The Study On Conservation And Restoration Of Chongqing Huguang Assembly Hall

Chongqing is one of the famous historical cities in China, which has rich culture heritages. In recent years, with the strengthening of comprehension of conservation of historic monuments, more and more relevant work has begun. The conservation and restoration of Chongqing Huguan assembly hall is a significant practice. Assembly halls took a very important position in the history of Chongqing in Ming and Qing dynasty. They contributed to the development of society and culture of Chongqing greatly. Chongqing Huguan assembly hall is one of the heritages with great historical value as a witness of the history. Also, the architectural techniques and art of it achieve very high levels. Contemporary people are concerned with the relationship between culture relic buildings and social development. Chongqing Huguan assembly hall has great importance to strengthen local belonging, improve city features and financial development. Emergency measures of conservation and restoration must be taken right now to improve the rather bad present situation. The establishment of principles guiding conservation and restoration is based on the study of the development of international comprehension of conservation and restoration. We can see the initial shared comprehension of values of culture relic buildings and authenticity as the most basic and important principle. The function of attitude to values in conservation and restoration can be seen more and more clearly. Comprehension of conservation and restoration in our country has begun to link to the international ones. The principles and techniques of conservation and restoration are made clear in this situation in order to guide the practice efficaciously and ensure the true and full conservation of historical information and total values. The principles can work only after localization. The practice in Huguan assembly hall is a helpful exploration of the localization. The main characters of authenticity, the factors and the distinctiveness are studied with the basis concepts of authenticity, and strategies are mentioned for conservation and restoration. The following analysis of practice in Huguan assembly hall shows its positive influence on localization of authenticity. The efficiency of the principles depends on the technical levels of conservation and restoration. New demands appear with the changes of comprehension. New techniques are tried on the base of traditional ones in conservation and restoration of Huguan assembly hall. The exploration on techniques of surface conservation of wooden buildings is an especially important practice according to the demand for new techniques. The results of practice show that the development of new techniques also requires localization. Above matters involved in the conservation and restoration of Huguan assembly hall are studied in detail in this article, hoping for referential results for later practices.