As a city with a history of more than 800 years, Anqing has been the capital of Anhui Province for more than 100 years in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, and has many ancient buildings with historical sites. How to protect, develop and make good use of these ancient buildings as historical symbols and carriers of civilization connotation has been widely concerned by the society, especially after our city was named as a national historical and cultural city.

Relevant experts believe that it is of great significance to protect and make good use of the ancient buildings in our city. First of all, ancient buildings are often the landmark buildings of a city, and people will gain a deep memory of a city by this. For example, Zhenta, which enjoys the reputation of "the first tower of the Yangtze River", is almost a major symbol of our city. Its "crossing Anqing Tower" makes the tower exist because of the city, and the city is named because of the city; Secondly, ancient architecture is also an important witness of history. Every ancient building contains a lot of historical information, especially in our city, where many major events have taken place, and the splendid and heavy history and culture are contained. For example, in the British Palace of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, anyone who studies the history of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and knows the battle of Anqing will have a feeling of going back to history through just visiting. No wonder many scholars who study Wanjiang culture are still lamenting: if a gate or a section of the city wall of Anqing Old Town is preserved and they stand there, the antiquity of Anqing will be written on it; Furthermore, ancient buildings also contain rich historical and humanistic information, from which we can learn from history and inherit civilization.

Because of this, the city has invested a total of150,000 yuan to protect the city's cultural relics in the past decade, focusing on the protection or rescue repair of Yingjiang Temple Zhenfeng Tower, Xiongfaner Martyrs Memorial Hall, the former site of Anhui Postal Administration, the former site of Anhui Provincial Party Committee, the provincial library, Tanhua Mansion, Mingluntang, ancient city walls and ancient pagodas, and actively carrying out national and provincial repairs. At the same time, a series of policies and measures conducive to the protection, development and utilization of ancient buildings have been formulated to make these ancient buildings glow again.

However, although our city has done a lot of work in the protection of ancient buildings and achieved certain results, the present situation is not optimistic from the perspective of the whole city. For example, the ancient buildings such as the British Palace in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Jiangxi Guild Hall and Zhang Henshui's former residence are still occupied or abandoned, and the damage caused by natural and man-made disasters is very serious, even becoming dangerous buildings and unbearable to witness. Some ancient buildings have not yet been included in the scope of protection. But a few years ago, the former residence of Chen Duxiu and the real old wall of Ximen, which the reporter was lucky enough to see, disappeared from people's sight forever because of poor protection, which made many scholars, tourists and some people of insight in our city lament!

Relevant scholars and people of insight believe that the protection of ancient buildings in our city needs to be strengthened urgently. First, we should further enhance our understanding of the significance of the protection of ancient buildings and strive to create a good atmosphere for the whole society to protect ancient buildings. At the same time, it is necessary to conduct a thorough "inventory" of the ancient buildings in our city, bring all valuable ancient buildings into view, and register and file them; The second is to formulate local laws and regulations on the protection of ancient buildings in our city as soon as possible and revise relevant special protection plans, and carry out the protection and repair of ancient buildings in our city in a planned way. In particular, we should properly handle the relationship between the transformation and development of old cities and the protection of ancient buildings, and don't let the non-renewable ancient buildings be destroyed because of a little profit for a while, leaving permanent regrets; Third, the protection of ancient buildings cannot be separated from investment. According to the experience of foreign and domestic advanced cities, government investment is the main body of investment. Therefore, our city should not only include the protection of ancient buildings in the fiscal year budget, but also increase it year by year according to the actual situation. In addition, we should do everything possible to mobilize social forces and raise funds extensively. For example, some ancient buildings can be used, which are still affiliated to some units, according to the principle that whoever uses them will protect them. Anqing No.1 Middle School's investment in restoring the ancient pagoda and the former site of the provincial library is a successful example in this regard. Then, through market-oriented operation, on the basis of protection, the ancient buildings will be rationally developed and utilized to attract investors to invest in protection.