Went to the northeastern provincial capital of two, a lot of difference, of course, but one thing is the same - have experienced colonial history: one is the Czarist Russia, one is Japanese. Cursory type of browser could not understand how much these two cities tsarist Russia, Puppet period of cultural and ideological imprint, but the most difficult to erase the building, which is a period of two cities solidification history.
Harbin, the history of the Far East is an international city full of charm. Variety of architectural styles, the number of churches Trinidad and Tobago, foreigners gathered, there had been more than 30 countries, immigrants, more than 20 countries, consulate, the Russian immigrants in the peak in 1922 to reach 155,000 people, At that time, the entire urban population of only 300,000 in Harbin. First arrived in Harbin, will go to two places: one is the Sun Island, a central street. Sun Island is in fact very general (probably because it is winter, the vast expanse of whiteness can not see a boom), but because in the northeast, it has become well-known scenic spots, if the Yangtze River, such as river sand is very Pu geographical bias, may not be going in for large the construction of the. Of course, for major cities in a river, a sandbank, or rare. Central Street is brought to people's disappointment and melancholy. I see Harbin Architectural Museum of Art in the exhibition of old photographs, the Central Avenue was originally a large land-based architectural style of the Eastern European-style area, now leaving only shattered a street, the street is full of ugly surrounding layer of 67 dwellings and high-rise buildings, even in the central street leading to the river bank is the abrupt end of several layers of buildings 20 buildings, Kanaya I stayed in this building is located. Central Avenue has no charm of old, at most 1 has several old buildings of the pedestrian street. I am in the Central Street bookstore was fortunate enough to buy a book, "the city and the people - Harbin Story", after reading this book, I was in Harbin have more understanding of the past, but also made me understand that Harbin has been disappeared and are disappearing very many fine historical buildings, including the unique Russian type wooden structure, the national church - Nicholas Cathedral (built in 1899, destroyed in 1966), China's first cinema, the Far East's largest Orthodox parishes, China's first railway station and so on. It can be said, Harbin tide of urban construction in the nineties were removed as much as the number of outstanding historic buildings, scope may be rare in the country. Even a small amount left, surrounded by an atmosphere of no such saint. Sophia like a cement floor, a building model, incompatible with surrounding buildings. Qiulin companies, museums around the building or the environment are also unsightly. Harbin, Harbin, I did not imagine I am sorry!
With regard to Changchun, the Internet, I have seen comments on several blogs that to date the most beautiful building or Changchun Puppet period of leave, the entire city at that time also follows the pattern of planning, which will of course be controversial, because in addition to aesthetics and scientific evaluation, there are political, ethnic factors. Witnessed after the aesthetic from a purely architectural point of view, these words right. Shanghai now the most classic building is still the Bund buildings. Changchun, these Japanese-style old building sleek, different styles, but also a classic, such as the original pseudo-State Department building, the former Kwantung Army headquarters compound and so on. There are Jingyuetan is said to address the Changchun Puppet urban drinking water during the construction of the reservoir, the surrounding 100 square kilometers north-east within the planted pine, is Asia's largest artificial forest, is now the national forest parks, beautiful scenery the same may be known in the Northeast Harbin Sun Island is not large, the pity! Changchun There are Forest City's reputation, urban green coverage rate of 40%, column anterior cities across the country, as a northern city while not easy either. Cultural Square, the center said that the largest square in the northeast called, was originally an artificial forest, if it might have saved the nation a unique urban forest. Now chop is quite unfortunate. Making a square, as long as the money. Several decades of forest have to build a hundred years time. I think the Cultural Square is not the glory of the city, but the city's sad! However, the vast majority of Changchun have been the protection of historic buildings, like the People's Square, Xinmin Street, remains of historical places such as block style, which is rare is gratifying.
Times progress, cities should develop, but history should not be cut off, which is a precious legacy to our ancestors.
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