Why is Shitang called “China’s Notre Dame de Paris”?

Shitang Town, Wenling City, is an ancient fishing town. It is a "town in painting" where painters from all over the country like to sketch. Shitang Town has the East Paris Hotel, the East Paris Fisherman's Club, and the East Paris Hotel. Seafood Plaza, etc., East Paris has become a place name, a synonym for Shitang or a small place name (referring to the East Paris Seafood Plaza area). Obviously, it is the abbreviation of "Notre Dame de Paris in the East". Many articles about Shitang now say: In the 1980s, painters who came to Shitang to sketch and paint saw that Shitang had unique characteristics. After seeing the beautiful scenery of Stone Town, he praised it as the "Notre Dame of the East".

It was originally called "China's Notre Dame de Paris"

Is this true? Who was the painter who originally praised Shitang as the "Notre Dame de Paris of the East"? Why was Shitang called the "Notre Dame of the East" at that time? After searching for some information, the author found that the original statement was not that Shitang was called the "Notre Dame of the East", but the "Notre Dame of China."

On October 6, 1984, Mr. Jiang Fusheng of the Wenling County Party Committee’s reporting team published an article in the Economic Life Daily, "The famous international art activist Shen Roujian said - "Shitang is China's "Notre Dame de Paris", the article stated: "In a remote corner of the coast of Wenling County in southeastern Zhejiang, there is an ancient fishing village called Shitang. Last year, the famous Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Shanghai Artists Association. International art activist and painter Shen Roujian came to Shitang and was deeply intoxicated by the local customs. After returning, he said to everyone he met: "Notre Dame de Paris in France is a must-visit place for Western European painters to sketch. Stone." Shitang is the Notre Dame de Paris in China! '"

"Shitang Town is surrounded by the sea on three sides, with Shitang Mountain as a natural barrier behind it, and the cliffs protrude into the sea, embracing the sea! , the sea hugs the cliff again, with many stone houses, primitive and simple, leaning against the mountains and rivers, well-proportioned and colorful, without the same matchbox style in big cities. With the rise and fall of the sun and the moon, the sea surface is ever-changing and gorgeous. Colorful... Due to the integration of the ancient fishing village scenery, sea charm and unique folk customs, Shitang Town is charming everywhere. It is like a bright pearl and has appeared in contemporary Chinese celebrities such as Liu Haisu, Wu Guanzhong, A Lao, Shen Roujian and Yan Han. Among the works of first-class art masters, it has become a place where painters, photographers and teachers and students of the Academy of Fine Arts frequently come and go."

On December 11, 1985, "Zhejiang Daily" published Mr. Luo Heting. The article "Shitang Stone House" also said: "'Shitang Painting Town' - all year round, painters and photographers from all over the country are fascinated by the scenery of Shitang and express such admiration . The famous Chinese painter and president of the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Shen Shoujian (quoter’s note: Shen Roujian), once spoke highly of Shitang’s castle-style stone buildings: ‘This is China’s Notre Dame de Paris.’”

< p>On September 3, 1986, "Zhejiang Daily" published an article provided by the Wenling County Party Committee Reporting Team, saying: "Shitang is filled with a strong artistic atmosphere, attracting painters, photographers, and teachers and students from art academies from many places across the country. Contemporary Chinese art masters such as Zhang Ding, Wu Guanzhong, Ah Lao, Shen Roujian, Yan Han, Yuan Yunfu and Lu Yangchun also made special trips to Shitang to sketch and create. They compared it with the world-famous art sketching resort of Notre Dame de Paris in France. , calling it 'China's Notre Dame de Paris'"

In short, it can be seen from some earlier relevant reports written at that time that Shitang was first called "China's Notre Dame de Paris." "Cathedral", because like Notre Dame de Paris, "it is a must-visit place for Western European painters to sketch" and it is a must-visit for domestic painters to sketch, so it has this name.