On December 24th, the Liwan District government of Guangzhou announced that progress had been made on the protection and development of Julong Village, a place boasting heritage buildings of the late Qing dynasty (over 100 years ago).
Among the 19 existing residential bindings, the three houses that are managed by the Liwan District government have completed renovation and passed inspection.
In accordance with the principle of "keeping the original characters", the first batch of restored buildings show the appearance of more than 100 years ago, said experts. At present, the restoration plan for the second batch of heritage buildings has been submitted to the municipal government.
In order to better protect the heritage buildings during the construction of the district and to display the cultural heritage of Guangzhou's old urban area, a plan has been formulated for the protection and improvement of the environment of Julong Village, disclosed an official of the Guangzhou Culture Bureau. Total investment for the project is to be RMB 17 million( US$ 2.3 million).
Zheng Lipeng, professor of the School of Architecture, the South China University of Technology, has been in over the years called on the development and protection of the village. "The special layout of the village is of important value in heritage preservation.
The entire village has seven streets, vertically and horizontally distributed. Each residential compound covers an area of about 200 square meters, sitting north to south. All the houses are the same from outside, but have different internal structures. It¡¯s very interesting," said Mr. Zheng.
