Research On Problem With The Urban Renewal Of Shangxiajiu District In Guangzhou

With a large-scale urbanization and urban renewal process of china, the urban historicaldistricts have experienced great changes that both the city texture and the social structurewere destroyed in varying degrees. At present, the protection of historical district has becamea community consensus. As a representative of the Guangzhou traditional commercial district,the Shangxiajiu commercial district epitomizes the essence of local characteristics and thecity’s traditional culture. At the mean time, as a core of neighborhoods the Shangxiajiucommercial district has been operated a dozen years from the year1995till nowadays.Theadvantages and problems of development which have to be more obvious are demonstration.As a main part of the old town, the traditional commercial district always has complicatedsocial and economical structures. And as the carrier of traditional urban culture, it reflectsvenation of urban historical development.. So this requires us in updating studies to identify,protect and play traditional charm of space in the mean time to solve the problems of oldtown continuously. To grant traditional commercial block a new vitality on the basic ofrespecting its mechanism.On the basic of understanding the Shangxiajiu commercial district, this text emphasis on thedetailed investigation of the Shangxiajiu commercial district and Guangfunan street, andshows the exist problems while digging out the special charm of traditional streets and spacesfrom getting information On-site Visit to the place, and combineing with the new theory ofold cities at home and abroad. So that to offer anther renewal of districts a constructivesuggestion assisted by current theory of urban renewal at home and abroad.