Be a tour guide and introduce Hongqi Street

Speaking of old streets, if compared with the old streets in China that are hundreds or even thousands of years old, this street formed in the 1960s and 1970s has a short history, but its unique architectural style and strong The red atmosphere has left a deep impression on people who have been there.

Hongqi Street was originally called Shangcheng Street. The street is 600 meters long and runs north-south. It was once the only main street in the old city. The buildings on both sides of the street have strong characteristics of the times. The wall facade made of solid cement and stone is divided into regular strips in the white and gray joints, showing a tough, gray color when viewed from a distance. Doors, windows, and eaves are intertwined with vertical and horizontal lines. There are often bright red cement pillars in front of the shops, reflecting the tallness of the house, and the mottled jujube-lacquered wooden doors that open side by side reveal the vicissitudes of time. Most houses have parapets built on their roofs, and the standard lace, inlaid slogans, and decorative paintings full of revolutionary storylines add a lot of vitality and beauty to the old street. Looking from one end of the street to the other, the buildings in the old street are neatly planned and impressive, much more modern than other nearby residential houses of the same era. Different from Guyi Old Street, the buildings here have obvious Soviet architectural style, showing the historical style of a specific era.

In the early years, this was the office of the county government, and most of the houses were used by government agencies. Perhaps it was this experience that made the old street prosperous and fashionable in that era. Nowadays, the page of the times has been turned, and the remaining scenery gives people infinite nostalgia in the changing times. Most of the houses on both sides of the street have been used for business, with restaurants, supermarkets, and shops lined up everywhere. Vehicles with foreign license plates are often parked on the street and tourists taking photos with their cameras. They must be here with history in their hearts and in pursuit of their dreams. The old street retains many landmark buildings from the past, such as the old county government office building, Jin Opera Troupe, Xinhua Bookstore, Workers, Peasants and Soldiers Stage, etc., allowing elderly people to have tangible memories while walking on the street. The old street has its intersection. This old street has experienced more than half a century of ups and downs. Although it is not ancient, compared with many antique "old streets" that have been demolished and rebuilt during the urbanization process, many original buildings of the era remain authentic. It perfectly reproduces a prosperous era, allowing people to find a kind of spiritual sustenance.

Wandering on Hongqi Street, you will be infected with a kind of momentum and power. The booming political slogans, the dynamic Cultural Revolution posters, and the red elements that can be seen everywhere can instantly bring people into an era of roaring mountains and tsunamis, and burning passion. The portraits of Mao Zedong, Mao Zedong and Mao Zedong and the bright red five stars engraved on the wall are still shining brightly; "Long live the Communist Party of China, long live Mao Zedong Thought", "More speed, better economy, strive for the top", "Industry learns from Daqing, agriculture learns from Daqing" The passionate quotations and slogans from the Cultural Revolution era of "Dazhai" seem to still be playing the trumpet of the times. This trumpet is like a beating war drum, inspiring the workers and peasants to devote themselves to the great revolutionary cause of building the motherland. How can people in such an atmosphere What a burst of courage and strength that lives up to the times!

The red color in this old street is so strong and deep! Perhaps for travelers, this old street with thousands of red colors is a bit of a coincidence and a gimmick - it is just a red symbol artificially put together for the development of tourism - but people who have read history already understand that the experience of this land It has long explained to the world the richness and immortality of this red color - in the 1960s and 1970s, there was a group of monumental figures on this land. They inspired the heroic spirit of fighting against heaven and earth in the harsh environment of seven ditches and eight beams. Adhering to the spirit of self-reliance and hard work, they created a miracle in the history of China and became a banner for China's agricultural development in that era! To this day, the red color of Lao Cai, which condenses struggle and hard work, passion and dreams, is still so rich and dazzling, exciting people!

Hongqi Street is like a picture of the times laid out on the land of the hometown, allowing people who walk here to taste a distant history, feel a unique culture, and accept the baptism and spiritual baptism. The sublimation of faith. And the thick red that embodies the fighting spirit of the people in my hometown will surely become a spiritual totem, inspiring people today to keep pace with the times, work hard, and strive to create a better tomorrow for their hometown!