Zhangzhou ancient city

Zhangzhou ancient city is located in "zoulu on the seashore" and Zhangzhou, a famous national historical and cultural city. The ancient city is the most valuable core area of Zhangzhou, and also an important part of Minnan cultural and ecological protection experimental area, the first national cultural and ecological protection area in China.

Zhangzhou ancient city is located in the center of the city with prosperous commerce and trade. It is also an old city with concentrated historical buildings and traditional culture. The five characteristics of "old street feeling, slow life, Minnan flavor, the style of the Republic of China, and the relationship between Taiwan and overseas Chinese" are very distinctive, and the cultural tourism resources are very rich.

Zhangzhou ancient city

Zhangzhou ancient city is located in "zoulu on the seashore" and Zhangzhou, a famous national historical and cultural city. The ancient city is the most valuable core area of Zhangzhou, and also an important part of Minnan cultural and ecological protection experimental area, the first national cultural and ecological protection area in China.

Zhangzhou ancient city is located in the center of the city with prosperous commerce and trade. It is also an old city with concentrated historical buildings and traditional culture. The five characteristics of "old street feeling, slow life, Minnan flavor, the style of the Republic of China, and the relationship between Taiwan and overseas Chinese" are very distinctive, and the cultural tourism resources are very rich.

In 2004, he won the "UNESCO Asia Pacific Cultural Heritage Protection Project honorary award" and was selected into the first batch of "Chinese historical and cultural blocks". In recent years, a number of films and TV plays, such as "past events in Taiwan", "ballads of clouds and water", "Strait" and "theater", have taken the ancient city of Zhangzhou as an important scenic spot and shot in historical districts. "The ancient city of Tang and Song Dynasties, the blocks of Ming and Qing Dynasties, the style and features of the Republic of China, the charm of Southern Fujian, and the splendor of overseas Chinese and Taiwan" are its best generalization.

Historical evolution

Zhangzhou has a history of more than 1300 years since it was founded in 686. In 786, Zhangzhou government moved from Zhangpu li'aochuan to the present site of lower Guilin village, denggaoshan (jinzhishan), Longxi County. In the second year of song Xianping (999), Zhangzhou excavated HaoGou to encircle Zicheng. In 1013, the ancient city was rebuilt and expanded, with the addition of Xihao and the construction of a water gate in the southwest corner, which connected with the tide, connected with boats, erected wooden palisades, with a circumference of 15 Li. Jiaqing four years (1211) began to build the east gate wall with stones, 17 steps high, about 500 feet long. In the third year of shaoding (1230), the west, South and North walls were built with 20 stone steps, about 1.7 Zhang in height and more than 2500 Zhang in total length. Qiao Lou and sentry post were built with 7 gates. In 1366, the old city walls were demolished, the East, West and North walls were retracted, and the walls were rebuilt with stones. The perimeter was reduced to 2173 Zhang. In the early Ming Dynasty, when it was restored again, women's walls and qiaolou were added. In the fifth year of Longqing (1571), the city wall was rebuilt, the enemy platform, watchtower and qiaolou on the top of the city were rebuilt, and then the Weizhen Pavilion (commonly known as bagualou), which has always been a landmark building in ancient Zhangzhou, was built. During the reign of emperor Shunzhi and Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, it was rebuilt many times.

Historically, Zhangzhou city was the regional political and economic center of tingzhanglong in the southwest of Fujian Province. It was necessary for Guangdong and Guangdong to pass through Zhangzhou when they went to and from the capital. Therefore, the city developed rapidly. There was a saying of "nine streets and thirteen lanes" in the city in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the first year of Longqing (1567), the Ming government officially abolished the "sea ban" and opened a "foreign city" in Yuegang (now Longhai Haicheng). Under the radiation of Yuegang, Zhangzhou's economy prospered and became a commercial and handicraft city with the symphony of "hundred scale industries" and "loom furnace hammer".

In May 1918, Chen Jiongming, commander-in-chief of the Guangdong army, was ordered by Sun Yat Sen to set up an army to aid Fujian Province. He was in charge of Zhangzhou and established the "Southern Fujian law protection area". According to the founding strategy of the three people's principles, the slogan of "promoting new culture and building a new society" was put forward, and the Works Bureau was established. It took one and a half years from April 1919 to carry out large-scale municipal construction, such as demolishing the city walls, expanding streets, opening parks, building embankments, building docks, building new bridges and opening highways, which made Zhangzhou city enter the threshold of modern city. In January 1927, it was renamed Zhongshan Park, which has the longest history and the most "Zhongshan element" in Fujian Province. At that time, a total of 35 streets were widened, straightened and paved. Shixing South Road (formerly known as Xinfu Road) was paved with stone from the ancient city wall, which was the only existing stone road with a hundred years old. Gonghe Road (formerly known as Jiufu Road), Boai road and other streets with modern democratic color were named and preserved since then. At the same time, the buildings on both sides of the street were simultaneously transformed into two to three storey buildings, which are neat and full of changes. In addition, Yan'an South Road, Hong Kong Road, Qingnian Road, etc. have also built "five foot distance" (arcade) style "penny house", which gives Zhangzhou a strong regional feature. Up to now, the architecture and cultural heritage of Zhangzhou ancient city also show the style of the early Republic of China, giving people an "illusion" of going back to the era of the Republic of China.

building structure

Zhangzhou ancient city is located on the North Bank of Xixi River of Jiulong River. It has been the seat of state, county, road and government since Tang Dynasty. The existing old city area is about 0.86 square kilometers. It still retains the natural style of "pillow three platforms, lap two rivers" since Tang and song dynasties, the city building system of "River as city, bridge as gate" and the street pattern of nine streets and thirteen lanes.

Zhangzhou ancient city will focus on building "three cities" in its development layout, clarify the overall idea of "protection oriented development and protection in development" of Zhangzhou ancient city, adhere to the core characteristics of "old street sentiment, slow life, Minnan flavor, the style of the Republic of China and the fate of overseas Chinese in Taiwan", and build an international cultural tourism complex integrating culture, tourism, life and entrepreneurship.

The first is the "hot spring city" with Beijing road block as the focus. It covers an area of more than 300 mu, mainly relying on the geothermal field resources with high temperature and large reserves in Beijing Road area in the ancient city, and combining with the construction of Dongsong river landscape belt and Commercial Street, it focuses on the development of Hot Spring Resort Hotel, hot spring lodging, hot spring leisure and other characteristic businesses.

The second is the "cultural city" with Taiwan Road, Hong Kong Road and other historical and cultural streets as the focus. It covers an area of more than 500 mu, highlights the Confucian temple, Bigan temple, Ming Dynasty stone archway, Jian Dashi refuge and other state-level protected units, and integrates traditional puppet head carving, puppet puppet show, woodcut New Year pictures, Cai Fumei's traditional drum making skills, Babao inkpad and other state-level intangible cultural heritage to create an ancient city Characteristic cultural industrial park.

The third is the "leisure city" focusing on the old villas in the new overseas Chinese village, covering an area of more than 100 mu. It mainly relies on the 48 old overseas Chinese villas in the new overseas Chinese village built around 1956 with obvious Nanyang architectural style. Meanwhile, it combines with the transformation of longyanying, wandaobian, fanghuali and other residential buildings, and is implanted into the creative and leisure industries such as cafes, bars and artists' studios to create a new fashion business.

New look of the ancient city

Adhering to the guiding ideology of "scientific planning, comprehensive protection and organic renewal", Zhangzhou actively promotes the protection and construction of the ancient city, and creates a new historical and cultural block with the functions of inheriting history, displaying culture and extending life. Planning is the key, construction is the embodiment, and format is the result. In the process of promoting the protection and construction of the ancient city, Zhangzhou pays attention to the creation of a variety of "formats", so that the general public and tourists can fully find the "suitable" slow life of the ancient city. While constantly improving the old street's food format and striving to make full use of the "Zhangzhou flavor", combined with the renovation of residential buildings, the ancient city has been implanted with creative and leisure industries such as cafes, bars and art studios.

Jiulong River passes through Zhangzhou city. Zhangzhou ancient city stands on the north bank, and Nanshan ancient temple is located on the south bank. Zhangzhou will also take the west side of the intersection of Xiuwen West Road and Zhongfa road as the starting node, build an overpass to Xisong River, and then connect to Zhongfa road sluice and Nanshan bridge through the corridor. At the same time, the Nanshan bridge will be transformed into a corridor bridge, so that the ancient city of Zhangzhou can be seamlessly connected with Nanhu area, realize the continuous expansion of business formats, and continuously expand the scope of "slow life" of the ancient city.

"The ancient cities of Tang and Song Dynasties, the blocks of Ming and Qing Dynasties, the style of the Republic of China, the charm of Southern Fujian, and the splendor of overseas Chinese and Taiwan." The ancient city of Zhangzhou has been the seat of the state, county, road and government since the Tang Dynasty. It still retains the natural style of "pillow three platforms, Jin two rivers" since the Tang and Song Dynasties, "River as the city, bridge as the door" and the street pattern of nine streets and thirteen lanes. It is the most valuable core area of Zhangzhou, which is also the first national cultural and ecological protection area in China District, an important part of Minnan cultural and ecological protection experimental zone, won the "UNESCO Asia Pacific Cultural Heritage Protection Project honorary award", and was selected as the second "Chinese historical and cultural street", the key cultural industrial park of Fujian Province, and the first batch of "Chinese historical and cultural blocks".

The cultural relics are scattered all over the world, and the ancient charm is coming. In the ancient city of Zhangzhou, there are three state-level key cultural relics protection units, namely, Dacheng Hall of Zhangzhou Confucian temple, "Shangshu Tanhua" and "sanshizaire" stone archway, Lin's ancestral hall (Bigan Temple), two provincial cultural relics protection units, including the former site of Fujian temporary provincial Party committee and jiandashi refuge, and 10 municipal cultural relics protection units, including the former site of Fuya, dongxiqiaoting and Songhao.

At the same time, the intangible cultural heritage in the ancient city of Zhangzhou is concentrated. There are seven national intangible cultural heritage projects, including Zhangzhou puppet head carving, puppet puppet show, woodcut New Year pictures, Xiang opera, Jinge, Caifu American drum and Babao clay. It is worth mentioning that there are about 10000 indigenous people in the ancient city of Zhangzhou. These indigenous people themselves are the living culture of the ancient city.

geographical environment

Location context

Zhangzhou ancient city is located in Xiangcheng District, Zhangzhou City, a coastal city in the south of Fujian Province. It is the political, economic, transportation and cultural center of the city. fragrant herb used in ancient times for flavoring

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