Things get underway at the China (Huangshan) Third Huizhou Ancient Architecture Industry Development Conference in Huangshan city. [Photo/www.toutiao.com ]
The China (Huangshan) Third Huizhou Ancient Architecture Industry Development Conference was held on Dec 18 in the Tunxi district of Huangshan city in Anhui province. Huizhou is the ancient name for Huangshan.
The event – themed on Inheriting Huizhou Ancient Architecture for Innovative and Integrated Development – attracted the participation of government officials, experts of Huizhou ancient architecture and leaders of the businesses that work in the field.
"The most distinctive symbol of the city of Huangshan is Huizhou architecture," Ling Yun, secretary of Huangshan Municipal Party Committee, told the conference.
Ling added that it was "a three-dimensional memory", passing on to future generations a language that spanned time and space, which had become "beautiful window to show China to the world".
Huizhou ancient architecture is an important part of the rich Huizhou culture and its most distinctive cultural symbol and carrier.
Currently, there are 310 traditional villages in Huangshan, which have a raft of extant examples of the architecture.
Based on its long traditions, Huangshan has built a booming supply chain Huizhou ancient architecture industry, ranging from building construction, ancient building repairs and components production.
More than 200 ancient architecture companies in the city have expanded their business beyond Anhui province and China.
A total of 16 new projects were signed up at the conference, involving 2.84 billion yuan ($397.6 million) in investment.
The event also released the Technical Specifications for Fire Protection of Wooden Structures in Huizhou-style Buildings – as well as a Huangshan Initiative for the protection and development of traditional villages.
The top 12 enterprises in the Huizhou ancient construction industry in 2022 and the top 10 Huizhou ancient construction craftsmen in 2023 also received awards at the conference. An online platform for the Huizhou-style ancient architecture industry was also launched there.