“The oriole wants to talk at the mouth of the oriole lane, and the ice at the head of the black magpie river wants to sell. Green waves flow from east to west, north and south, and there are three hundred and ninety bridges with red railings. Mandarin ducks flutter their wings, and there are thousands of willows. I want to ask whether the spring breeze will come sooner or later. It only arrived the day before yesterday. Today.” In the first year of Baoli in the Tang Dynasty (AD 825), Bai Juyi became the governor of Suzhou. The last song he wrote was “A Leisure Walk on the Third Day of the First Month”, which captured the charm of the south of the Yangtze River.
The Jiangnan cultural context, which has been accumulated over thousands of years, stretches endlessly and connects ancient and modern times. During the Grain Rain season, facing the light rain, the reporter stepped into the Pingjiang Historical and Cultural District in Suzhou. Wandering around the streets, the urban texture records the long history; the ordinary alleys, tradition and modernity complement each other.
Suzhou Pingjiang Historical and Cultural District.Xinhua News Agency
A Gusu City is half of Jiangnan Poetry; a Pingjiang Road is half of Gusu City.
Suzhou City was once named after Pingjiang Prefecture. As time goes by, Suzhou has a history of more than 2,500 years since Wu Zixu built Helv City in the Spring and Autumn Period. Locals say that only when you come to Pingjiang Road can you most intuitively feel the city’s uninterrupted history and cultural memory. Here, the Tongli Bridge at the east end of Fujia Lane has been lying on the water for thousands of years. The scroll charm of Pan Shien’s former residence reflects the past glory of the No. 1 scholar’s residence. The elegant life of Shen Bingcheng and Yan Yonghua is in the couple’s garden, and the elegant life of Shen Bingcheng and Yan Yonghua in Lilac Lane is Hesitation is the back of Dai Wangshu holding an oil-paper umbrella…
On the morning of July 6, 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping came here for an inspection. He listened in detail to the report on the protection of the ancient city of Suzhou and the protection, repair and utilization of the Pingjiang historical and cultural district. He walked to inspect the style of the ancient streets, watched the production of Su embroidery, and experienced the printing of New Year pictures. The General Secretary earnestly enjoined that the Pingjiang Historical and Cultural District is a valuable asset for inheriting and carrying forward China’s excellent traditional culture and strengthening the construction of socialist spiritual civilization. It must be well protected, excavated, and used well, not only in the physical form, but also in the heart. Good inheritance.
Imposition photo: The left picture is the Song Dynasty inscription “Pingjiang Map” (data photo); the right picture is a satellite image of the ancient city of Suzhou taken in March 2023.Xinhua News Agency
Follow General Secretary Xi Jinping’s inspection footsteps and stroll along Pingjiang Road. At the south entrance, a stele pavilion displays the “Pingjiang Picture” from the Song Dynasty, which depicts Pingjiang Mansion, the ancient city of Suzhou. “Pingjiang Map” clearly depicts the plane outline and street layout of ancient Suzhou. Among them, the pattern of “water and land running parallel, rivers and streets adjacent” has continued to this day for about 800 years, and is almost the same. Many street names are still used today. As time goes by, the pattern and style of Pingjiang Road remain unchanged, and its elegance remains unchanged. How is it possible?
Ruan Yongsan, a senior urban planning worker in Suzhou who is over 70 years old, said: From a historical perspective, the ancient city of Suzhou has not experienced natural disasters such as earthquakes. After the Tang Dynasty, it gradually became an economic and cultural center. People with insight are protecting and cultivating it. There is a broad consensus on the humanistic temperament of the ancient city. In 2002, Suzhou City launched the Pingjiang Road style protection and environmental improvement project, adopting a renovation method of “repairing the old as before and preserving its authenticity” to better preserve the historical features of the neighborhood. Especially in 2012, the Suzhou National Historic and Cultural City Protection Area (Gusu District) was established, and in 2018, the “Suzhou National Historic and Cultural City Protection Regulations” were implemented, and the protection of the ancient city shifted to a deeper and more detailed stage. Starting from 2020, the “Ancient City Cell Anatomy Project” has been implemented in Gusu District. Every “cell” in 54 neighborhoods and 14.2 square kilometers of houses, ancient wells, ancient trees, bridges, etc. has been comprehensively and in-depth “celled” in this project. Physical Examination” to provide scientific basis for overall protection and renewal.
How to balance cultural heritage protection with people’s modern life? Niujiaxiang Community is located in the core of Pingjiang Historical and Cultural District. Within an area of 0.37 square kilometers, more than 1,500 aboriginal households in the ancient city live, and a large number of historical relics such as Pan Shien’s House and Dong’s Yizhuang are preserved. As an authentic “Suzhou native” who was born and raised here, Zhang Yingying has witnessed and participated in promoting a series of ancient city protection works – from “a plaque” (ancient building and old house protection and restoration project), “a bucket” (ancient city Residents got rid of the toilet), to “One Line” (the ancient city overhead line renovation project), “One Well” (the protection of ancient wells)… Nowadays, residents are not only the masters of cultural heritage protection, but also the creators of harmonious human settlements. beneficiary.
To protect, excavate and utilize historical and cultural blocks well, we must not only protect objects and retain people, but also cultivate their souls. A frame of embroidery fabric, a strand of silk thread, and a steel needle, in a small shop on Pingjiang Road, Lu Jianying, the representative inheritor of Su embroidery, buried his head in the brocade and flew with skillful hands. During an inspection here, General Secretary Xi Jinping had an impressive conversation with Lu Jianying. The general secretary asked cordially: “How long does such a work take?” Lu Jianying said: “Some take a year.” The embroiderer’s meticulous craftsmanship seemed to have frozen time, and also embroidered the temperament of the city. The general secretary was very emotional: “How strong the inheritance of Chinese culture is, you can see it through this Su embroidery. Kung fu like this fully reflects the resilience, patience and determination of the Chinese people, which is part of the Chinese national spirit.”
One street can see thousands of years of glory, fully demonstrating the inheritance of Chinese culture. The national spirit is accumulated, shaped, and manifested over the years. Just like the bluestones on Pingjiang Road, this one is from the Song Dynasty, that one is from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and some were repaired after the founding of New China. Isn’t it that the roots of civilization that hold up the land of China are so integrated without distinction between each other?
Street scene of Pingjiang Road, Suzhou.Photo courtesy of Suzhou Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department
“The fine silk blows into the courtyard, swaying like spring threads.” Stopping by the bridge, the lyrics of Kun Opera “The Peony Pavilion” were heard across the river. Kun Opera, which is over 600 years old, blends softly into people’s daily lives. Turning into the depths of the streets, “green bricks are accompanied by tile paint, white horses tread new mud, mountain flowers and banana leaves are stained with red scarves at dusk.” The modern Wu dialect song “Slow Sound” has a long lasting charm and can be repeated thousands of times. The space here seems to be jumping and intertwined: the Internet celebrity store opened out of the old house, the coffee shop’s shop sign is antique, the oldest intangible cultural heritage and the most fashionable accessories are placed in the same window, the sound of Pingtan and the sound of guitar Echoing each other from a distance, fireworks and literature and art complement each other – Pingjiang Road is like Suzhou’s “double-sided embroidery”, both traditional and modern, ancient and young.
For a civilization that is more than 5,000 years old to move towards modernization, it must have its own origins and unique ingenuity. It must require contemporary Chinese to learn from the past, enrich the present, keep integrity and create new ones. On Pingjiang Road, a wonderful chemical reaction is taking place between the contrast and tension, symbiosis and integration of tradition and modernity, culture and technology, history and future, making this place a vivid scene of the inheritance and development of Chinese civilization. “It’s a blessing to live here. It’s ancient, full of monuments, places of interest, and culture. ‘Within a hundred steps, there must be grass.’ This sentence can be applied here.” General Secretary Xi Jinping said This is the best portrayal during the inspection here.
Before I knew it, I walked to the north of Pingjiang Road. The wind stopped and the rain stopped, dusk fell, the sound of oars was heard, and the moon hung in the sky. “Today’s people don’t see the ancient moon, but this month used to shine on the ancients.” Looking up, the meaning of Bai Juyi’s poem “Leisure Walk on the Third Day of the First Month” is still consistent, and even the breath emanating from his poems is still floating in the air. On Pingjiang Road.
Step out of the old street, look back and see the long south of the Yangtze River, in the alley, at the top of your heart.
Source: Qiushi.com
Reporter: Zhou Zhaocheng
Produced by: Tang Baolan
Reviewer: Yan Yuqing
Producer: Li Da
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