How do we "go shopping" today? From walking, shopping to citywalk, "shopping" in Shanghai has been upgraded. The old road under the plane trees and the old buildings on the street all have a history to tell, and the neighbors and old shops also have endless stories to discover. If you do your homework before going on a citywalk, you will definitely gain more.
html During the Shanghai Book Fair on August 18, a new book "Marine Heritage: Yongjia Road" about Shanghai's century-old road was released at Xujiahui Academy, and the theme activity "Opening Yongjia Road" was launched at the same time."Yongjia Road" is the fourth volume of the "Sea Treasures" series. During the Shanghai Book Fair in 2017, the Xuhui District Culture and Tourism Bureau and Zhonghua Book Company collaborated for the first time to launch the first volume of the "Sea Treasures" series, "Wukang Road". Since then, they have successively released "Hengshan Road" and "Fuxing Road".
"Heritage of the Sea: Yongjia Road"
The first three volumes of "Heritage of the Sea", "Wukang Road", "Hengshan Road" and "Fuxing Road", go into 68 locations, involving nearly 20 former residences of celebrities. This time, the book "Yongjia Road" covers 34 points, including 13 former residences of celebrities. It is the first attempt to add entries on urban renewal achievements and cultural spaces. The creation of this book brings together many well-known literary and historical experts and well-known scholars in Shanghai to use historical materials to examine the vicissitudes of history behind the architecture, and to communicate with history through every detail.
Yongjia Road was built in 1920 and has a history of more than 100 years. Its original name was West Ehams Road, named in commemoration of West Ehams of France Post Line. In 1943, it was named after Yongjia, Zhejiang. Yongjia Road is densely covered with all kinds of lane houses, lane mansions and garden houses. These buildings are called "West Ehams Garden". Because they are basically well-preserved, many of these old buildings are listed as Shanghai's outstanding historical buildings and municipal and district-level cultural relics protection units and cultural relics protection sites. They can be called "residential building museums". There are Shenchengli, a complex of buildings with the characteristics of Shanghai's lanes, the former residence of Zhang Lan, the founder of the Democratic League, the former residence of Wen Lanting, one of the "Three Elders on the Sea", the former residence of Li Heng, the first director of the Shanghai Observatory, and the former residence of Tang Yunyu, a female painter of the Republic of China... Shanghai Film Translation Factory is also on this road, and classic translated films such as "Manhunt", "Les Misérables" and "Jane Eyre" are all produced here.
Jialanting at No. 309 Yongjia Road is a good place for surrounding residents to bask in the sun, walk their dogs, and drink coffee. Zhuang Shen, co-founder and architect of Shanghai Arcomixing Architectural Design Office, shared the design concept of this pocket park. When he first came to this vacant land that had been demolished, he felt the beauty of this land. “You can see the gables of the left and right buildings on both sides, forming a natural urban space background. As long as it is taken care of well, it is very beautiful.” Good urban space."
Zhuang Shen shared the story of Jialanting Pocket Park
Zhuang Shen made full use of this open space of only more than 700 square meters. The warm wooden corridors around it provide residents with a place to rest and shelter from rain and light. The enclosure also creates a sense of privacy like a community yard; there is a half-person-high flower bed outside the park. Only after the left sliding door is opened can one enter from the ramp. The transition of physical space makes the entire park not as complete as a large green space. Its openness makes community residents feel, "This is a public space and it is also our space." After the
pocket park was built, what makes Zhuang Shen most happy is that friends who live nearby often send photos. In the photos, Zhuang Shen saw that Jialanting had become a favorite place for surrounding residents. In the morning, old people rest, bask in the sun, and chat here; young people drink coffee and walk their dogs here; in the afternoon, after school, it becomes an activity place for children; sometimes lively markets are held here to attract everyone to change. way to open the park.
Next to Jialanting is the relatively well-preserved Shikumen Lane "Shencheng Lane". Among the shops along the street in "Shenchengli", there is a coffee shop called "Laohu Zao". This is the "original heart reception room" opened by Wang Xi, a doctor from Tongji University. The old district of Shanghai under the plane trees is the place with the highest density of cafes. What is different about the "original heart parlor"?
Wang Xi shared the story of Laohuzao’s “original parlor”
“This is a cafe with no door, an open ‘parlour’."At the beginning of its opening, "Laohuzao" had no signboard and blended low-key into the interface of "Shenchengli". Wang Xi put himself in the coffee shop, serving tea and pouring water, "When you go deep into the alley and get along with the surrounding residents, Everything has been resolved, and more and more people have joined in to accompany Shenchengli in growing up with us. "
"Laohuzao" is more than just a cafe, "people" are more important here. The first recommended menu in online stores is "barista". Wang Xi is willing to start from scratch and slowly train baristas. In the store Most of the customers are residents of the surrounding communities, and some are elderly people who have been drinking coffee all their lives.
With "Laohuzao" as the center, Wangxi has gathered a group of friends who love the Shenchengli neighborhood. They often hold citywalk activities, usually from "Laohu Zao". "Laohuzao" sets out to reach every corner of the city that can be reached within an hour.
"No one doesn't love this place. We use Laohuzao as a stronghold to participate in the protection and renewal of the community." Yongjia Road is never short of stories, and we look forward to meeting you here. "Wang Xi said. In the "Open Yongjia Road" themed event at the
press conference, Xuhui Cultural Tourism worked closely with Tianping Street to set up pop-up "Lighthouse Book Boxes" in Yongjiating, Yongpingli and other places for the first time to invite the street Citizens and tourists can read "Yongjia Road" anytime and anywhere. "Wu Tong Leaves" are thoughtfully placed on the "Lighthouse Book Box" to invite everyone to write down their reading wishes.
The newly established pop-up "Lighthouse Book Box" on Yongjia Road. Citizens read "Yongjia Road" in the "Lighthouse Book Box"
There are 64 roads in Shanghai that will never be widened, 31 of which are in Hengfu District, accounting for nearly half. Xuhui is also the birthplace of the "city walk" that is popular across the country. One of the places. Nowadays, citywalk has become a new way to understand the city. This series of books provides an official guide for Xuhui citywalk, from tracing the outline of the city to understanding the city's texture and blood. Measure the city, discover the buildings and stories in the streets, and let us truly touch the temperature of the city
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