Siheyuan: Silly Pillar is Kind

The popularity of the TV series "Siheyuan Fengyun" has set off another wave of enthusiasm for Siheyuan culture in the hearts of the public, and has also attracted the attention of some technology startups. One of the startups focusing on the development of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology applications found the Siheyuan community and proposed a novel cooperation project - to create an "Immersive Experience APP for Siheyuan Culture". Through this app, users can use their mobile phones or VR devices to experience the charm of Siheyuan anytime and anywhere, and gain a deep understanding of its cultural connotations, as if traveling through time and space and truly entering the ancient Siheyuan life. Mr. Lin, CEO of the startup, gave a detailed project explanation to the Siheyuan community representatives: "Our APP will use the most advanced VR and AR technologies to build a highly realistic Siheyuan virtual scene for users. After opening the APP, users can first choose Siheyuans of different ages and different regional styles to experience. For example, if you choose a traditional Siheyuan in Beijing, you can see the exterior of the building with red walls, gray tiles, carved beams and painted buildings. When you walk into the courtyard, you can also hear the birds singing and the rustling of the breeze through the leaves, as if you are in a real Siheyuan environment. During the experience, users can communicate with the virtual characters in the Siheyuan through interactive functions to learn about the historical allusions and folk culture of the Siheyuan. For example, when you talk to a virtual old resident, he will tell you the family stories of the Siheyuan and the ways to celebrate traditional festivals." Xiao Wu, a young volunteer in the Siheyuan community, asked curiously: "Mr. Lin, what is the basis for the production of these virtual scenes and characters? Will there be any deviation from the real Siheyuan culture?" Mr. Lin patiently explained: "Our production team will conduct an in-depth study of the rich materials on the Siheyuan Cultural Digital Asset Protection and Inheritance Platform, including historical documents, old photos, residents' oral histories, etc., to ensure that every scene and every character image has sufficient basis. At the same time, we will also invite Siheyuan cultural experts to review and check the production content to ensure that there will be no deviation from the real culture. For example, when designing the interior scenes of the Siheyuan, we will restore them according to the furniture styles, decorative features and other materials of different eras. From ancient wooden carved beds to exquisite porcelain ornaments, we strive to be authentic and credible." When discussing the educational function of the APP, Mr. Zhang, an educator in the Siheyuan community, said: "It would be even better if this APP could play a role in the field of education. For example, it can be used as an auxiliary tool for traditional cultural education in schools, allowing students to learn Siheyuan cultural knowledge more intuitively." Mr. Lin nodded in agreement: "Teacher Zhang, your idea is very good. We can use it in the APP Special education modules are set up in the app, and cultural knowledge questions and answers, interactive games of different difficulty levels are designed for students of different ages. For example, primary school students can learn about the architectural structure of the Siheyuan through simple jigsaw puzzles, while middle school students can participate in more challenging historical event puzzle games to gain an in-depth understanding of the role and significance of the Siheyuan in different historical periods. This can not only increase the fun of learning, but also improve students' learning effect of traditional culture. " As the APP development work progressed, the development team encountered some technical difficulties. A technician said to Mr. Lin: "Mr. Lin, there are some problems in realizing the multi-person interactive function of the VR scene. When multiple people interact online at the same time, the screen will freeze and delay, which will seriously affect the user experience. " Mr. Lin said calmly: "We will first optimize and upgrade the server to increase bandwidth and processing power. At the same time, check whether there are inefficient parts in the code, optimize and streamline it. We can also cooperate with some professional cloud computing service providers to solve this problem with their powerful computing resources. We must ensure the smoothness of the multi-person interactive function, which is one of the core competitiveness of our APP. " When the "Siheyuan Cultural Immersive Experience APP" completed the beta version and released it for trial in a small range, it was highly praised by trial users. A user said excitedly: "This is simply amazing! I feel like I really walked into the Siheyuan, talked to the ancients, and learned about their lives. This immersive experience gave me an unprecedented deep understanding of Siheyuan culture." A school teacher said after the trial: "This APP is very helpful for education and teaching. It breaks the space and time limitations of traditional teaching, allowing students to learn Siheyuan culture anytime and anywhere outside the classroom. Moreover, through interactive games and virtual scene experiences, students' enthusiasm for learning has been greatly mobilized." The successful development and trial of the "Siheyuan Culture Immersive Experience APP" has opened up a new digital channel for the dissemination of Siheyuan culture, allowing Siheyuan culture to go deeper into people's lives with the help of modern technology, especially in education and cultural popularization. The Siheyuan community has once again achieved new results on the road of integrating culture and technology, continuing to write a brilliant chapter in the field of emerging digital cultural experience, becoming a pioneer example of digital dissemination and innovative experience of traditional culture, inspiring more cultural heritage sites and technology companies to work together to explore the infinite possibilities of combining traditional cultural inheritance with modern technology applications, and injecting new vitality into promoting cultural inheritance and innovative development.

"Siheyuan Storm" As the "Siheyuan Cultural Immersive Experience APP" gradually becomes popular, the Siheyuan community has ushered in a new opportunity for cooperation. An internationally renowned art exhibition planning company has taken a fancy to the unique cultural charm and wide influence of Siheyuan, and hopes to work with the Siheyuan community to hold a large-scale international art exhibition called "Siheyuan: The Blend of Time and Art". This exhibition will bring together various works of art inspired by Siheyuan by artists from all over the world, including paintings, sculptures, installation art, etc., aiming to reinterpret Siheyuan culture from an artistic perspective, and also use the Siheyuan platform to show diverse art and culture to audiences around the world, and promote the exchange and collision of artistic concepts under different cultural backgrounds. Mike, the project director of the art exhibition planning company, came to Siheyuan and had an in-depth discussion with the cultural and art workers in the community. Mike said passionately: "This exhibition will be a feast for the eyes and the soul. We have invited top artists from Europe, America, Asia, Africa and other regions to participate. They will use their own unique artistic language to show the image and emotional sustenance of Siheyuan in their hearts. For example, there are French painters who will use impressionist techniques to depict the color changes of Siheyuan in different seasons and different light; Japanese sculptors will use delicate wood carving techniques to shape the traditional elements of Siheyuan, such as door knockers and window lattices; and African artists will use installation art full of primitive power to express the family cohesion and community belonging contained in Siheyuan." Mr. Wang, the art consultant of the Siheyuan community, asked curiously: "Mr. Mike, with so many different styles of art works gathered together, how can we ensure the coordination of the entire exhibition and the coherence of the theme?" Mike answered confidently: "Teacher Wang, this is one of the key tasks of our planning team. We will divide the exhibition into several different theme exhibition areas according to the core connotation of Siheyuan culture. For example, the 'Rhythm of Architecture' exhibition area mainly displays works inspired by the architectural structure and spatial layout of Siheyuan; the 'Taste of Life' exhibition area focuses on the artists' artistic presentation of the living scenes and folk customs of Siheyuan residents; the 'Soul of Culture' exhibition area will focus on showing the traditional Chinese cultural spirit carried by Siheyuan and its inheritance and evolution in the long river of history. Through such zoning planning, we can not only highlight the personality and creativity of each artist, but also allow the entire exhibition to unfold in an orderly manner around the main line of Siheyuan culture, so that the audience can clearly feel the deep integration of Siheyuan culture and art." When discussing the layout of the exhibition venue, Master Li, the logistics manager of the Siheyuan community, said: "The space in our Siheyuan is limited. How to reasonably place these large sculptures and installation art works is a difficult problem, and we also have to consider the tourists' visiting routes and safety issues." Mike thought for a moment and said, "Master Li, we will invite professional space designers to plan the site. For large works, we will give priority to the more open courtyard space or special exhibition hall in the courtyard for display, and set up reasonable safety isolation zones. In the design of the tour route, a one-way circulation method will be adopted to guide tourists to visit each exhibition area in order to avoid crowds and chaos. At the same time, we will also be equipped with sufficient security personnel and guide volunteers at the exhibition site to ensure the smooth progress of the exhibition and the safety of tourists." As the preparations for the exhibition progressed, some artists successively transported their works to the courtyard. An Italian artist said to the staff at the installation site: "My sculpture is made of special materials and has certain requirements for light and temperature. Can your exhibition environment meet them?" The staff hurriedly responded: "Sir, we have monitored and regulated the environmental parameters of the exhibition site in advance. If your work has special requirements, we will further adjust the lighting arrangement and air conditioning temperature to ensure that the work can be displayed in the best condition. Don't worry, we will fully cooperate with your requirements." When the exhibition officially opened, it attracted art lovers, cultural scholars and media reporters from all over the world. An art critic from the UK said to Mike after visiting the exhibition: "This exhibition is so shocking! It breaks the boundaries of region and culture and allows me to see the infinite possibilities of Siheyuan culture in the global art context. These artists interpret Siheyuan from different angles, not only showing the external beauty of Siheyuan, but also deeply exploring its inherent cultural value and spiritual connotation. This is a successful practice of cross-cultural art exchange in the true sense." A Chinese audience also said with emotion: "It feels wonderful to see so many works of international masters in my own Siheyuan, and they are all created around Siheyuan. This makes me more deeply aware of the unique charm of Siheyuan culture. It turns out that it can bloom so brilliantly on the world art stage." The successful holding of the international art exhibition "Siheyuan: The Fusion of Time and Art" has once again made Siheyuan the focus of global cultural and artistic exchanges, and further enhanced its status and reputation in the international cultural and artistic fields. The Siheyuan Community continues to write a glorious chapter on the international cultural and artistic cooperation and exchange platform, becoming a model for different cultures to understand and appreciate each other through art, inspiring more cultural heritage sites to actively carry out international cultural and artistic exchange activities, and promoting the diverse coexistence and prosperous development of global culture and art.

The successful conclusion of the international art exhibition "Siheyuan Fengyun" has made the Siheyuan community famous in the cultural and art circles and attracted the attention of many cultural and creative enterprises. A cultural and creative enterprise specializing in the design and development of high-end cultural gifts took the initiative to visit the community, hoping to join hands with the Siheyuan community to create a series of unique "Siheyuan cultural boutique gift boxes". These gift boxes will be inspired by the architectural elements, traditional folk customs, cultural stories, etc. of the Siheyuan, and incorporate modern design concepts and exquisite craftsmanship. They aim to meet people's needs for high-quality and meaningful cultural gifts in business gifts, holiday gifts, and personal collections, and further promote the dissemination and inheritance of Siheyuan culture in the consumer market. Ms. Sun, the design director of the cultural and creative enterprise, led her team to have an initial meeting with the Siheyuan community representatives and introduced the design ideas of the gift boxes in detail: "We plan to launch a series of gift boxes with different themes. For example, with the four seasons of the Siheyuan as the theme, each season corresponds to a gift box. The spring gift box can incorporate the blooming flower elements in the Siheyuan, such as peach blossoms and apricot blossoms, paired with exquisite silk handkerchiefs embroidered with the courtyard landscape of the Siheyuan, plus a notebook telling the Siheyuan spring story and traditional spring festival customs; the summer gift box is based on the Siheyuan's cool and cool "For example, a bamboo fan with a summer night scene of the Siheyuan painted on it is equipped with some traditional summer drink recipe cards and cool aromatherapy products; the autumn gift box can use the fallen leaves and fruits in the Siheyuan to design exquisite metal bookmarks or decorative ornaments, and then put a box of snacks with Beijing characteristics, which symbolizes the harvest and reunion of the Siheyuan in autumn; the winter gift box uses the snow scene of the Siheyuan as the background, and launches a warm wool scarf with traditional Siheyuan patterns woven on it, accompanied by a handmade Siheyuan snow scene puzzle. " Aunt Zhang, a resident representative of the Siheyuan community, raised a question: "These gift boxes sound good, but will they be very expensive? Can ordinary people afford them?" Ms. Sun smiled and replied: "Aunt Zhang, we will consider the needs of different consumption levels. In terms of the material and craftsmanship of the gift boxes, there will be high-end luxury versions and affordable versions. The high-end version will use more precious materials, such as pure silk, pure wool, gold and silver, etc., and the craftsmanship will be more sophisticated and complex, suitable for high-end business gifts or collections. The affordable version will use cost-effective materials, such as cotton, ordinary metal, etc., and the craftsmanship is relatively simple, but it can also reflect the cultural characteristics of the Siheyuan. Ordinary people will not have too much financial pressure to buy them as gifts during festivals or special occasions." In terms of exploring cultural connotations, Professor Zhao, a cultural expert in the Siheyuan community, said: "Each gift box must deeply interpret the meaning of the cultural elements in it, and it cannot be simply pieced together. For example, peach blossoms symbolize beautiful love and hope for life in Siheyuan culture. In the promotion and introduction of the spring gift box, it must be explained in detail so that consumers not only buy a gift, but also understand a cultural story." Ms. Sun nodded and said, "Professor Zhao, you are right. We will write a detailed cultural manual for each gift box, introducing the historical origins, cultural implications and related folk stories of the Siheyuan elements. In this way, consumers can better convey the Siheyuan culture when giving or using gift boxes." In the gift box production process, the craftsman of the cultural and creative enterprise said to the community representative: "When we make some metal ornaments with Siheyuan architectural shapes, we want to use the traditional lost wax casting process, which can better restore the architectural details. But this process is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the cost is also high. Do you think it is necessary to insist on using it?" Director Li of the community thought for a moment and replied: "If this process can truly reflect the high quality and uniqueness of Siheyuan cultural gifts, I think it is worth persisting. However, the production scale and efficiency can be optimized, such as first making a small number of fine products using this process to meet the needs of high-end customers, and at the same time developing some alternative processes for large-scale production of people-friendly products, while ensuring cultural charm. Control costs and production cycles. "With the gradual launch of the "Siheyuan Cultural Boutique Gift Box", it has attracted widespread attention in the market. When purchasing business gifts, a business owner said to the salesperson: "These Siheyuan cultural gift boxes are very stylish. They not only reflect the traditional Chinese cultural heritage, but also have a modern design sense. Giving them to partners can not only express our thoughts, but also show our emphasis on cultural connotations. They are much more meaningful than those ordinary gifts." An ordinary consumer also said when buying an autumn gift box as a Mid-Autumn Festival gift: "This gift box is very exquisite, and the snacks inside are also delicious. And through this gift box, I also learned a lot about the cultural customs of Siheyuan in autumn, and I feel very rewarding. Giving it to relatives and friends is both face-saving and cultural. "The successful launch of the "Siheyuan Cultural Boutique Gift Box" has opened up a new path for Siheyuan culture in the field of commercial consumption, allowing Siheyuan culture to enter people's lives in a practical and refined form. The Siheyuan community has once again written a brilliant chapter in cultural business innovation and inheritance, becoming a successful example of the integration of traditional cultural elements and modern cultural and creative product design, inspiring more cultural and creative enterprises to tap into traditional cultural resources, develop creative and market-competitive cultural products, and promote the prosperity and development of the cultural consumption market.