Fu Lei's former residence

Fu Lei's former residence

"The land approval of Fu Lei's former residence has been completed, and there will be former residence, memorial hall and square in the future..." Recently, at the Symposium on the 105th anniversary of Mr. Fu Lei's birth held in hangtou Town, Shen Jian, Secretary of the Party committee of the town, introduced that an expert demonstration meeting will be held again for the renovation of Fu Lei's former residence in the near future to complete the planning and design scheme. Yesterday, the reporter learned from the relevant departments of hangtou town that the renovated Fu Lei's former residence is planned to cover an area of 10 mu, and 17 former residences will be completely reserved. At the same time, a memorial hall and an exhibition hall will be built. It is estimated that the whole renovation project will be completed in one year. It can be started within the year

Our reporter Gu Zhuomin

There are 36 former residences and 17 houses left

Fu Lei, a famous literary translator and literary critic, was born in Wanglou village, hangtou town. He has been engaged in the translation of French literature since 1930s. He has translated 33 famous works such as "John Christophe" and more than 5 million words. It is understood that the former residence of Fu Lei was built in the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in the late Qing Dynasty. There are 36 original houses, with a construction area of 1200 square meters. Now only half of them are left, with an area of about 300 square meters. The Dongxiang house and the wharf originally built along the river have been demolished. The existing 17 houses still retain the traditional architectural style of Xieshan and brick wood structure in Pudong area. However, due to disrepair, only a few of these old houses are still occupied. In the dilapidated and uninhabited bungalows, firewood is piled up, which has become a utility room.

In the past 10 years, deputies to the municipal and District People's congresses and members of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference have repeatedly called for the repair and utilization of Fu Lei's former residence, but the repair work was delayed for various reasons. But for a long time, hangtou Town, where Fu Lei's former residence is located, has always wanted to polish the gold lettered signboard of Fu Lei and rebuild the spirit of the head of the voyage. According to Shen Jian, Secretary of the Party committee of hangtou Town, on the 60th anniversary of the founding of the people's Republic of China, Shanghai held a Shanghai Celebrity selection, and Fu Lei ranked third, after Ba Jin and Chen Yi. Among the top ten celebrities, only Mr. Fu Lei's former residence has not been protected. "In the past, we wanted to rebuild it, but we couldn't do it without money. In the past two years, with the economic development of the town, we thought that we must do this thing. When we are rich, we can't empty our spiritual world."

It is reported that the renovation work of Fu Lei's former residence was officially started with tens of millions of Yuan invested by hangtou town government, and has been listed in the "top ten livelihood practical projects" of the town government. It is planned to complete the renovation in 3-4 years. According to the person in charge of the relevant departments of hangtou Town, "hangtou town not only set up a special promotion team for the renovation of the former residence, but also hired famous ancient architecture experts to carry out the overall planning and design. After the renovation, Fu Lei's former residence covers an area of 10 mu. At present, 80% of the demolition work around the former residence has been completed, and four other families are in the peripheral corners, which does not affect the progress of the whole renovation project. "

Site renovation reflects the original flavor

Yesterday, the reporter learned from hangtou town that the planning and design scheme of Fu Lei's former residence has entered the final stage of expert argumentation, and "original" is undoubtedly the principle and purpose of the renovation scheme of Fu Lei's former residence. It is reported that in order to make the former residence of celebrities as old as possible, hangtou town has tried to find the nanny and housekeeper of Fu Lei's family. Although she is 90 years old, she has a clear idea. The information she provided about Fu Lei's daily life, interior decoration and his contacts with celebrities will make the former residence as original as possible.

At the same time, the reporter contacted relevant people who participated in the renovation design of Fu Lei's former residence yesterday. "The overall planning and design for the renovation of Fu Lei's former residence is based on the display of the site. This original flavor is not only for the renovation of the building itself, but also for the preservation and reproduction of its surrounding environment." According to the source, the first principle to be followed in the renovation of the former residence is to repair the damaged buildings according to their original appearance, and the materials similar to those used in the Ming and Qing Dynasties will be used in the whole process; the second is to rebuild. All the parts of the new buildings that have been demolished will be demolished and rebuilt according to the original pattern of Fu Jiazhai.

It is reported that the whole design team has been revised four times in the process of renovation and design, and solicited opinions from all aspects, not only from the official and private sectors, but also from the French embassy. The purpose is to keep improving. Fu Min, the youngest son of Mr. Fu Lei, also expressed the hope that the whole process of protection and renovation of Fu Lei's former residence could reflect his father's spirit and personality, the design should be simple and generous, and the architectural structure should be combined with the local folk customs. In addition, at present, Fu Lei Research Association is also excavating and collecting the exhibition contents of Fu Lei's former residence. Fu Lei's books, furniture and some cultural relics collected by the Research Association after many years are expected to be displayed in his former residence.

As the first person to introduce French literature into China, Fu Lei's translations of French literary masterpieces will also be reprinted and displayed in his former residence. The expansion part of the former residence will be planned to build a conference center to provide cultural seminar places for Chinese and foreign friends who come to visit and study. Finally, the renovated Fu Lei's former residence will be built into a comprehensive patriotic education base for cultural celebrities' literature discussion, cultural celebrities' life display and cultural celebrities' patriotic education, highlighting the strong cultural atmosphere. In the future, Fu Lei's former residence is not only a "scenic spot", but also a base for studying Fu Lei and Everbright Fu Lei culture. In addition, in order to facilitate tourists, parking lots and service facilities will be built outside the house.

Address: Group 5, Wanglou village, hangtou Town, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

Longitude: 121.613696

Latitude: 31.082439

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