Award-winning Work Information & Description
Green Fruit Lane
Description
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was built in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is the ancient canal with the longest mileage and the largest project in the world. It is called the three great projects in ancient China together with the Great Wall and Karez. It is one of the symbols of Chinese cultural status and can be called "Living Cultural Heritage Corridor". Changzhou is built according to the river and prospers because of the river. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes through the city in Changzhou. For thousands of years, the ancient canal has been the mother river of Changzhou. It is rich in human resources and has many places of interest. The flowing canal has nourished and nurtured generations of Changzhou people. A treasure book carrying Changzhou's history and culture. The Grand Canal has played a huge role in the economic and cultural development and exchanges between the north and the south. As a typical land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, Changzhou has the important task of promoting the cultural and social development of the Grand Canal and accelerating the construction of the Grand Canal cultural belt. Qingguo Lane is the epitome of Changzhou and the quintessence of Changzhou's overall historical features. It retains the relics, traditional buildings and former residences of celebrities in different historical periods, reflecting the economic, political, cultural, architectural and artistic aspects of Changzhou since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The appearance of the city also reflects the unique living conditions and lifestyle of the people of Changzhou. Qingguo Lane has the reputation of "the first lane of Jiangnan celebrities". It faces the ancient canal in the south, Zhengsu Lane in the east, Jinling Middle Road in the west and ancient village in the north. The architectural style of Qingguo Lane is mainly based on the architecture of Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China. Because Qingguo Lane is the place of Changzhou's cultural heritage, mostly inhabited by ancient literati, with fragrance of books and ink floating in the river. Therefore, it presents the shape of streets and alleys of "river skirt north and south, streets run through west and east" and the Jiangnan charm of "ancient lanes and secluded, people pillow river. This time, from the perspective of a group of native-born elderly people in Qingguo Lane, we led everyone to simulate the scenes such as the Xiju Opera Hall and Zhou Youguang Library in Qingguo Lane, and to experience the architectural style and folk customs of Qingguo Lane in VR.