The last person walking on the road was me, Mr. Xinghua, who was demolished (Photo by Yisu in 2000). When the reporter interviewed Aunt Xu in 2001, she had lived here for more than 60 years. As for when this place was called "Booliaozi", Aunt Xu and his neighbors didn't know, and

The last person walking on the road was me

—Mr. Xinghua

Boluo Oil Zi before the demolition (Photo taken in 2000)

Boluo Oil Zi, who was

2001 When the reporter interviewed Aunt Xu, she had lived here for more than 60 years. As for when this place was called "Bluo Oil Zi", Aunt Xu and his neighbors didn't know, and the older generation called it that way.

　　When Qingdao is no longer a beautiful fishing village and is moving towards the prototype of a colonial city, there is a division between rich and poor areas. Residential areas between the two are also born at the right time.

　　　The sound of cannons in the Xinhai Revolution drove the old and young men of the Qing Dynasty out of Beijing where they lived for generations. They brought their families to Qingdao in large numbers, dreaming of finding a paradise on earth where they could continue to enjoy themselves. They had money and money was no problem.

　　In 1913, the Chinese population in Qingdao city reached as many as 161,140, which was close to the medium-sized urban population at that time. At this time, Qingdao also began to show it to the world as a coastal tourist city. Because the Germans stipulated strict boundaries of the China-Europe sub-district in urban planning, these wealthy and stateless settlements were unable to enter the southern coastal European zone, and they disdained the slums. The intersection of Rehe Road (called Dezhi Street in Germany), Jiangsu Road (called Bismark Street in Germany), Jiaozhou Road (called Jiaozhou Street in Germany), and Shanghai Road (called Shanghai Street in Germany) was located on the boundary line of China-Europe. This land in the northeast corner became the first choice for this group of people.

　　This land is formed on the slope, and the current Suzhou Road is at the bottom of the slope, which is washed into a large ditch by rainwater, and the slope connecting the bottom of the ditch is steeper. In order to slow down the slope, the municipal authorities built a spiral road along the valley and ridge. In order to slow down the slope, they used granite paving the road as big as a tofu hunch, which people in Qingdao called it "Mayashi". The upper and lower tips of the horse tar stone are deeply planted in the soil, resistant to wheel impact and rainwater erosion, and are very suitable for road paving in the hilly areas of Qingdao.

　　A bird's eye view of this spiral horse-shaped stone road, it looks like a gradually thinning conch meat. The Qingdao dialect is called "Bora", and the Qingdao people pronounce it as "meat" and "oil", so it is also called "conch meat" and "oil". The Qingdao people continue to call it "boluo".

　　Boro grapefruit was able to run cars when it was first built. I heard from the old man here that in the 1920s, a Kuomintang member lived on Suzhou Road and was picked up by a car to and from get off work. When I got off work, the car drove from the top of the Boluo oil and went straight to the private house on Suzhou Road; but when I went to work, I stopped climbing the pineapple oil and oil. Maybe the driver walked from Jiangsu Road because of the steep slope. Later, the authorities were afraid that there would be accidents easily after steep slopes, so they erected several stone pillars to block the car at this end of Boluoyouzirehe Road, with a width of only rickshaw entering and leaving. These stone pillars were not removed until they were renovated here.

　　Mrs. Xu's house is a Japanese-style building with two rooms inside and outside, and the area is not small. It is "spacious" among the residents of Boluo Yuzi. Aunt Xu said: "The government wants to build East-West Expressway, and our family is about to demolish it, and he gave 160,000 yuan in compensation. This little money can't buy a house, so he can only go out to rent a house. Anyway, he is so old."

　　Now Boluo Yuzi no longer exists, and Aunt Xu doesn't know where to move to live. The reporter often remembers that in order to build Qingdao, Aunt Xu gave up Boluo Yuzi who was born and raised and went to rent a house. What a great aunt!

Guanghui Published in 2001

Boluo Oil Zi before demolition (Photo taken in 2000)

Sun's aunt's house is a Japanese-style building with two rooms inside and outside, and the area is not small. It is "spacious" among the residents of Boluo Oil Zi. Sun said: "The government wants to build East-West Expressway, and our family is about to demolish it, and we have given 160,000 yuan compensation. This money can't buy a house, so we can only rent a house. Anyway, I'm so old."

Now the Boluo Oil No longer exists, and Aunt Sun doesn't know where to move to live. The author often remembers that in order to build Qingdao, Aunt Sun gave up the Boluo Oil No. who was born and raised here and rented a house. What a great aunt!

Current Boluo Oil No.

Aunt Sun is here Living for 60 years

Uncle Sun was also an Qingdao model worker

Aunt Sun was selling popsicles while watching his bicycle (provided by Aunt Sun, photographed in the 1980s)

Sharpening old man

Balo Oil Zi was once the largest wholesale black den for yellow and pirated CDs in Qingdao.

Balo Oil Zi at the intersection of Rehe Road

Balo Oil Zi at the intersection of Jiaodong Road

The disappearing boluo oil has carried countless unforgettable memories of old Qingdao...

Is the boluo oil oil considered a cultural relic? I don’t know, is it considered a cultural heritage? I don’t know, I only know, no old Qingdao people don’t know boluo oil, they can say they have a special liking.

This group of pictures and text authors are teacher Yang Yong, and they were re-edited and published in July 2019.