CCTV news: In 2020, the "implementation of urban renewal action" was written into the mainland's five-year plan for the first time, and urban renewal was upgraded to a national strategy. The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development recently said that at present, all localities have evaluated existing and upcoming urban renewal projects, and the problem of large-scale demolition and construction in the process of urban renewal has been initially curbed.
Last year, some localities continued to use excessive real estate development and construction methods, large-scale demolition and construction, and rushed to achieve quick success, demolishing old buildings at will, relocating residents, cutting down old trees, raising housing prices in disguise, increasing the cost of living, and creating new urban problems. In response to this problem, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued a special notice requiring adherence to the bottom line, preventing urban renewal from deformation and deformation, and strictly controlling large-scale demolition, large-scale increase and large-scale relocation.
Wang Ke, deputy director of the Department of Building Energy Conservation and Science and Technology of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development: This work has received positive responses from all localities, and the requirements for controlling some bottom lines of large-scale demolition and construction have been incorporated into the formulation of local legislation and normative documents, and the projects with problems have also been benchmarked in a timely manner. Generally speaking, at present, the problem of large-scale demolition and construction of urban renewal in the country has been initially curbed.
In accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, all localities should insist on keeping as much as possible in the process of urban renewal and make every effort to preserve urban memory. On the one hand, it is necessary to retain and utilize existing buildings, not to arbitrarily relocate and demolish historical buildings and old buildings with protective value, not to fall into disrepair, repair and not to use, and to be idle for a long time; on the other hand, to maintain the scale of the pattern of the old city, not to destroy the traditional pattern of the old city and the texture of the streets and alleys, not to arbitrarily straighten and widen the road, not to build a large road, and to build a large square. In addition, we will continue the characteristics of the city, do not destroy the topography and landform, do not cut down old trees and existing trees with local characteristics, do not dig mountains and fill lakes, do not arbitrarily change or encroach on rivers and lakes, do not arbitrarily rebuild parks with historical value, do not arbitrarily change old place names, put an end to the chaos of "greed, flattery, and strangeness", and strictly prohibit architectural plagiarism, imitation, and cottage behavior.
The old town is the root and soul of a city, how to strengthen the protection of historical districts in the process of urban renewal, so that the old town can not only rejuvenate, but also retain nostalgia, is an important topic for the implementation of urban renewal historical protection in various places. Last year, Shanghai began to implement the "Shanghai Urban Renewal Regulations", which clearly stated that urban renewal should adhere to the principle of "retention, reform and demolition" and focus on retaining protection.
I can't count how many times this landscape assessment team in Yangpu District has screened old buildings. Yangpu Riverside was once the birthplace of modern industry, and Yangshupu Road once gathered 85% of the Lilong buildings in the area. Since 2016, the screening team has inspected all 35 neighborhoods and all houses with a history of more than 50 years in an area of 4.8 square kilometers through literature reading and on-site exploration.
Cheng Yuanyi, head of the planning management section of the Shanghai Yangpu District Planning and Resources Bureau, has refined these buildings, including the elements of style preservation, and clarified the (protection) requirements.
Last year, with the implementation of the Shanghai Urban Renewal Regulations, Shanghai raised "urban renewal" to the level of local people's congress legislation for the first time. According to reports, the legislation attaches great importance to strengthening the protection of style in urban renewal, and there are 5 chapters and 10 articles in the "Regulations (Draft)" that involve the protection of style, of which 2 articles are specifically for "style coordination requirements" and "style protection".
In this context, in the process of urban renewal in Yangpu District, in addition to the protection of historical buildings, the preservation of some historical and cultural elements has also become part of the work.
Professor of Tongji University, "Community Planner" of Daqiao Street, Yangpu District: A block should not only have good buildings, but also have good stories, but also have good fireworks.
Wang Ling, deputy director of the Planning and Resources Bureau of Yangpu District, Shanghai: Coordinating the relationship between style protection and utilization, our positioning is the characteristic waterfront that global talents yearn for.
The city is the earliest birthplace of Yantai City, and one of the best-preserved Ming and Qing Weishou cities in China, which has been in the center of the city for more than 600 years. In the process of urban renewal, the local government has achieved a "win-win" situation through the protection of cultural relics and the development of projects, so that the old buildings sleeping in the center of Yantai city have reappeared in their former style.
This year, the city of Yantai City, which has just completed the first phase of transformation, has become a new landmark for Internet celebrities to punch in, and nearly 400,000 tourists have been accepted in the 7 days of the Spring Festival.
There are 240 existing Qing Dynasty and Republic of China style buildings in the city, the earliest dating back to 180 years ago, after undergoing many reconstructions and constructions, the original internal structure was seriously damaged, and the overall building was dilapidated. In 2021, Yantai was listed as one of the 21 urban renewal pilots in the country, and the first phase of renovation in the city was launched. In order to restore the historical features of the old city, the renovation personnel used many methods.
In line with the principle of repairing the old as old, the renovation personnel eliminate the safety hazards under the premise of not destroying the main structure of the building as much as possible, and use raw materials similar to the building for comprehensive restoration, so as to maintain the authenticity and integrity of the ancient building to the greatest extent and better meet people's immersive experience.
Kang Jianfeng, the person in charge of project construction in Yantai City: Our current repair of ancient buildings is the principle of "three originals" of original technology, raw materials and original forms, and now repairing these old houses is old bricks, old tiles, and old stones to ensure the authenticity of the project.
How can resource-depleted cities complete urban renewal in the process of urban transformation and high-quality development? At present, some cities combine the current situation of resource depletion, industrial transformation needs and regional cultural characteristics to promote urban renewal and achieve certain results. Let's take a look at how Tongling in Anhui is doing.
The Tongguanshan Mining Area, which witnessed the start-up, development and growth of the new Nonferrous Metal Industry, ceased mining in the 1990s and became a dilapidated shantytown on the edge of the city. How to deal with this industrial legacy has become a difficult problem in urban development. Now, after three years of restoration and transformation, the local government has turned it into an industrial-themed cultural and creative park, which has attracted many tourists at once.
According to reports, in order to transform these remnants of historical vicissitudes into cultural symbols of the city, the local government has protected and reproduced the real production and living scenes of copper miners in that year through selective preservation, restoration, transformation and restoration. At present, the first phase has been opened to the public free of charge, and the second phase is under construction.
In addition to "turning waste into treasure" of industrial relics, Tongling also intends to closely follow the characteristics of the old industrial city, focus on the transformation and upgrading of independent industrial and mining areas, the protection and inheritance of historical and cultural towns, etc., continue to promote the pilot work of urban renewal, continuously improve the quality of the city, and improve the level of urban service to citizens.
【Source: CCTV】