This is my first time in Guangzhou to participate in such an interesting citywalk.

The teenagers led foreign friends to visit the Yongqingfang neighborhood.

If you take foreign friends to visit Guangzhou, which scenic spots can best show the context of Guangzhou’s urban development? Among them, which ones are your favorites? The second issue of \”Guangzhou New Era Youth Talk\” in 2024, The \”Guangzhou New Era Good Boys Promotion Group\” has faced new challenges. This time, five members of the propaganda team, Guo Peng, Ke Xunlin, Lin Jingbo, Luo Miaozhang and Wu Qingfeng, served as international tour guides in Guangzhou, leading two foreign friends in Guangzhou on an urban renewal journey from west to east, through ancient and modern times, and exploring the development of the city. trip.

This summer, the \”Guangzhou New Era Youth Talk\” jointly created by the Guangzhou Municipal Spiritual Civilization Construction Office, Southern Metropolis Daily and N Video took the \”Guangzhou New Era Good Youth Propaganda Group\” out of the campus and walked Enter Guangzhou’s red attractions, cultural exhibition halls, In rich first-line scenes such as beautiful countryside and technology enterprises, the inheritance and development of Guangzhou\’s city, culture and business are traced with the eyes of young people. By completing a series of check-in tasks, it shows the youthful thinking of Guangzhou teenagers on urban development and contributes to Guangzhou\’s high-tech development. Quality development emits the voice of youth.

Yongqingfang

Visit the City Memory Museum to explore the \”micro-renovation\” of Liwan

Lingnan Culture Look at Guangzhou, and look at Xiguan for Guangfu culture. As a classic micro-renovation project that brings new vitality to the old city of Guangzhou, Yongqingfang has already become an \”Internet celebrity\” historical district that combines traditional Lingnan culture with modern urban style. This mission starts from here. two personsInternational students from Jinan University, Mente from Ecuador and Tuliani from Indonesia, were invited to become the first guests of the young tour guides.

How to introduce Yongqingfang well? Before officially starting the guided tour, the teenagers went to the Liwan City Memory Hall for a history lesson in Liwan. \”In Yongqingfang, Liwan District adopts the micro-renovation model of \’repairing the old as before\’ and uses \’embroidery skills\’ to protect and retain the old city style of Xiguan in Yongqingfang and even the Enning Road area.\” Commentator of Liwan City Memory Museum Introducing, Li The Bay Area has carried out facade restoration of the traditional historical features of old buildings, and the internal structures have been identified and then reinforced to better and more carefully preserve the style and features of the old buildings, and retain the Lingnan characteristic architectural features such as Qilou Street, Mashi Road, Tangshuomen, and Manchurian windows.

\”I just mentioned in the City Memory Museum that Bruce Lee\’s ancestral home is a typical Xiguan mansion. Why don\’t we take our foreign friends to visit there?\” \”Okay, we can also visit the streets and alleys of Yongqingfang along the way. .\” After some \”lesson preparation\”, the teenagers planned the tour route one by one.

Visiting Bruce Lee’s former residence and telling about “Embroidery Kung Fu”

“Welcome to Yongqingfang, which is a famous historical and cultural district in Guangzhou.” Ke Xulin enthusiastically introduced to Meng Te and Tu Lianni in English, “The arcade building is its Characteristic, the shops and residential buildings on both sides of the street have basically retained their traditional appearance and structure. \”At the beginning of the 21st century, as the city center moved eastward, many businessmen and residents moved. Without this place, the buildings in Yongqingfang fell into disrepair. In 2016, the Guangzhou Municipal People\’s Government proposed the concept of \”micro-renovation\” for Yongqingfang, using \”embroidery skills\” to repair and revitalize the old buildings to preserve them. It has integrated the historical features and introduced modern commercial and cultural elements, making it a popular place for young people and tourists.\” Guo Peng told foreign friends about the micro-renovation process of Yongqingfang. Bruce Lee’s ancestral residence is a typical case of micro-renovation in Yongqingfang.

After walking through the streets and onto the stone road, the teenagers and their foreign friends came to Bruce Lee’s ancestral home while being introduced. \”You know Bruce Lee. He is the most famous kung fu superstar in China. This is his ancestral home, where his father and sister once lived.\” In order to be a good tour guide this time, the teenagers have done enough homework. Monte was attracted by the interactive installation in Bruce Lee\’s ancestral home and went to experience it excitedly, imitating Bruce Lee\’s moves through 3D holographic projection; while Tu Lianni preferred the Lingnan architecture such as the carved beams and stained glass screens of the Xiguan House. Elements, from time to time I took out my mobile phone and recorded it carefully.

“In December 2018, the renovation and upgrade of Bruce Lee’s ancestral home, which was dilapidated at the time, started. After more than three months of hard work, the renovation was completed. It not only restored the appearance of the Xiguan House, but also incorporated modern technology to provide It provides a rich interactive experience and recreates the life scenes of Bruce Lee’s ancestral home.” After listening to the teenagers’ stories, Mengte exclaimed that the visit to Yongqingfang made him feel China’s efforts to protect traditional architecture and culture. , will technologyThe introduction of fashion trends into historical districts allowed him to witness the beautiful life brought about by Guangzhou\’s continuous exploration in urban renewal.

Canton Fair Exhibition Hall

Witness the speed of Guangzhou’s urban development along the “Seven Most Beautiful Kilometers”

If Yongqingfang represents Guangzhou’s respect and inheritance of urban history, then the Canton Fair Pazhou Complex is Guangzhou’s urban renewal construction facing the world and the future. The day after visiting Yongqingfang, the teenagers and two foreign students came to the Canton Fair Complex in Pazhou, Haizhu. In order to allow foreign friends to better witness the raging urban construction in Guangzhou, the teenagers decided that this day\’s Canton Fair itinerary would start from the Haizhu Tram, which is known as \”the most beautiful seven kilometers in Guangzhou\”. When the train entered the Pazhou CBD area, many corporate headquarters buildings built along the river attracted the attention of passengers on the train. \”It\’s so spectacular. The speed of Guangzhou\’s urban development is so amazing.\” Meng Te sighed.

\”The fourth phase of the Canton Fair exhibition hall will be put into use in December 2022. The expanded Canton Fair exhibition hall has a total construction area of ​​more than 1.62 million square meters, making it the world\’s largest exhibition complex.\” The teenagers are proud Introducing with great feeling. \”The Canton Fair has gone through four stages: establishment and growth, exploration and advancement, vigorous development, and high-quality development. It has created many \’bests\’ in exhibitions, including the longest history, the largest scale, the most overseas buyers, the best transaction results, and the most incubated Chinese brands, etc.\” Wait.\” The instructor\’s introduction gave the teenagers a deeper understanding of the Canton Fair.

Participate in the Southern Book Festival and feel the charm of the Canton Fair exhibition hall

“The Canton Fair was founded in April 1957. The Canton Fair has experienced four relocations. Today, the Canton Fair is held in the Pazhou Complex every spring and autumn, attracting exhibitors from all over the world. \”Businessmen and buyers, this is an important window for China to open up to the outside world.\” Standing under the large characters \”China Import and Export Fair\”, the teenagers told the two foreign students about the history of the Canton Fair and the Pazhou Complex.

“The exhibition hall is famous for its combination of humanistic concepts, green ecology, high technology and intelligence. Its role is not limited to the two Canton Fairs every year. It also hosts many important domestic and foreign exhibitions on a daily basis. It is a place where diverse cultures gather and communicate.” The young people who had done their homework led the foreign friends to Area B of the Canton Fair Complex. On this day, the annual Southern Book Festival is being held in the exhibition hall. As soon as they walked into the exhibition hall, Meng Te and Tu Lianni marveled at the huge space. There was an endless stream of people in the exhibition hall, and the dazzling array of books and cultural and creative products aroused their great interest. \”This is also the activity I look forward to most every summer vacation. One.\” Guo Peng said happily.

“This is a poetry collection, which collects works written by poets of all ages with Guangzhou as the theme.” “This book contains stories about life in Guangzhou by different writers, including prose and miscellaneous notes. \”At the main meeting of Yangcheng Book FairAt the check-in point of \”Yunshan Pearl River Accompanied by the Fragrance of Books\”, the teenagers introduced \”Guangzhou in Literature\” from the \”Understanding Guangzhou\” book series to the guests. Later, the teenagers selected two books about Guangfu culture and gave them to Meng Te and Tu Lianni, and left their blessings to Meng Te and Tu Lianni on the title page, \”I hope you can pass this journey and These books will help you understand Guangzhou and fall in love with it.”

“I gained a lot from this activity. Not only did I visit Yongqingfang, take the tram and enjoy the scenery along the way, I also participated in a reading event. Through the introduction of the teenagers, I also learned about Guangzhou. A deeper understanding. I love Guangzhou!\” Tu Lianni said that this is the first time she has participated in such an interesting citywalk in all the years she has been studying in Guangzhou. \”I am very grateful to have this opportunity to visit different attractions in Guangzhou. I have a deeper understanding of Guangzhou\’s historical traditions and how the Chinese inherit these traditions and integrate them with modernity. I like Guangzhou culture very much, too Awesome!\” Mengte said that he would also introduce this wonderful city of Guangzhou to his friends in his motherland.

Youth Declaration

I am very happy to be a little tour guide and lead foreign students to visit Xiguan Yongqingfang and the Canton Fair exhibition hall in Pazhou. I hope that in the future I can rely on my own expertise to stand on a larger world stage to spread Chinese culture and convey the voice of China. ——Guo Peng

In this event, from Yongqingfang to the Canton Fair, I gained a deeper understanding of Guangzhou’s culture and enriched my knowledge base to tell Chinese stories well. Communicate well with foreign friends. ——Ke Xulin

I think this study trip is a very good opportunity to communicate with foreign friends, and it is very meaningful. I hope to communicate more with foreign friends in my future studies and tell Chinese stories well. ——Lin Jingbo

This activity allows me to show the excellent Guangzhou culture to foreign friends as a small tour guide. I am very happy and hope that they can understand Guangzhou and love Guangzhou. ——Luo Miaozhang

From Yongqingfang to the Canton Fair, I see Guangzhou’s inheritance of history and culture and the vitality of urban renewal. I will study hard and contribute to creating a more beautiful Guangzhou. ——Wu Qingfeng

Writing: Nandu reporter Ye Ziwen, Zeng Junhao, intern Zhou Yiqi, Deng Minghe

Photography: Nandu reporter Zheng Hongjie, Xu Kunwei, intern Liu Xing