are a physical architectural history, and they are vivid and reliable materials for studying the layout, artistic modeling, national style, architectural structure, materials, construction and related science and technology of ancient buildings in China. Without this large amount of physical evidence, the study of China's architectural history can only be empty talk. Ancient architecture is an important reference for new architectural design and new artistic creation. For thousands of years, countless construction craftsmen have made a lot of inventions in building layout, building materials, construction, architectural art decoration, architectural traditional style and so on, and accumulated rich experience. These are still precious treasures that we should inherit today. For example, in terms of architectural layout, China ancient garden design has a unique way of using nature, adapting to nature and creating nature. When arranging gardens, artisans should make full use of the original mountainous terrain, carefully consider the characteristics of water sources, hills and flat land, and build some pavilions, verandahs, temples, trees, flowers and plants, rockeries, etc. , so that they have various forms, set each other off into interest, blend into one, and are full of poetry and painting. When some places need artificial landscaping, they will strive to form the beauty of natural mountains, waters, forests and springs, and achieve the artistic conception of "man-made and natural". These unique traditional experiences have far-reaching influence not only in China, but also in the world, and people still attach importance to them. In the use of building materials, ancient builders have also created many experiences of "taking local materials and making policies according to their materials" in their long-term practice. They use local raw materials (wood, bamboo, bricks, stones, etc.). ) cleverly processed, creating the world's highest level of wood structure construction technology. In terms of architectural engineering technology, ancient craftsmen in China created a unique "bucket arch" structure, forming two major wood structure systems, namely "beam-column type" and "through bucket type". From the existing Han tombs, stone chambers, brick towers and other relics, we can see the level of masonry construction technology reached two thousand years ago. Liang Shi, Hudu Bridge in Quanzhou, Fujian, weighs 200 tons. How craftsmen put them on the turbulent rapids is still amazing. From the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the great achievements of ancient craftsmen in the use of masonry can be found in brick towers and stone towers preserved all over the country. Other building materials, such as copper, iron, glazed tiles, gypsum and bamboo, have also created corresponding structural methods according to their properties, which have solved the structural problems of buildings for thousands of years. These architectural techniques and experiences are still circulated among the vast number of construction craftsmen. We should sum up these experiences scientifically, inherit and popularize them. The decorative arts of China's ancient buildings, such as wood carving, stone carving, brick carving, glass, colored painting, mural painting, plastic decoration, mosaic and stacking, are unique and have made great achievements. These are all part of the ancient art heritage, which is of great value for studying the history of art development and creating new socialist art, many of which have been inherited and used for reference by people for thousands of years. This is a well-known fact and needs no further explanation. Of course, due to the limitation of historical conditions, we must make new creations according to the needs of today's scientific and technological level and lifestyle, and we must never copy them mechanically. Ancient architecture is a good place for people's cultural tourism and an important material basis for developing tourism. As mentioned above, many ancient buildings and gardens still have the use value for people to travel. It is true that there are many famous monks in the world. In the past, emperors, officials, landlords and monks occupied famous mountain resorts at will, and built detached palaces, pavilions, villas, gardens and Taoist temples there. Now, most of the ancient buildings we have preserved are palaces, gardens, temples and gardens. It naturally attracts the attention and yearning of Chinese and foreign tourists. With the development of production and the continuous improvement of people's material living standards. This need for rest and appreciation will be even more urgent. People who go to Xi 'an don't want to climb the Big Wild Goose Pagoda on a sunny spring day or a crisp autumn day to keep an open mind. No one who comes to Beijing will miss the opportunity to visit the Forbidden City, Beihai, the Summer Palace, the Ming Tombs and Badaling. People who go to Suzhou from Shanghai, Nanjing and all over the country are always attracted by the beautiful Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, Canglang Pavilion and Lion Forest. Hangzhou West Lake, Wuyue Mountain and countless ancient buildings all over the country attract countless tourists with their beautiful and colorful scenery every day. Protecting and maintaining ancient buildings is an indispensable material condition for developing tourism; And the development of tourism will promote the maintenance and protection of ancient buildings and gardens, kill two birds with one stone, why not! When you stand in the 2 1 century, a city full of temptations and colorful neighborhoods, open your wise eyes, look back at history, look back at the glory of your homeland, and look back at the sweat of your ancestors ... what do you think? Although ancient buildings and historical and cultural blocks have experienced ups and downs for more than a thousand years, their historical memories are deposited between this brick and tile and a stone and a tree. They are elves with a long history and traces of lost years. From these seemingly broken blocks, you can not only find the extension of the city spirit, but also taste the poetry and spirituality of the city yesterday from these unique scenery. Each of us, even the most prominent figures, is just a passer-by compared with them, and will disappear in the blink of an eye, but only they are eternal! There is no reason for us to risk breaking national laws and wantonly destroying those precious heritages accumulated for countless years by relying on our short-sightedness and being confused by interests and ignorance. This is an illegal and criminal act of sorry for ancestors and children! As a modern man with culture, personality and value, can't you really find that kind of spiritual reflection worthy of your deep dignity and awe in the face of countless structures, sundries, old houses, monuments and other relics left by your ancestors that carry their thoughts, spirits and lives? All this is like a distant scenery, you can taste it ... We can't choose our own time to live, but the time that flies like a bird and passes like a river chooses people's survival and destiny. Material desires, good memories and good customs are gone, which is by no means the final outcome pursued by our generation or our descendants! What are we praying for? Let the years witness it! Let us * * * contribute to the protection of urban ancient buildings!