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New Endings: Strategies for Traditional Streets in Yuecheng District

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Student Hongze Xu
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Year 1

This project researches and investigates the traditional streets of China's Yuecheng district to uncover the new challenges that traditional Chinese streets face in the process of modernisation, namely commercialisation and changes in street demographics. Based on these investigations, the project proposes strategies for the reuse of neglected spaces at different scales to address the inequalities brought about by these dramatic changes.

This type of street is the only one predominantly inhabited by residents among commercialised traditional streets. The daily lives of street residents are passively influenced by the commercialisation brought about by tourism.

Historic Street Undergoing Gentrification

This type of street is the only one predominantly inhabited by residents among commercialised traditional streets. The daily lives of street residents are passively influenced by the commercialisation brought about by tourism.

This type of street is often no longer inhabited by the original inhabitants but has been transformed into a cultural and tourist street with shopping, leisure, and entertainment.

Fully Gentrified Historic Street

This type of street is often no longer inhabited by the original inhabitants but has been transformed into a cultural and tourist street with shopping, leisure, and entertainment.

This type of street is usually composed of a cluster of replica antique buildings constructed by the government or companies, taking traditional streets as the blueprint.

Mock Vernacular Street

This type of street is usually composed of a cluster of replica antique buildings constructed by the government or companies, taking traditional streets as the blueprint.

Interview-based research into the types of traditional snacks made by residents of Yuecheng District's traditional streets and the preparation process of Luo Bo Si Bing.

Yuecheng District Snacks and the Making of Luo Bo Si Bing

Interview-based research into the types of traditional snacks made by residents of Yuecheng District's traditional streets and the preparation process of Luo Bo Si Bing.

By reusing vacant dwellings as public cultural activities center in the street, different functions are provided for different user groups.

Section of the Public Cultural Activities Centre

By reusing vacant dwellings as public cultural activities center in the street, different functions are provided for different user groups.

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