Guangzhou's University Island: A Rainy Drive & Mobile Salon on City Decoding | June 2022

Описание: Filmed on June 7,2022, a rainy drive to explore Guangzhou's Xiaoguwei Island University Town.
Inside the car,a “mobile salon” on urban decoding unfolded. Conversations with a Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts teacher and a local friend meandered through topics like Lingnan soup-culture and longevity, the rationale behind the island's location, and the gap between classroom theory and the awe of seeing Dunhuang in person... These scattered bits of information from all directions are themselves codes to decipher the local culture.
Outside the window lay theGuangzhou University Town, planned in 2004 and housing over ten universities. Xiaoguwei Island, transformed from a riverside village into an intensive “city of talent and knowledge.” After nearly two decades, it has evolved beyond a purely academic ecosystem into a “humanistic and ecological island” integrating R&D, innovation, entrepreneurship, and daily life. The casual chats about longevity, location, and experience formed a fascinating dialogue with the meticulously planned yet organically growing island landscape outside.
Where do we begin to know a city?This journey suggests an answer: perhaps in an aimless, rainy drive, allowing scenery and conversation to collide freely, letting both geographic planning and folk wisdom together sketch the complex and captivating outline of a city.

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拍摄于2022年6月7日，一次雨天驱车探访广州小谷围岛大学城的旅程。
车厢内，一场关于城市的“移动沙龙”正在展开。同行的广州美院老师与本地朋友，闲谈中交织着岭南的煲汤养生、岛屿的选址逻辑、课堂理论与敦煌现场的差距……这些来自四面八方的信息碎片，本身就是解码地域文化的密码。
车窗外，是规划于2004年、集中了十余所高校的广州大学城。它所在的小谷围岛，从曾经的江心乡村变身为集约化的“人才与知识之城”。经过近二十年发展，它已超越了单一的教学生态，正转型为一个融合研发、创新创业与人文生活的“人文生态岛”。那些关于长寿、选址、体验的闲谈，与窗外这片精心规划又自然生长的岛屿景观，形成了奇妙的互文。
我们从何处开始了解一座城？这次旅程提示了一个答案：或许就在一次不拘目的的雨中漫游里，允许风景与闲谈自由碰撞，让地理的规划与民间的智慧，共同为你勾勒出城市复杂而迷人的轮廓。

#慢下来看世界 #广州 #大学城 #城市解码 #雨中漫谈 #人文地理