Meng Yao, Kangli Ren

Kangli Ren

December 31, 2025

The former concession of Hankou, Historical buildings, Protection, Reuse, Technological innovation.

With the rapid development of urbanization, the fate of historical buildings in contemporary urban development and renewal has become increasingly complex. While facing material damage and functional decline, they also bear the dual pressure of market development and policy regulation, which poses great practical challenges to the protection and reuse of historical buildings in the former concession of Hankou. In view of this, the article starts with the current situation of the protection of historical buildings in the former concession of Hankou, analyzes the contemporary value of historical building protection and reuse, and finally proposes targeted implementation strategies from the two aspects of historical building protection and reuse, constructing a "protection utilization regeneration" conscience cycle system, aiming to continue the unique historical mission of historical buildings in the former concession of Hankou, realize their value transformation from "historical relics" to "urban future resources", and promote the revitalization of historical buildings in the former concession of Hankou in the new social and economic system.

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