Shantou small park

Shantou small park

synonym

Shantou small park generally refers to Shantou small park

Shantou small park, located in the commercial and cultural center of Shantou old city, is the core region and cultural symbol of Shantou old city.

In a narrow sense, the small park refers to the Zhongshan Memorial Pavilion located in the small park area as the core. In a broad sense, the small park covers the blocks around the Zhongshan Memorial Pavilion, including Anping Road, Shengping Road, Guoping Road, etc., collectively referred to as the historical and cultural area of the small park.

The arcades and streets in the small park area are distributed in a fan-shaped radial pattern. In addition to the old neighborhoods on both sides, the old yanchengtou in the East, the Hongting in the north and the Shantou port in the south, a prosperous commercial and cultural area with 1930s architectural characteristics is formed. The department store in the area is seven stories high. Due to the aging of the arcade, the department store in the 20th century was built. Its predecessor was "Nansheng company" founded by overseas Chinese group in 1932. It was the second tallest building in Shantou before liberation. It was equipped with the first elevator in the history of Shantou. It is one of the symbols of old Shantou's landmark buildings and small parks.

brief introduction

Shantou small park was built in the early 1930s. It has rockery, fountain, and trees with the sign of "all nations come to Korea".

In April 1934, an octagonal building with red pillars and green tiles was built. Stone chairs were built around the pavilion. It was called "Zhongshan Memorial Pavilion", commonly known as a small park. In the cultural revolution, the pavilion was demolished in 1969.

In 1985, the garden department rebuilt the rockery and fountain in the original site, planted trees and shrubs such as coconut tree and fishtail sunflower, as a green island in the middle of the street.

In 1997, Jidao construction company of Shengping District rebuilt the "Zhongshan Memorial Pavilion", and then rebuilt it again at the end of 2016. The small park is more elegant and unique.

The small park is a miracle of the old city of Shantou, a witness of the prosperity of Shantou's historic business district, and a good place for Chaoshan Jiaoji people and friends at home and abroad to linger and reminisce.

Geography

Shantou small park is located in the center of the old urban area of Shantou, Guangdong Province. The surrounding arcades and streets, such as Anping Road, Shengping road and Guoping Road, radiate in a fan-shaped shape. In addition, the old neighborhoods on both sides, such as "four Yongs and one Shengping", the old "yanchengtou" in the East, the Red Pavilion in the north and the "Shantou Port" in the south, form a prosperous commercial and residential area with the architectural characteristics of the 1930s. There is a seven storey department store with the longest history in Shantou City. Its predecessor is "Nansheng company", textile building (Yong'an company) and more than 100 stores founded by overseas Chinese group in 1932. Although it is getting old, it once had the purest unique commercial culture and the dream, glory, struggle and hope of many Shantou people.

Main attractions

Zhongshan Memorial Pavilion

Main entry: Shantou Zhongshan Memorial Pavilion

history

Built in December 1934, the Zhongshan Memorial Pavilion in the small park was destroyed and razed to the ground in the turbulent years of "breaking the four old" in 1969. At the beginning of the new era, all kinds of wastes are flourishing, and the memorial Pavilion of Zhongshan was rebuilt. This ordinary Pavilion always affects the nerves of Shantou, and even becomes the "umbilical cord" connecting home and abroad.

Since the reconstruction of Zhongshan Memorial Pavilion in the small park, this kind of scene is often seen in this area. Suddenly, the bus of the tour group stops in the quiet block, and most of the people coming down are Chaoshan people from overseas. At this time, the center of the old city is busy again. In the eyes of overseas Chinese who return home for sightseeing and visiting relatives, she is as unforgettable as the lintel of an old family, as amiable as the smile of her grandmother, and always so haunting. Although some tourists come here for the first time and only get some fragmentary fragments from their predecessors' stories, they suddenly feel that they are also hometown people.

significance

A construction worker involved in the reconstruction of the small park pavilion said that the small park pavilion was an earlier building in Shantou. Therefore, it can be regarded as a symbol for Shantou. It is also a symbol of Shantou's hundred years of commercial port. Especially for the old overseas Chinese living in Southeast Asia, they have a deep impression of Shantou's small park pavilion. Therefore, the reconstruction of the small park pavilion is of certain significance in connecting the local feelings and friendship of Chaozhou overseas Chinese.

Shantou CYTS tour guide told reporters: many overseas Chinese go out to Nanyang, which used to be called "Guofan" for a long time. In their memory, they remember that in this small park, in the area of "siyongyishengping", and many overseas Chinese come to this area. What impresses them most is the fragrance, oyster, cake, fruit and other snacks near the small park. And most of the rental houses they used to live in were in this area. Every time they come here, they feel deeply.

Laoma Palace

Main entry: laoma Palace

Laoma palace, also known as Tianhou palace, is a history museum. It is located at the end of waima Road, Shantou City, Guangdong Province. The adjacent Guandi temple is the earliest building in Shantou before the opening of port. It was first built in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty and rebuilt in 1992.

Shantou kaibu culture exhibition hall

Main entry: Shantou kaibu culture exhibition hall

The exhibition hall of Shantou port opening culture is a cultural card of the city. It shows the development of Shantou port since its opening on January 1, 1860. The exhibition layout reflects the historical context, significance and prosperity of Shantou port opening.

Shantou general post office building

Main entry: Shantou general post office building

Shantou general post office building is located in the northeast to the southwest, with a two-story building and a three in one structure of stone, steel and lime. It is one of the two most complete postal buildings with European style in Guangdong. It is also the first self built post office since the opening of Shantou port, witnessing the development history of Shantou, Guangdong and even China Post communication. It covers an area of 1449 square meters, with a construction area of 1042.8 square meters. The whole building is well preserved and is a tourist destination. In 2005, it was announced as the third batch of Shantou Municipal Cultural relics protection units by Shantou Municipal People's government.

History of small park area

Cities, like people, have memories, because they have a complete life history. " The historical and Cultural District of the small park is the symbol of the economic prosperity of the old Shantou in the 1930s and the historical witness of the "hundred year commercial port".

The unique and rare ring-shaped and radial road network structure in cities all over the country, the Chinese and Western arcade complex, the "four Yongs and one Shengping" with reasonable layout, and many Shantou people's common memory of "being born and growing up in Shantou". Chaoshan culture, marine culture, overseas Chinese culture, commercial culture and architectural culture are converged and complement each other here, just like a colorful landscape, radiating a dazzling light.

The only arcade street with radial pattern in China

All roads lead to the wharf, which is not only the terminal, but also the starting point to the ocean. The radial road grid of the small park is a symbol of the open and inclusive marine culture.

Many people do not know that this is the only radiant layout of the arcade street in the country. It is also the largest area of Chinese mainland arcade group, far exceeding Guangzhou's "up and down nine" and other places. The scientific planning of arcade architecture, with a small park as the center, extends out a spider network of arcade streets to form a radial pattern. The vertical is the main street, the horizontal is the secondary street, and the vertical and horizontal intersection forms a grid. Shen Lucheng pointed out in his article "the traditional style and features of Shantou small park historical district" that "this rigorous layout, which is praised by radial design, is rare in cities at home and abroad. It is the result of gradual evolution and transformation in combination with Shantou's natural terrain and continuous advancement to the Southwest coast."

Chinese and Western architecture of arcade

Walking in the area of small park, the eye is often attracted by the arcades: most of these arcades are three to four floors, most of them are vacant, only the first floor is occupied or operated as a shop. Although the surface is mottled, it still can't hide the exquisite decoration and rich design under the old surface. The smooth lines seem to outline the past glory The combination of Chinese and western is another feature of arcade architecture. Cai Haisong, a visiting researcher of chaoxue Research Institute of Hanshan Normal University and a photographer who has been tracking and photographing Shantou's old buildings for more than 30 years, told the reporter that modern arcade buildings in Shantou, according to the local climate characteristics of high temperature and rainy summer in Shantou, refer to the ancient wooden nests, and then develop into stilted buildings and other eaves corridor buildings, learn from the Western Corridor style buildings introduced after the opening of the port, and compare with the local architectural characteristics Through the transformation of architectural culture in three stages of self adjustment, rational choice and integration and innovation, together with a large number of architectural forms brought by a large number of overseas Chinese from Nanyang, it has gradually developed into a arcade building with local characteristics. It pays attention to the overall design of commercial pedestrian street and pedestrian space, which can shade and shelter from rain, effectively use the space, and form a harmonious, unified and colorful street view

In the details of architecture, arcade architecture is to play the traditional style of Chaoshan craftsmen's exquisite craftsmanship. In the mountain flowers, arcades, window frames, door jambs and other places, carefully consider the scale, proportion and form, skillfully combine all kinds of patterns with traditional characteristics and exotic "Rococo" patterns to form a charming decorative art, which can give you a good impression At the same time, it also shows the distinctive characteristics and historical features of modern architecture in Shantou. "As a model of the combination of Chinese and Western architectural art, it not only records the history of Shantou's port opening, but also leaves a legacy for people

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