Changsha Impressions 1: Huangxing Road Walk - China‘s Times Square? | 7 Jan 2023 скачать в хорошем качестве

Changsha Impressions 1: Huangxing Road Walk - China‘s Times Square? | 7 Jan 2023

7 January 2023. Changsha. A warm winter afternoon. Huangxing Road Pedestrian Street. From Simenkou in the north to Nanmenkou in the south, 838 meters long . Its history dates to the 1930s—originally called Nanzheng Road, renamed in 1941 to honor Huang Xing, a leader of the 1911 Revolution . Renovated and reopened in 2002 . ——— A friend back from the US said: "It kind of reminds me of Times Square." I paused. Then understood. Not the look—the feel. The rhythm of crowds. The frequency of neon. Sound waves from everywhere. And that momentary daze when you stand in the midst of it all. ——— Every Chinese city seems to have one. Shanghai Nanjing Road. Harbin Central Street. Changsha Huangxing Road. Wuhan Jianghan Road. Guangzhou Beijing Road. Xiamen Zhongshan Road. Beijing Wangfujing. Chongqing Jiefangbei. Nanjing Confucius Temple. Xi'an大唐 Everbright City. Chengdu Chunxi Road. Shenzhen Dongmen… Walking, I wondered: Could these be a contemporary version of Along the River During the Qingming Festival? Zhang Zeduan painted Kaifeng's bustling markets—shops, stalls, carts, pedestrians, all walks of life. Today's pedestrian streets have chain stores instead of stalls, crowds instead of carts. But that feeling—"people mountain people sea, everything gathered here"—seems unchanged. ——— Huang Xing's bronze statue stands at the entrance. 7.8 meters tall, erected in 2004. Changsha people's meeting point: "See you under Huang Xing's statue!" . The base bears reliefs of key moments in his life: founding Huaxinghui, establishing Tongmenghui, commanding Wuchang Uprising, partnering with Sun Yat-sen . In suit and coat, returning to his hometown after years away . Below: people waiting, people taking selfies, people just passing by, glancing up, moving on. ——— Street sculptures: the Old Changsha series. Stinky Tofu Vendor—lifelike, carrying his load . Cooling Off—grandparent and child resting on a mat . Shoe Repair, Pot Mending, Shaving & Ear Cleaning, Peep Show—dying street trades, cast in bronze, standing amid the bustling pedestrian street . In 2004, this series won a special award at the Third National Urban Sculpture Exhibition . ——— People everywhere. Queues at Chayan Yuese. Photos in front of Wenheyou. Sugar-oil cakes eaten while walking. Someone crouching, playing with a cat. Sounds from everywhere—shop music, vendor calls, children laughing, lovers whispering. In the warm winter sun, it all feels light, soft, perfect for strolling. ——— Where do we begin to understand a city? We begin with its pedestrian street—that crowded, neon-lit stretch a friend called "kind of like Times Square." We begin with its statue—Huang Xing, waiting and being waited for. We begin with its sculptures—dying trades cast in bronze. We begin with its sounds—Chayan Yuese's numbering system, the sizzle of stinky tofu stalls, Changsha dialect in the crowd. ——— I walked slowly that afternoon. 838 meters. Took a long time. Not because of the crowds. Because I wanted to see how many kinds of lives this street holds. #慢下来看世界 #街头摄影 #街头巷尾 #应该从哪里开始了解一个城市 #听一个城市的声音 #城市漫游 #长沙打卡 #分享给有艺术细胞的你 #街头有噱头 #城市速写 #黄兴路步行街 #清明上河图 #时代广场 #SlowDownSeeTheWorld #StreetPhotography #CityStreets #WhereToBeginUnderstandingACity #ListenToTheCity #CityRoaming #ChangshaCheckIn #ForTheArtisticSoul #StreetVibes #UrbanSketching #HuangxingRoad #QingmingFestivalScroll #TimesSquare #WanderingWithYeJun #YeJunsWorld #NotesOfAWanderer #WhereToBegin 2023年1月7日，长沙。暖冬的午后，阳光很好。黄兴路步行街，北起司门口，南到南门口，全长838米。这条街的历史可以追溯到1930年代，最初叫南正路，1941年为纪念辛亥革命领袖黄兴而更名。2002年修缮竣工，成了现在这个样子。 ——— 一个从美国回来的朋友说：“这里有点像纽约时代广场。” 我愣了一下，然后懂了。不是样子像，是那种感觉——人潮涌动的节奏，霓虹闪烁的频率，四面八方涌来的声浪，和你站在人群里那一刻的恍惚。 ——— 似乎每个中国城市都有一条这样的步行街。上海南京路步行街、哈尔滨中央大街、长沙黄兴路步行街、武汉江汉路步行街、广州北京路步行街、厦门中山路步行街、北京王府井步行街、重庆解放碑步行街、南京夫子庙步行街、西安大唐不夜城步行街、成都春熙路步行街、深圳东门步行街…… 我一边走一边想：这算不算一种当代版的《清明上河图》？ 张择端画的是汴京的市井繁华——店铺、摊位、车马、行人，各色人等，各色营生。今天的步行街，店铺换成了连锁品牌，车马换成了人流，但那种“人山人海、万物于此汇集”的感觉，好像没变。 ——— 黄兴铜像立在街口。 7.8米高，2004年设立，是长沙人的“接头暗号”——“黄兴铜像下面见！” 铜像基座四面雕刻着黄兴一生的重大事件：创办华兴会、成立同盟会、指挥武昌起义、与孙中山携手合作。西装革履，右手挽着外套，风尘仆仆回到故乡的样子。 铜像下，有人在等人，有人在自拍，有人只是路过，抬头看一眼，继续往前走。 ——— 街上有几组铸铜雕塑，叫《老长沙》系列。 《卖臭豆腐》——挑着担子的小贩，活灵活现。 《纳凉》——祖孙俩在凉席上歇夏。 《修鞋》《补锅》《剃头挖耳》《看西洋景》——那些正在消失的街头营生，被铸成铜像，立在热闹的步行街上。2004年，这组雕塑入选第三届全国城市雕塑建设成就展，获特别奖。 ——— 人山人海。 有人在茶颜悦色门口排队，有人在文和友前面拍照，有人举着糖油粑粑边走边吃，有人蹲在路边逗猫。声音从四面八方涌来——店铺的音乐、小贩的叫卖、孩子的笑声、情侣的私语。 暖冬的阳光下，这一切都显得很轻，很软，很适合走走停停。 ——— 我们从何处开始了解一座城市？ 从它的步行街开始——从那条人山人海、商铺林立、被朋友说“有点像时代广场”的街开始。 从它的铜像开始——从那个站在街口、等人也被人等的黄兴开始。 从它的雕塑开始——从那些正在消失又被铸成铜像的老行当开始。 从它的声音开始——从茶颜悦色的叫号、臭豆腐摊的滋啦声、人群里的长沙话开始。 ——— 那天下午，我走得很慢。 838米，走了很久。 不是因为人多，是因为想看看，这条街到底装了多少种人生。 #街头摄影 #Citywalk城市漫游 #分享给有艺术细胞的你 #街头巷尾寻冬味 #盛世繁华下的市井百态 #长沙必打卡宝藏地 #清明上河图 #我在故宫修文物#如果家电会说话 #如果你有一百万，你会做什么?