Renmin Road

Renmin Road is a very prosperous pedestrian street in the ancient city. There are not only all kinds of snacks, but also all kinds of stalls, which is worthy of the name of "a paradise for stall owners".

Renmin Road

Renmin Road is a north-south main road, South North artery and central axis of Suzhou. It is located in the west of the center of Suzhou. It starts from the intersection of Jinzhuan road and Zhijin road in the north and ends at the intersection of Nanhuan East Road and Nanhuan West Road in the south. Renmin Road is 10.5km long and 40m wide. Except for the section of Renmin Road (Zhuhui road pingmenqiao), which is a two-way four lane road, the rest of the sections are two-way six lane road.

Renmin Road passes through Guanqian business district and Nanmen Business District of Suzhou. Suzhou rail transit has eight stations on Renmin Road from north to south, including pinglong Road East Station of line 2, Pinghe Road Station of line 2 and line 6, beisita station of line 4 and line 10, chayuanchang station of line 4, leqiao station of line 1 and line 4, sanyuanfang station of line 4, Nanmen station of line 4 and line 5, and Renmin bridge south station of line 4.

Renmin Road is also a cultural corridor. Along Renmin Road, there are many historical and cultural relics, such as Canglang Pavilion, Baoen temple, Confucian temple, Yiyuan, etc. on both sides of the main road, many old streets and alleys also contain historical allusions and the leisure days of the common people. Garden culture, former residence culture, bridge culture, street culture Interweave with each other, form a profound cultural heritage, all the way to inherit the context of the city.

In 1951, sanyuanfang and HuLong street were collectively referred to as "Renmin Road".

History of change

1928: the section from Xianghuaqiao to chayuanchang was widened, 7 meters wide, with gravel pavement.

1941: it was widened to Yinma bridge, 9-12M wide, with marble pavement.

1943: newly built Yinma bridge to sanyuanfang section.

1951: from sanyuanfang to Nanmen, the newly built Renmin bridge is 14 meters wide and has a coal dust road surface.

1993: after 42 years of widening, rebuilding and rebuilding, Renmin Road has become a 30-45m wide asphalt pavement. However, the expressways from Zhuhui road to sanyuanfang and from yinmaqiao to DASHITOU lane are small long stone roads.

2000: Renmin Road was reconstructed again, and the remaining square stone pavement was replaced by asphalt pavement.

2003: after another comprehensive reconstruction of Renmin Road, a new "bus lane" was set up.

February 27-december 31, 2016: Taking the opportunity of the completion of Suzhou rail transit line 4, the comprehensive upgrading project of Renmin Road (pingmen bridge Tuanjie bridge) section was carried out. This is the need to build the urban road traffic axis, to show the history and style of Suzhou, and to improve the quality of urban space.

History of style change

Pingmen Avenue (photo taken around 1940): pingmen Avenue was opened at the end of the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), from Xianghua bridge to pingmen.

Ganjiangfangkou, Renmin Road (photo taken in 1960): located in the north of leqiao, there is a signboard of ganjiangfang on the right corner building.

On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the people's Republic of China in 1958, Renmin Road was widened again.

People's road Yiyuan gate (photo taken in 1973): on the left is the shops in front of Yiyuan gate and jiayufang. The road was widened during the Anti Japanese War, so the buildings along the street are of the style of the Republic of China

Street View on the east side of Yinma bridge, Renmin Road (taken in the early 1980s)

Landscape of Renmin bridge section of Renmin Road (taken in 1970s)

Beisi pagoda on Renmin Road (after reconstruction in 2003)

Renmin Road used to be named

Renmin Road, from the north of Shuyuan lane to Xianghuaqiao, was called "Dajie" in Tang Dynasty. Later, it was named "Wolong Street" because it was shaped like Wolong (commonly known as Confucius Temple as the leader and Beisi tower as the dragon tail).

During Emperor Qianlong's southern tour of Suzhou, hundreds of officials of the prefectures and counties took over and escorted here, so it was renamed "HuLong Street".

After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, it was once renamed "zhongzhenglu". Suzhou folk, because every morning, along the street is lined up with toilet (toilet) occupation, so called "toilet Street".

origin

From the entrance of Shuyuan alley in the north to canglangting street in the south, it used to be called "sanyuanfang". In 1781, Suzhou built a memorial archway for Qian Xuan, who was named "Lianzhong Sanyuan". Therefore, the place name and road name of "sanyuanfang" came into being. In the Qing Dynasty, "the number one scholar" was a special product of Suzhou. It's not unusual. Why did he set up a memorial archway for Qian? Because - Lianzhong Sanyuan, that is to say, Jieyuan, Huiyuan and No. 1 in a row. Qian Xuan was the first person to "connect the three yuan" in Qing Dynasty. There were only three in the Qing Dynasty, and only 18 in the whole history of the imperial examination (15 scholars and 3 Military scholars).

Comprehensive upgrading project

Project objectives

Renmin Road will be built into "traffic axis, landscape Avenue, cultural corridor and fashion window".

Road improvement

To the north of Xinshi Road, it is still a two-way four lane road, which is not different from before; to the south of Xinshi Road, it is transformed into a two-way six lane road, and the bus lane is on the outside of the two-way four lane road.

Landscape improvement

Besides roads, landscape improvement is also an important part of comprehensive reform. Different road sections will have unique themes.

The historical and cultural landscape area of Beisi pagoda from pingmen bridge to northwest street is characterized by "ancient charm and introverted style";

The cultural area of Guanqian commercial landscape from northwest street to Ganjiang road is characterized by "delicacy and elegance";

Ganjiang Road, Daoqian street, Shizi street, leqiao business landscape and cultural area, with the style of "solemn and friendly";

Daoqian street, Shizi street and Zhuhui Road, the comprehensive cultural landscape area of Canglang Pavilion of Confucian temple, is characterized by "tranquility and elegance";

The South Gate commercial landscape area of Zhuhui road Renmin bridge features "fashion and harmony";

Renmin bridge the South Ring comprehensive landscape area of Tuanjie bridge is characterized by "atmosphere and high-end".

Transformation of small garden

Pingmen Garden: the promotion strategy focuses on the repair, mainly on the improvement of people's roadside pavement.

Leqiao Square: I feel very grand. The rest and stay space should be far away from the rail transit equipment as far as possible, the unified railings should be set to eliminate the potential safety hazards, and the surrounding space should be isolated by green space and covered by green space.

Library garden tour: the focus is to restore the original vitality of the site, which reflects the traditional academy culture of Wu with equal emphasis on morality and industry and the integration of practice and knowledge.

Confucius Temple Garden: Yanzi lecture sculpture will be preserved and the greening will be restored. Repair and improve the surrounding green space.

Green space in front of Fanzhuang.

Results of upgrading

1. High standard of municipal construction

The renovation project has realized the expansion of rainwater and sewage pipes, the entry of municipal pipelines into the ground, the reconstruction of asphalt pavement, etc., and all kinds of municipal facilities have been further updated and improved.

In this renovation, all the underground pipelines along Renmin Road have been renewed, and the prospective capacity has also been considered. "If there is no force majeure, there will be no need to change it for 20 years." Cao Nanping is very confident. After the underground reconstruction, the asphalt paving on the ground is of high standard, and three layers of asphalt are used for the first time in the carriageway. Especially in the bus stop, semi flexible asphalt is used for the first time, "which can effectively avoid rutting, bulging and other phenomena."

According to the plan, the facade renovation of the building is designed from the perspective of inheriting the original characteristic landscape of Renmin Road, coordinating the architectural style along the line and the overall environment of the ancient city, according to the ancient rhyme, commercial rhyme, literary rhyme and Shang rhyme. The ancient rhyme section is from pingmen bridge to causality lane, and the buildings are renovated according to the traditional Soviet style; the shangyun section is from causality lane to leqiao, and the architectural style is a combination of modern and traditional; the Wenyun section is from leqiao to Zhuhui, and the historical and cultural landscape along the line is excavated; the shangyun section is from Zhuhui road to Tuanjie bridge, and the architectural style is mainly modern. Through the rectification, the previous problems such as multi-storey shop recruitment, illegal road occupation, mobile electronic screen, and random wall posting have been greatly improved, and all businesses along the line have a new look. The facades of residential buildings and buildings of enterprises and institutions along the line have also been painted. Combined with the renovation, it also eliminated many potential safety hazards such as falling off of external walls of houses, solved many livelihood problems such as roof leakage, external wall leakage and dark corridor, and improved the quality of life of residents along the line.

The exterior walls of the commercial complexes in Guanqian and Nanmen business districts have been upgraded to match the lighting effect of the new construction, creating a strong commercial atmosphere. Combined with line 4, which will be put into operation soon, Renmin Road business will usher in a new mileage and become a fashion base of Suzhou ancient city.

In addition, environmental facilities and all kinds of municipal facilities are designed according to the simple and atmospheric style, highlighting the local cultural characteristics, combined with the elements of Suzhou ancient city. The existing ancient bus stops should be preserved and continued. In the design of fruit box, traffic signal lights, street lights and other facilities, the regional characteristics such as pink walls and tiles, the urban color characteristics of black and white and gray, and modern elements should be integrated, abstracted and refined, and the design of various facilities should be simple but not simple.

Chinese PinYin : Ren Min Lu