Where is China Boat City?

How long will China Boat City run aground?

1983, China City is planned and built in Australia. Among many bidding schemes, only the boat-shaped ancient town of Luocheng, Qianwei County, Leshan City was selected, and it was replicated in Rox City all over the country. Since then, the ancient town of Luocheng has been famous at home and abroad.

The ancient town of Luocheng is known as "the boat of the East" and "the boat city of China". After more than 300 years of wind and rain, it has the reputation of "a boat on the cloud and a boat on the top of the mountain". It looks like a big ship braving the wind and waves, and it is only one case in the world, which is precious.

However, it has been more than 20 years since it became famous overseas. In the past 20 years, the development of the ancient town of China has been swept by the heat wave, with rising stars such as Zhouzhuang and Wuzhen coming one after another, while the ancient town of Luocheng, which has a long reputation on the other side of the ocean, has become increasingly silent. The local people are at a loss to protect the "baby", and the protection and development are in trouble. The present situation of Luocheng also represents the embarrassing situation of many ancient towns in the province-

In February, 2006, several veteran cadres, such as Shu Xuefeng and Shuai Huaguang of Qianwei County, once again submitted the "Suggestions on the Maintenance of Luocheng Ancient Town" written two years ago to the relevant departments. This is the second time they have "endorsed" the ancient town of Luocheng. Shu Xuefeng said worriedly, "If we don't protect it, it may not be long before we go to Australia to see the ancient town of Luocheng!"

Luocheng ancient town is famous because of an accidental opportunity. 1982 Southwest Architectural Design Institute stumbled upon the "Boat Street" in Luocheng during aerial photography. 1983, the institute showed the architectural map of Luocheng ancient town at the Canton Fair. Among many bidding schemes, Australia chose the prototype of Luocheng ancient town. In April of the same year, the two sides initialled an agreement to build a "China City" with an area of 9 hectares and a building area of 30,000 square meters in Rox, 24 kilometers away from Melbourne, Australia. Investors came from 8 countries and regions including Japan and Thailand.

The ancient town of Sichuan is famous for its rich local customs.

In the following 20 years, people and foreign countries have paid attention to the ancient town of Luocheng, and it has always maintained a high degree of enthusiasm. The protection and development of Luocheng ancient town is a hot topic in the local "two sessions" every year. In February this year, on the occasion of the "two sessions" in Leshan City, many people's congress deputies and CPPCC members in Qianwei County once again launched a new round of "attacking the heart", calling for the development of cultural tourism in Luocheng ancient town to be considered at a higher level.

Loneliness of "L.A. Orphan"

According to Sichuan Encyclopedia, the ancient town of Luocheng was built in the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty. It used to be a post station in the Qing Dynasty, called Luochengpu. There are four houses, four alleys, three temples, five palaces and nine streets ... "Today, in the former site of Nanhua Palace, the rubble left by the Guangzhou Guild Hall for assembly and sacrifice can still be seen everywhere, and the scorched earth left by three fires is still faintly discernible, and the prosperity of Los Angeles in that year seems to be memorable.

The loneliness of Los Angeles is revealed in the huge stone lions that still guard the ruins of Nanhua Palace.

During the Spring Festival holiday in 2006, many tourists flocked to Chuanxing Street in Luocheng. Mr. Chen of Chengdu stood beside the stone lion in the ruins of Nanhua Palace, filled with emotion: "If we can reproduce the grand occasion of Nanhua Palace, we won't feel so lonely and lost."

After the festival, the ancient town of Luocheng took stock of the results of the Golden Week: more than 20 groups of go on road trip teams, with about 1,000 people. Not many people came, but many people were "happy to come and disappointed to go". The locals can only laugh at themselves and say, "What did you come to see? It is better to keep the legendary mystery. "

Starting from 1982, Southwest Architectural Design Institute accidentally discovered the "Ship Street" in Los Angeles, and the reputation of this "merchant ship" coming from ancient times is constantly upgrading. In May, 1986, Leshan Municipal Government will be here.

It has been designated as a municipal cultural relics protection unit. 1992, approved by the provincial government as a "provincial historical and cultural town". In 2003, Luocheng Ancient Town was listed as "Top Ten Tourist Ancient Towns in Sichuan" by the Provincial Tourism Bureau.

However, the constantly "upgraded" Boat Street in Los Angeles has not been properly protected, but has been constantly attacked by the world. First, businesses, supply and marketing cooperatives, savings offices and other units moved in, and then 10 households changed the building structure at will. Later, the streets and sidewalks were "modernized" one after another ... The scattered stalls on the streets and the parked bicycles and motorcycles all reminded outsiders that this is just an ordinary rural town, nothing special.

"Many cultural relics have slowly disappeared from our sight." On March 3, at Fengtai Teahouse in Chuanxing Street, the owner of 7 1 year-old Zhang Shouqing told reporters.

Fengtai is an old tea shop with a history of more than 200 years. The front is paved, and the back is housing, a standard quadrangle. Zhang Shouqing took out a wooden box from home, dug out the genealogy hidden in the wooden box and showed the reporter the glorious past of this family. According to genealogy records, Zhang Shouqing's ancestors donated money to build Lingguan Temple, stage and other landmark shipbuilding attractions.

Lingguan Temple and Stage are still there. "But the building across the street is gone, and the temple of three palaces and nine halls is gone. So difficult to repair, so ruined? " Zhang Shouqing's face was heavy and he even said "uncomfortable".

With the disappearance of cultural relics, Luocheng's loneliness has deepened into the bone marrow.

In this regard, Wang Yaping, a resident of Luocheng Town, was deeply touched. Since 1986 opened the hotel, she has been "fighting alone" in Ship Street. Her hotel has more than 20 beds, and the cheapest one is 5 yuan every night. The most popular business is Golden Week, but most of them are businessmen. The proprietress is sitting on the street, looking at the passengers passing by occasionally, and her heart is somewhat inexplicably sad. "It's not fun, many people leave at a glance." "The residents in the town all hope that Luocheng can develop early and there are more people.

Gas, our business will be better. "Speaking of which, Wang Yaping's eyes are full of expectation.

Not to mention the well-known Zhouzhuang and Wuzhen, even if it is compared in the province, Luocheng, the only "peerless specimen" in the world, has been far behind in the context of the growing fame of ancient towns such as Shangli and Luodai.

Robbery of ancient "ships"

As far as "age" is concerned, Luocheng ancient town has been regarded as an "old man" who has experienced many vicissitudes. After the baptism of war and the invasion of wind and rain, it has rarely maintained its original style. However, in recent years, due to natural weathering and man-made destruction, the protection of small towns is in danger of getting out of control.

Water and electricity are connected, followed by messy wires, messy telephone poles and water pipes exposed in the street. The original pavement of the boat-shaped ancient street is all green slate, which is very cool to step on. According to local people, in the early 1980s, in order to facilitate the passage of cars, tens of thousands of green stone slabs that had been lying for hundreds of years were pried open and covered with concrete. Since then, the elegant figure of the ancient street has gradually been disfigured by various grocery stores, restaurants, teahouses and other buildings. Without the guidance of local people, it is difficult for foreign tourists to see the original hull shape of the ancient town.

The original buildings in the ancient town were all wooden frames, and no nails were used. However, with the improvement of living standards, many households in 10 were not satisfied with those living in wooden houses, so they pushed down the original houses and built two-story or three-story brick houses. The walls are painted with cement, then tiled, and the shutter doors are hung.

On the land where reinforced concrete has smoothed out the architectural differences in most areas, the boat-shaped ancient street is no exception. The architecture is a little "fashionable", but the ancient style is a little lost.

The entrance of Tang Jianxun, an 85-year-old man who lives in the "bow", used to be the gate of an ancient ship. There are four doors on the ship, east, west, north and south. Nobody can come in at night. According to him, there were only 10 households on the "ship" before liberation, and now there are hundreds.

On the one hand, the continuous influx of residents, on the other hand, the constant disappointment of tourists, this meaningful "inverse ratio" is also the trouble of those who seek the development of ancient towns.

Trouble is also constantly "emerging" because of contradictions. Take the local government's desire for tourism development and marketing of ancient towns as an example, it has always been "willing but unable", and even the occasional need for a tour guide has been "guest-starred" by Wang Chao of the town government office. Every golden week, the little girl is completely "trapped" and accompanies the group every day. An official of the town government said that sometimes I would rather not have this resource and have to deal with "special" receptions in all aspects. Sometimes several guests come a day, all of which are introduced by relationships. I went straight to the government and was overwhelmed by the reception.

The boat-shaped ancient town of Luocheng has become a "prop" for many movies and TV series because of its reputation. In the summer of 2004, the famous director Xie Jin came to Luocheng to choose a location for the film. During the inspection for more than an hour, Xie Jin's face was heavy. Finally, he earnestly left a sentence: "65.438+0 billion yuan is not for sale!" At the same time, I also warned to protect it. Even if it is developed, it will not change the taste.

In March, 2005, Li Pingqing, a member of luocheng town Propaganda Committee who devoted himself to promoting Luocheng tourism, received Shostakovich, an official of UNESCO. When asked what impression the ancient town left on him, the official expressed his concern: "The value of many things always appears in casual death, and one day, we will regret it painfully."

Rescue operation, floating in the air for 20 years.

"The ancient town of Luocheng is the heritage of all mankind. It is difficult to keep the original appearance simply by tinkering. Must be rescued and developed! " The witness to the present situation is Luo Cheng, a professor at the School of Architecture of Southwest Jiaotong University who has been tracking the ancient town of Sichuan for a long time.

Ji Fuzheng is very worried.

In fact, in recent years, the local government, tourism and cultural relics departments have never stopped protecting and developing the ancient town. It has been discussed for dozens of times, and the written materials formed are very thick. Up to now, the most important document is the announcement 1 issued by Qianwei county government in 2000, which demarcates and announces the protection scope of the boat-shaped ancient town for the first time, and makes rigid regulations on the buildings and street pavements in the protected area.

In luocheng town City Government, the reporter saw the latest town planning, and its key word was "Pay attention to the protection of ancient towns". The "General Rules for Tourism Development in the County" just issued by the County Cultural and Sports Tourism Bureau puts forward opinions on the present situation, problems, development and construction of Luocheng ancient town in different chapters. Town supply and marketing cooperatives, savings offices and other units have also moved out after repeated protective planning.

However, Luocheng's efforts in many aspects have not brought detailed plans for the protection of the ancient town. In the autumn of 2005, a famous real estate agent in Chengdu visited Los Angeles twice, intending to invest in development and restore the original appearance of the ancient town. But because there is no detailed plan for reference, after talking with the county leaders for more than 20 minutes, I shook my head regretfully and left.

"A plan needs 200,000 to 300,000. It is difficult for towns and villages to invest such a sum of money in planning and design after the fee is changed to tax. " Hu Yongsheng, secretary of the Party Committee of luocheng town, looked helpless. He said that although the ancient town of Luocheng is in urgent need of protective development, in fact, the current protection work can only stay on minor repairs.

The biggest maintenance after Los Angeles became famous was at 1984. In that year, the Provincial Construction Department allocated 654.38+million yuan to carry out the first phase of the restoration project of Luocheng ancient town, which restored the original appearance of "Liang Ting Street" and restored the ancient theater. Since then, due to "insufficient financial resources at all levels", the maintenance of ancient towns has been in a "weaning" state. According to reports, the town's annual funds available for the maintenance of ancient towns are only

Only a few thousand dollars, and the total investment in 10 years is less than 200,000. And this kind of "protection" is not in place, and the inequality drawn is also obvious.

Hu Yongsheng said that although Luocheng is famous, there are many tourists coming to Luocheng every year, sometimes there are seven or eight thousand people in a Golden Week, but it is difficult for Luocheng, whose "face" is damaged, to retain its guests. The guests "flashed by" and could not produce the "economic benefits" that the local people longed for.

In 2005, the luocheng town Municipal Government planned to destroy the concrete of Chuanxing Street and repave the green flag, which cost more than 200,000 yuan. Moreover, the department in charge of cultural relics also clearly stated that "it is not recognized" and "because it is a cultural relic, I dare not touch it casually". Faced with the double difficulties of "investment" and "setting limits", the town government finally chose to give up.

When the protection plan of Los Angeles ran aground for various reasons, some people of insight launched protection actions in different ways. The reporter learned in the interview that there are only two town-level fire brigades in the province at present, and there is one in Luocheng. The captain of this fire brigade is Chung-Ryoul Lee, a local private entrepreneur. Firefighters are all employees of his factory, and the personnel expenses shall be borne by Chung-Ryoul Lee. "The ancient town of Luocheng can no longer withstand the devastation of the fire. It is worth my investment. " Chung-Ryoul Lee made no secret of his love for this ancient town.

Chung-Ryoul Lee people's love for ancient towns seems to reflect a deeper truth-the hidden worry that "China Boat City" has run aground may not be simply a problem of "no money". Recognizing its value, enhancing its connotation, removing obstacles for it, untying the cable and choosing the right route are the keys for the stranded ship to sail and sail. This is also the direction of many ancient towns that are still lost.

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Westward Journey to Luocheng Ancient Buildings

Seen from the air, the ancient town of Luocheng is about 2000 meters long from east to west and 650 meters wide from north to south. It is located at the top of the oval shallow hill raised in the delayed subsidence zone on the north side of Tieshan, Qianwei County.

The main street, Liang Ting Street, starts from the end of Shang Jie Street. From here, from the "two-step frame" to the "four-step frame", there are a row of eaves houses supported by columns on both sides of the street. It is about 200 meters long and 6 meters wide, similar to the Wupeng boat in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, commonly known as Chuanting Street, Liangtingzi Street and Liangtingzi Street. The whole hull gradually extends from narrow to wide, and naturally separates and extends in a spindle shape; In the area of Baoding Theater in the center of Sichuan town, it gradually shrinks and extends from wide to narrow, and then joins Lingguan Temple at the end of Lianghuiguan Street. Its architectural modeling and plane layout are "small at both ends and big in the middle", and its extension curve is also very natural and harmonious, with a strong sense of "spatial dynamics". Architects call it "shuttle plane layout", and some people think it is a typical Ming Dynasty town building in China.

From the perspective of ancient architecture, this "hilltop spaceship" has indeed reached a beautiful state. It is not only ingenious in layout, unique in conception, unique in the world and breathtaking. As Hong Kong's Ming Pao said, "Los Angeles in history is boat-shaped, symbolizing good weather, peace and prosperity. This is a good idea. "