The Story Composition of the Old House in Huishan Ancient Town, Wuxi

Hui Quan Square, located in Huishan Ancient Town, was a thing of the past when it opened.

Tourists come here and find that the gatekeeper is General Iron.

Peeking through the dusty glass door, the original elegant lobby is a depressed scene of sending people to the empty building.

Coincidentally.

Huishan Huisuo, which is close to Longtou River, is also in a state of suspension.

As soon as this quiet hotel opened, it caused strong dissatisfaction among the original residents of the ancient town: "We moved out of the ancient town, but attracted the hotel club.

The hotel was closed as early as last year, and residents said that the hotel had leaders coming and going from time to time.

Jiangnan gardens are a much-told story in the history of architecture.

It is the characteristic of Wuxi private gardens to borrow mountains and rivers skillfully and truly.

Once, the old houses in Wuxi, with their quaint atmosphere and relatively private environment, became the main places for official reception and high-grade business banquets.

With the implementation of the "eight regulations" of the central government, most of these club hotels are in poor operating conditions.

"After the old houses in Wuxi were restored and put into use, more than 90% became club hotels.

Yang Jianmin, an expert on cultural protection, said that although the protection and utilization of old houses are encouraged to be combined, single catering utilization is not the direction of sustainable utilization.

The question is: when the bubble of "club economy" bursts, what should the old houses in Xicheng do?

An old house with a story,

You can't just "cater" to it.

Every old house has its own story.

Among many old houses in Wuxi, Xue Fucheng's former residence is famous.

This is the residence of Xue Fucheng, an important official in the late Qing Dynasty, with the inscription "Qin" inscribed by Guangxu Imperial Pen on his forehead. It is one of the largest existing modern bureaucratic residences in Jiangsu Province.

Since its completion, Xue Jia gardens have experienced more than 100 spring and autumn.

Walking into this old house, the turntable building, library building, billiards room, warehouse hall and flower hall stage remain the same.

Several rooms in the back garden of Xue Fucheng's former residence were once used as restaurants and tea rooms.

Walking on the creaking floor, separated by a purple gauze skirt, accompanied by melodious guzheng sound, is very cultural compared with the over-commercialized noise of the hotel.

It became the first batch of old houses used for catering in Wuxi.

Xue Jiayuan, with the moon to admire, considerable vision and music to listen to, was once the first choice for official reception because of its quiet environment, good privacy and rich cultural atmosphere.

With the completion of the restoration of five historical blocks, the number of old houses that can be recycled in Wuxi suddenly increased.

However, both Zhu's former residence, where merchants gathered, and Miufu, the former residence of the great traitor, all the old houses, large and small, started catering.

"Every old house has its own story.

You can look at the old houses in Wuxi. Besides being the exhibition hall and museum of celebrities' former residences, you can also tell the same dining stories, which is not conducive to sustainable development.

A cultural figure who asked not to be named believes that although old houses will be used, all of them will be used for catering, which will not only form homogenization competition in the market, but also ruin the cultural connotation of these houses.

Reuse of cultural resources,

Creative economy can play a leading role.

"The cultural department has no right to prohibit the opening of hotel clubs in old houses, but it is definitely not advocated.

The person in charge of the Municipal Council of Wenguang New Bureau believes that it is the best use to return the restored old house to its original use; If this requirement cannot be met, the cultural connotation of the building should be respected as much as possible when using it.

"In the third national cultural relics survey, there were 2,000 old houses registered in Wuxi * * *, in addition to a large number of folk houses, there are cultural preservation buildings and historical buildings.

From the perspective of the ownership of housing property rights, it can be divided into residential and non-residential

Most of the more than 2,000 old houses are not made in China, and they are still used for living.

And more than 90% of the renovated old houses made in China have started catering.

Yang Jianmin believes that the investment in catering is small and the return on capital is quick, so everyone likes to do catering, but the catering economy is not the only one in the old house.

Looking at Shanghai, old houses with stories have more than just the function of catering.

In an old house, a new cultural life is surging.

In Tian Zi Square alone, there are more than 100 creative enterprises from 22 countries and regions including Australia, the United States, France, Denmark, Britain, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as domestic enterprises.

In the old house in the alley, there are the former site of Chen Yifei Studio, Erdongqiang Art Center, Zhang Yihe Glass Art Museum, Chen Photography Studio, He Youzhi Calligraphy and Painting Society, Kevin Z Lotte Ceramic Society, Chen Ruiyuan Photography Studio, Li Paper-cut, Art Hall Edition and other cultural places.

In contrast, Wuxi is rich in historical and cultural resources, but lacks innovation and imagination. There are many "light reconstruction, light reconstruction", the treasures in the collection are hidden in boudoir, and the old houses dominate the world with "catering thinking", so the marketing activities of cultural scenic spots are hard to see. ...

In the interview, many cultural circles in Xicheng believe that the creative economy should become the main body of the old house.

When the "club economy" is at the end of its road, this voice has gradually become the mainstream.

On April 13, in the South Temple of Huang Dou, an ancient town in Huishan, books and spearmint are intertwined, and there is a different artistic conception of fighting ink, enjoying paintings and tasting incense.

It used to be the ancestral temple of celebrities, and later became the center of traditional cultural activities.

This special exhibition of calligraphy and painting entitled "Momo Lan Xiang" and Cymbidium hybridum will display the works of 24 representative professional painters in Wuxi, as well as hundreds of pots of exquisite Cymbidium hybridum which will be exhibited in the national Cymbidium hybridum exhibition.

"The ancestral hall is not suitable as a dining place, but as a place for cultural activities, especially for displaying traditional culture, it is consistent with the gas field of the ancestral hall.

Calligraphy and painting, potted orchids and the quaint environment of the ancestral temple complement each other, and visitors are full of praise for the exhibition.

In the historical and cultural block of Qingming Bridge, the original silver nightclub is being renovated nervously.

EVENS, who has opened a Taobao shop for 8 years, moved to a physical store and chose an old house on the ancient street as his foothold. It is precisely because of the artistic conception of the old street with white walls and tiles and rivers.

In this old house, the original design of silver jewelry will become the main product after several changes of hands.

The use of old houses is quietly transforming, and it is hard to say whether this transformation forced by the market can win completely.

Compared with the "catering economy", whether the creative economy with large investment and slow effect can become the "first protagonist" remains to be tested by time and market in Wuxi.

To be sure, the old house in Wuxi no longer tells only one story, which is a welcome change.

Walking in various historical and cultural blocks in Wuxi, you can often see the names of some cultural centers, some cultural research associations or associations hanging in front of some old houses.

These old houses seldom engage in activities all year round, and occasionally engage in activities, which are also open in the morning and closed in the afternoon.

In the historical and cultural block of Rongxiang, the reporter once witnessed such a thing: a cultural activity center held an exhibition and opened it in the morning, but General Tie closed it in the afternoon.

As soon as the visitors asked, the security guard said, "You must get someone's permission to see the exhibition."

* * * invested in the renovation of the old house, which belongs to the historical block of public cultural infrastructure. How did it become the "private territory" of some people? I learned in the interview that this situation is not a case.

Some old houses with large areas and independent courtyards are often misappropriated by some societies and associations.

Under the banner of studying culture, these societies or associations occupy land and have private kitchens. In name, it is to solve the problem of employees' eating, but in fact it has become a "one-table shop" where catering services can be booked by telephone.

"They played the edge of the policy.

From the procedural point of view, it is completely in line with the procedure, and it is difficult for you to investigate and deal with it.

A person familiar with the matter told reporters that these societies and associations have complete procedures for using houses, and the internal catering services are not open to the public, or even open to the public. They are only used for small-circle gatherings and cannot be found.

As for not being able to open to the outside world all the year round, they also have their own explanation: exhibitions or cultural activities are funded by private associations themselves, and the phrase "management forces can't keep up, no one is worried about the damage of exhibits, and they will close the door if they are not on duty" is easy to send people away.

In fact, these old houses under the banner of culture are becoming private exclusive territory in disguise: it is difficult for outsiders to enter.

It is obviously a public cultural infrastructure, but it has become a "private paradise" for some special people, and the old house it occupies is the place with the most beautiful environment, the best mood and the most cultural architectural pattern.

The reporter believes that societies and associations that really study local culture and promote cultural development should give support in the use of houses, but the cultural activities they host should be normalized and open, and the research results should be available. In other words, they must be able to stimulate the cultural vitality of old houses, otherwise they should be "returned to the people".

Each old house is attached with specific historical information and has its own unique story.

Make good use of these cultural resources, and let the old houses surge with new cultural vitality, which is the best use.