Gathering beautiful buildings, a walk reveals that this "treasure level" old road is famous for its cuisine in the city | architecture | road
Hongkou has gathered numerous excellent buildings of different periods and styles, accumulating the spiritual character of this city. June 10th is Cultural and Natural Heritage Day. On the afternoon of June 11th, a "Appreciation of Hongkou Historical Buildings, Continuation of the" Cultural Three Places "Gene" Architecture Reading Walk activity began at the former site of the Hollywood Grand Theater at 408 Zhapu Road.
As one of the important events of Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, the registration quota is full within one hour of the event's launch. The route of this trip follows Zhapu Road, Kunshan Huayuan Road to 1925 Bookstore, passing through multiple historical buildings. The aim is to allow more citizens to approach and enter the historical buildings of Hongkou through urban micro tourism, better read Hongkou architecture, understand Hongkou history, and feel the city's temperature.
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Zhapu Road is not only famous for its cuisine, but also an old road with a rich historical heritage and a collection of "treasure level" buildings. In this event, the Hongkou District Museum of Culture and History focused its attention on the Zhapu Road area and jointly planned this route with distinctive Hongkou characteristics with the Gongfei Bookstore. The former site of the Hollywood Grand Theater, Jinglin Hall, Jinglin Lu, Kunshan Park, Ding Ling's former residence, and the former site of the Hongkou branch of the Commercial Press are all uniquely beautiful architectural spaces, with cultural landmarks embedded in people's lives, fully reflecting the connotation of Hongkou as the birthplace of Shanghai style culture, the source of advanced culture, and the gathering place of cultural celebrities, showcasing the magnificent development, progress, and innovation history of Hongkou and Shanghai.
"Shengli Cinema is a building that combines Chinese and Western elements. The Chinese style Xietop, among the four common roofs in China, is second only to the top of the hall in terms of single eave specifications..." On that day, Wang Zhihao, a consultant for the Shanghai Social Federation Science Popularization Festival and a lecturer for the Yanhuang Culture Youth Lecturer Group, served as the leader of the team and accompanied the audience throughout the entire process. He interpreted and analyzed the styles and design concepts of various buildings along the way from the perspectives of building function, technology, materials, and artistic image, and told the historical stories behind the buildings. After the walk, Teacher Wang gave a lively lecture at the 1925 Bookstore, combining walking experience with in-depth interaction with the audience.
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The person in charge of the Hongkou District Museum of Culture and History stated that the historical value of the building should be reflected in people's daily lives, and the building should be used as a bridge connecting history and the present. We will continue to explore the historical architectural resources in the Hongkou area, fully utilize the resource advantages of the North Bund riverside area and the northern bank of Suzhou, as well as characteristic road resources such as Shanyin Road, Liyang Road, Harbin Road, and Zhoushan Road. We will continue to develop a series of "architecture readable" day reading activities, allowing citizens to fully appreciate the city's historical context and architectural charm, and deeply experience Shanghai's unique urban culture.