Category: Research notebook

“Speaking about the Tianjin garrison” (Hua shuo Tianjin wei 话说天津卫) is a reknown radio program of the People’s Radio of Tianjin. Created in 2009, it runs from Monday through Friday, 8:00 to 9:00 pm. This program focuses on the history of different places in the city and relies on the audience’s testimonies and recollections. Listeners who have something to say about the the building, the garden or the bridge being currently debated can indeed call in the radio station. Their recorded conversations with the journalists will then be edited to recount the ongoing collective investigation about the particular place a stake.

We are currently working on the creation of a digital collection of radio recordings. Work is still in progress, as soon as the collection can be opened to the public, a link will be available to consult it. We are also currently working on the creation of a digital collection of photos and postcards gathered and analysed by the Tianjin Volunteers. Digital collections of Tianjin old postcards and Tianjin old maps have already been created with the web portal “Oronce Fine”, developed by EHESS geomatic platform. 

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Since 2008, a group called Volunteers for the Protection of Tianjin’s Architectural Heritage (Tianjinshi jianzhu wenhua yichan zhiyuanzhe tuandui 天津市建筑文化遗产志愿者团队) has made numerous appearances in Tianjin and in the national media. The team is made up of retired workers, public servants, staff members of enterprises and institutions, media employees, students, self-employed individuals and other professionals. They are a group of ordinary citizens who have a deep attachment to the history and culture of their city. Their involvement in cultural heritage preservation has been dubbed the ‘Tianjin Model’ or the ‘Tianjin Experience’, one where ‘the government directs, the experts advise and the public participates’.

We are currently working on the creation of a digital collection of photos and postcards gathered and analysed by the Tianjin Volunteers. Work is still in progress, as soon as the collection can be opened to the public, a link will be available to consult it. We are also currently working on the creation of a digital collection of radio recordings. Digital collections of Tianjin old postcards and Tianjin old maps have already been created with the web portal “Oronce Fine”, developed by EHESS geomatic platform. 

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A digital collection of Tianjin old postcards was created with the web portal “Oronce Fine”, developed by EHESS geomatic platform. Some ancient postcards are being annotated and georeferenced. Work is still in progress, as soon as the portal can be opened to the public, a link will be available to consult the collection.

A digital collection of Tianjin old maps has also been created. We are currently working on the creation of digital collections of photos and postcards gathered and analysed by the Tianjin Volunteers, and one of radio recordings.