The New Vitality of an Old Hutong

 

　　The most representative hutong in Zhengzhou is the Daishu (writing something on behalf of other people) Hutong. The Daishu Hutong, as one of the oldest hutongs in Zhengzhou, is a core historic and cultural area in Zhengzhou in the ancient times. Li Shangyin (a famous Chinese poet) and Su Dongpo (alias Su Shi, another famous Chinese poet) lived here once.

　　说起郑州的胡同，代书胡同最具代表性。郑州最古老的胡同之一的代书胡同，是古城历史文化核心区，李商隐、苏东坡都在此居住过。

 

　　Nowadays, the Daishu Hutong is being transformed under the principle of “repairing the old as old”, to fully explore the Daishu culture, the yamen (a government office in the ancient times) culture and the Guanchengyi (the courier station in the ancient times) culture. The spaces in the street corners are made use of to set up 12 sites which integrate the cultural short sketch, recreation and greening into one such as the mini-park and the children's park.

　　现今代书胡同正在进行“修旧如旧”的改造，充分挖掘代书文化、衙署文化、管城驿文化，在街头巷尾挤出空间建设了12处集文化小品、休闲、绿化为一体的拇指公园、儿童乐园等。

 

 

　　After the transformation, the ancient opera stage, the flower gate with the Ming-dynasty and Qing-dynasty architectural styles, the sculpture with the old Zhengzhou charm, etc. are newly set up in the Daishu Hutong, and the relevant government does its best to forge a block with the three rich atmospheres - the cultural atmosphere, the living atmosphere and the humanistic atmosphere.

　　改造后，代书胡同增加了包括古戏台、明清建筑风格花门、老郑州风情雕塑等，努力打造一条文化味、烟火味和人情味浓郁的“三味”街区。