Italian style area

Tianjin Xinyi Street

synonym

The Italian style area generally refers to Tianjin Xinyi street

Tianjin - Xinyi street is located in Hebei District of Tianjin, also known as the Italian style area. It is located in Hebei District of Tianjin. The square area surrounded by four roads in Hebei District, namely Wujing Road, Boai Road, Shengli Road and Jianguo Road, is the original Italian Concession. It contains progress road, Minzu Road, democracy Road and Jianguo Road in Hebei District Minsheng Road, liberty Road, Guangfu Road, Guangming Road, etc There are Liang Qichao, Cao Yu, Zhang tinger, Cao Kun, Yuan Shikai, Qi Yaoshan, Zhang Xueming, Zeng Guofan family, Feng Guozhang, Li Shutong, Tang Yulin, Lu Hefu, Wang zhuoran, Liu rangong, Cheng Ke, Bao Guiqing, Hua Shikui, Yi Zhaoyun, Li Tingyu, Zhang Mingqi, Li Wentian, Zhang Zongxiang, sun Liangcheng, Ni sichong, Duan Zhigui, Wang Yimin, Wang Zhilong Huang Ying, Cao Rui, Lu Muzhai, Zheng Shengxian, Li Yuanhong, an Wenzhong, Yang Yide, Qi Yaolin, LV Diaoyuan, Jin Yunpeng, Gong Xinzhan and many other former residences of Chinese celebrities have left the footprints of general Cai E, a great national hero. General Cai E and Mr. Liang Qichao once discussed the national protection plan of attacking Yuan Shikai here, and many well-known films and TV plays such as "extraordinary end" have been published The United States, the great cause of the founding of the people's Republic, the silver Empire, the wind, the 1911 Revolution, Mei Lanfang, Jinfen family, Shanghai and drug war are all shot in the Yifeng District of Tianjin Hebei District. More and more films and TV plays will be shot here, not only because it is beautiful, but also because it is a place with history.

Xinyi Street

Recently, many old buildings have been repaired in Tianjin, among which the former Italian Concession in Hebei District is now called Xinyi street. The Italian Concession in Tianjin is the only one of Italy's overseas concessions, which began on June 7, 1902 and ended in the surrender of Italy in 1943. In 2003, the European Commission included the renovation and protection of the former French concession in Tianjin in its "Asian urbs" project. With the support of the European Union, the Urban Construction Office of Emilia romagne, Italy organized professionals from relevant Italian institutions to conduct a two-year investigation and design of the former Italian Concession area in Tianjin. The planning proposal will be submitted to the Tianjin municipal government.

It was opened on June 7, 1902. It covers an area of 771 mu. It is located between the Tianjin Olympic concession and the Tianjin Russian concession in the Hebei District of the center of Tianjin, adjacent to Haihe River in the South and Jingshan railway in the north. It's not far from the east railway station. It faces Tianjin French Concession and Tianjin Japanese concession across the river. The Italian Consulate is located on the main road (52 Jianguo Road, today's North River District). The first consul: Captain FILETE.

In 1914, the Italian Concession in Tianjin built the main road (now Jianguo Road in Hebei District) into the first asphalt road in Tianjin, and first built all roads into high-grade pavement.

The road of Italian Concession

Bogolani Road (now Wujing Road, Hebei District)

Marco Polo Road

Danting Road

Florence Road (Minsheng Road, jinhebei District)

Riyaste Road (today's North River District, Bei'an Road)

Marquis de San Juliano Road

Emmanuo carloto Road,

Kontegarina Road (now Guangfu Road, Hebei)

Yingpan Xiaoma Road (now Guangming Road, Hebei District)

Emanuel III Road, main road

Italian Concession Plaza

Marco Polo Plaza

Italian garden in Dante square

Located in the southeast corner of Marco Polo square, it is now a palace garden. Built in 1924, the plane is round, with fountain, flower bed and Roman style pavilion.

Paradise for the Hermit

Paradise for the Hermit

At first, there were not many Italians living in the Italian Concession. According to statistics, there were only 251 Italians and 5348 Chinese residents in the Italian Concession in 1911. In the early days of the establishment of the Italian Concession, the executive power was exercised by the Special Administrative Committee of the Italian government. In 1923, the Italian government regarded the Italian Concession in Tianjin as an "autonomous" region, and set up the board of directors of the Ministry of industry as an administrative body to take charge of police, engineering, finance and other rights. All residents who live on loan have the right to vote, but three of the five directors must be Italian. In 1929, the Italian government promulgated the constitution of the Italian Concession in Tianjin according to its own system, and the chief executive was appointed by the Italian Ministry of foreign affairs. This post has always been held by the consul, so the original executive power of the Ministry of industry was actually abolished and became a consultative body. Italy has a mixed battalion in China with nearly 1000 troops, most of which are stationed in the Italian Concession barracks in Tianjin. When the Northern Expedition army took over Tianjin in 1928, the Italian Army piled up sandbags and power grids in the concession and put on guard with live ammunition.

The Italian concession is a small one among the nine concessions in Tianjin.

The British concession is 6329 mu

French Concession 2860 Mu

Us concession 140 Mu

4200 mu of German concession (there are less than 10 small buildings left, which were rebuilt in 2009)

2150 mu of Japanese concession (disappeared)

5971 mu of Russian concession (disappeared)

771 mu in Italian Concession

1030 mu of Austrian concession

747.5 mu of the concession (disappeared)

Except for the birthday of the Italian King or the change of the Italian consul, there are few reports about the Italian Concession in the newspapers in Tianjin. Compared with other concessions, the Italian concession is relatively calm. The Italian Concession authorities pay more attention to the municipal construction and real estate business activities. The real estate tax of the concession is the lowest compared with other concessions. Moreover, they levy 20 taels of silver per mu on the land with insufficient construction, which has the nature of a fine. These policies promoted the development of the Italian Concession and made it a livable area with clean and quiet environment and unique architectural style. Generally speaking, due to the relative independence of the concession, China's political forces can not reach the area, many dignitaries left the political arena, for their own safety, often choose foreign concessions as a foothold. There were 14 famous people living in the Italian Concession in 1931, which increased to 34 in 1932 after the September 18th Incident. Famous figures who have lived in the Italian Concession include former president Li Yuanhong, governor Zhang Mingqi of Guangdong and Guangxi, politician Liang Qichao, old warlord Li Tingyu, Ni sichong, Wu Yulin, Duan Zhigui, Mayor Zhang tinger of Tianjin, Cheng Ke, Zhou Longguang, etc. Some people recall that at that time, the British concession in Tianjin was the financial and political center, the French concession was a prosperous business district, the Japanese concession was a nest of conspiracy, and the Italian Concession was a paradise for hermits who wanted to stay aloof from the world. Architecture with unique style

Architecture with unique style

The architectural style of the Italian concession is first reflected in the regional planning. The state before the planning is almost a village pattern, and the underdevelopment of roads is related to the underdevelopment of transportation. The planned network Street reflects the style of modern city, especially the connection with adjacent areas is considered in the street design, such as the connection between the main road of the concession and the roads of the Russian concession and the Austrian concession, which avoids the shortcomings of the previous roads of the British and French concession, and maintains the natural transition with the architectural landscape of the Russian concession and the Austrian concession. It is worth mentioning that feloti, executive member of the Italian Concession, first experimented with asphalt paving in Tianjin in 1914. After the success of Corso Vittorio Emanuele, all roads in the Italian Concession were paved with asphalt, making it the smoothest and least dusty area in Tianjin. Square is strange to traditional Chinese cities, but it has a profound cultural tradition in the development of Italian cities. Square is the public space of the city, the place for citizens to meet and the symbol of rights. Marco Polo square is the most wonderful part of the Italian Concession. The square is located at an intersection, with an area of 1962.5 square meters. In the center, there is a 13.6-meter-high Collins stone column, a statue of goddess on the top, and the base is surrounded by sculptures and sprinklers. The size of the square is very harmonious with the surrounding buildings, which fully reflects the typical characteristics of Italian urban style. On May 24, 1929, the Italian consul held a military parade in front of the monument in order to award medals to those who had made meritorious service in arresting bandits.

There is a fundamental difference between Chinese traditional housing construction and European architectural concept. All the doors and windows of the Chinese style house based on the courtyard are facing the courtyard, reflecting a closed concept. And the doors and windows of European houses face all around, reflecting an open mind. There are not many public buildings in the Italian Concession, including: Consulate, Ministry of industry, hospital, church and a Huili stadium, and there are no colonnade like large buildings in the British and French concession.

Italian Consulate: the features of the watchtower at the top are very obvious. It is the style of villa in Tuscany, Italy. It is rarely used in public buildings.

Ministry of Industry Bureau

Municipal Hospital

The plane of the Sacred Heart hall is octagonal, belonging to the centralized area

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