Source: Beijing Evening News
The two-year illegal construction demolition work of the Imperial Shizu South Courtyard has been completed recently, and the work of cleaning and transportation of waste has begun. It is understood that after all the waste soil is cleared, the Southern Court of the Imperial History will hand over to relevant departments to assist in the application for the Central Axis World Heritage.
This morning, the reporter came to the Southern Courtyard of Huangshizu on Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng District. As soon as I entered the door, what caught my eye was the scaffoldings all over the yard. The small bungalow that was originally built in private has been demolished, and the whole view of the yard is clear. A door that is believed to be the Ming Dynasty emperor also saw the light of day again in this demolition.
A door that is believed to be the Emperor Shi Gu in the Ming Dynasty
According to urban management law enforcement officers, Huang Shi Gu in the South Court originally had 35 illegal houses, with a total illegal area of nearly 600 square meters. Before the demolition of the , there were continuous color steel plate houses built against the wall on the north and south sides of the courtyard. The blue color steel roof was incompatible with the style of the ancient building. The small kitchen, small toilet, and small living room squeezed this place into a "sweet path", which not only destroyed the structure of the ancient building, but also had safety hazards such as private wire pulling.
In May 2020, the demolition work of the Southern Court of the Imperial Sea was launched and all demolished was completed by the end of July this year. In the early morning of August 9, the debris clearance work started, which marked the final stage of the two-year illegal building demolition work. According to reports, after the debris is cleaned, the South Court will hand it over to the relevant departments.
"In order to protect cultural relics, since the demolition work started, we have required the construction units to demolish them bit by bit by bit. The demolition progress is slow, and due to various factors such as the epidemic, it took two years to demolish all illegal buildings. Since the Emperor Shicai is located around the Forbidden City of the Forbidden City, the window period for the slag transport trucks to enter the area is very small, and the construction party has temporarily piled up and covered the waste of nearly 200 cubic meters on the open space. After sufficient communication with relevant departments, it will be transported from 0:00 to 5:00 every day without disturbing the people. It is expected that the transportation will be completed before the end of September." Wang Xiaochen, deputy captain of the first team of the Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Team of Donghuamen Street.
Due to the demolition of illegal buildings, the original appearance of the Southern Court of the Imperial History Court began to appear again. The reporter saw that at the south wall of the yard, workers "demolved" a rotten ancient wooden door. According to the staff, this may be the gate of the Emperor Shizu of the Ming Dynasty. It was sealed around the Republic of China period and it was not until this time that the illegal destruction was demolished again. "It can be seen from the remaining ceramic tiles on the wall that the illegal building may have been the residents' kitchen before it was demolished."
construction site, workers also discovered glazed tiles and wall tiles with stamps. Under the guidance of the workers, the reporter found a wall brick with a text stamp on the east wall of the South Courtyard. The stamp "made by Sun Ming, a kiln owner in the spring of 14th year" on it is clearly identifiable. workers said that in the South Courtyard, there are many such wall tiles. Zheng Huan, the head of the Huangshizu South Courtyard's Commodity Room and Courtyard Repair Project, introduced that in order to protect cultural relics and avoid noise disturbing the people, most workers use purely manual methods to perform their work.
It is understood that the Imperial History Museum, also known as Biaozhangku, was built during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. It is located at the south entrance of Nanchizi Street east of Tiananmen Square. It covers an area of 8,460 square meters and has a building area of 53,400 square meters. It has a history of more than 470 years. is not only the most complete royal archive in my country, but also the only existing brick and stone archive in my country's history. During the construction of , the urban management law enforcement department sent special personnel to conduct regular supervision to ensure that every brick and tile that does not damage cultural relics.
Next, after the debris is cleaned and bricks are laid on the ground, the Southern Court of Emperor Shizu will be handed over to relevant departments for management and repair. At that time, the Royal Shizu will present it to the world as a complete ancient building, helping Beijing Central Axis apply for World Heritage.
Beijing Evening News (ID: wxbjwb) reporter Wang Qipeng An Xudong
