What is the future like? Take a look at the children's creative designs, such as Dream Flower Street, Wenmiao Road, Penglai Road, Old Ximen Street | Old City | Penglai
Menghua Street, with a total length of 425 meters and a history of over a century, is the most flavorful street in the old city of Shanghai. What will it be like in the future?
"When you walk into Menghua Street, you will see a street history museum. On the super large screen, you will see the story of the century's changes of Menghua Street. A row of blue brick shelves along the street are old objects used by residents, sewing machines, desk quartz clocks, etc., which remind many people of their memories." "The fireworks in Menghua Street rise with the food market. Mung bean Shaved ice, Wonton shops, and fried string shops, which infiltrate the memory of the city and are also good for young people." "Lovely cats and dogs were once part of Menghua Street, cat cafes, dog hospitals, and the new Menghua Street will also Keep their home." This is the future picture designed by the students of Shanghai Datong Junior High School for Dream Flower Street.
The final of the third "Ximen Huanxin" architectural urban renewal creative competition, which was held in the old city, concluded yesterday at the Old Ximen Street in Huangpu District. Under the guidance of professional institutions such as the East China Architectural Design and Research Institute, the eight teams from primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in Huangpu District presented their creative planning works for the old city and determined their rankings.
This competition lasted for several months. The expert team from East China Architectural Design and Research Institute paired up with the children, conducted on-site surveys, discussions, and communication, and creatively designed around four well-known roads in the old city area - Menghua Street, Penglai Road, Wenmiao Road, and Yingxun North Road.
Shanghai Confucian Temple is undergoing renovation and expansion projects. What business format will the future Confucian Temple historical district mainly operate in? The students from Jingye Middle School proposed a vision: the Confucian Temple neighborhood focuses on cultural formats and should develop cultural and creative products. During peak hours in the evening, outdoor positioning should be launched to promote the intellectual property of the Confucian Temple.
Schools gather on Penglai Road, including Jingye Middle School, Penglai Road Second Primary School, and Penglai Road Kindergarten. In the vision of children at Meixi Primary School in Huangpu District, Penglai Road will be a lively and friendly children's friendly neighborhood in the future, with lively and lovely wall paintings, comfortable and friendly street crossing signs, playable and visually appealing figurines, and so on.
Children from Penglai Road Kindergarten, Hui Min Kindergarten, and other places also presented their own works: a series of clay sculpture small buildings and paper folding block works contain children's expectations for a better life.
Xing Tonghe, Senior Chief Architect of East China Construction Group Co., Ltd., said that the old city carries a profound historical heritage and a brilliant cultural landscape. With the rapid development of the economy, the historical buildings of the old city also urgently need to be updated. These historical buildings are an important component of urban culture, serving as the spiritual home and cultural heritage of the city. To achieve the continuation of urban context, it is necessary to protect its external form and activate its internal cultural value.
It is reported that as a brand series event that Lao Ximen Street has been working hard to create, I have been holding the "Repair" Architecture and Urban Renewal Creative Competition in Lao Chengxiang for three years since 2021. This time, the Old Ximen Street, architectural planning professional institutions, and schools are working together to create a platform for children to unleash their imagination, learn new knowledge, and inherit the old city. Yao Hengheng, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Lao Ximen Street, said that he hopes that through competitions, students from Lao Ximen Street can personally participate in the renovation work of their old city, where they study, live, and live. They can use their own ways to record urban memories, inherit the history of the old city, and provide suggestions for the future development of Lao Ximen Street.
