老峨山景区位于眉山市丹棱县张场镇，境内五湖环绕、山水交融、植被茂密、四季皆有不同景色。作为峨眉山的姐妹山，山形同样酷似峨眉，建寺于隋，兴盛于唐宋，然而于民国土匪啸聚之时多有破坏，逐渐没落，现在大多人知道四川有峨眉山而不知有老峨山。

Laoe Shan area is located in outer suburbs of Danleng, Meishan. With the wild forests and twisted lakes and rivers, this tourist spot has beautiful scenic views for distinctive seasons. Known as a twin of famous “Emei Shan”, “Laoe Shan” area not only has a similar elegant shape as a lady’s eyebrow, but also was another Buddhist sanctuary for a thousand years till it was destroyed in wartime of the Republican period.

▼项目概览

overall of the project

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基于对当地旅游业的扶持，丹棱县政府对老峨山景区进行了整体更新的投资。该项目旨在提高景区建筑风貌的基础上，激活当地云雾茶、总岗酒等产业，并复兴当地生态美食、朝山会等民俗文化。而游客中心结合了其政治使命，已然会成为景区的一个地标。

In resist of gradual decay of a tourist spot, the government invests a comprehensive tourist renovation project to activate “Laoe Shan” area. Besides the improvement of the old architectural style and features, a group of new building for tourists, commerce and accommodation are going to build. Local products such as Wuyun Tea, Zonggang Liquor, Natural foods etc., and Chaoshan temple fair (a kind of folk culture performance) will be supported as well. Therefore the visitor center is aimed to be a centerpiece according to its political theme, catalyzing further development of the Laoe Shan Area.

▼游客中心西南方向鸟瞰，bird’s eye view of the tourist center from the south-west side©徐英达

这个项目是以和当地景观院合作形式进行的。我们介入项目的时候，项目已经进行过一轮汇报，得到的反馈是要重视老峨山“祈福胜地”这个特征，且不能千篇一律。而我们的设计概念源于佛教手印-合掌，取自合十法界于一心之义。因此它既代表游客要合并两掌，集中心思，清心明目；也代表老峨山对游客的祝福和供养。

This project is carried out with the local landscape design institute. When we started to involve it, we got a guidance to pay attention to the feature of “blessing resort” after their first presentation. Our concept originated from the gesture -palm joint, which refers to metaphysis concept (eka citta) in Buddhism. It implies the visitor’s gesture of praying, while conveys literally the blessing of the Laoe Shan for visitors.

▼从停车场看向建筑，viewing the building from the parking lot©徐英达

▼从道路看建筑，viewing the building from the road©徐英达