In the memory of veteran soldiers, the Xingfu Road Pedestrian Street located in Shihezi City, the 8th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, emerged with the history of the Corps' settlement and border defense. Make a card in front of an old object, go to a street show to listen to some music... Nowadays, the Happiness Road Pedestrian Street not only carries precious memories of the times for the people of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, but also serves as the best witness to the development and changes of Shihezi. The elements of military reclamation awaken the memory of the city. Inside the "Little Hundred Flowers Cinema", it seems like a classic movie is being played; In the "Bayi Cotton Textile Factory", machines are still roaring in the ears; On the way home from school, it seems like I saw students from "Liujian Middle School" walking in groups of three or five... At night, in the Xingfu Road pedestrian street of Shihezi, the urban memory area is bustling with tourists. From planting the first tree to building the first road, three generations of military settlers worked tirelessly for seventy years and built the first city of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Shihezi, on the Gobi Desert. Following the Happiness Road Pedestrian Street for a deeper exploration, military reclamation elements such as the Old Newspaper Pavilion, the "Military Reclamation" train, and the Military Reclamation Culture Relief Wall are scattered throughout the city's memory area. This is not only a pedestrian street, but also a display area that carries the memories of the soldiers. Coming here feels like traveling back to childhood in just one second! "Said Li Zhen, who grew up in Shihezi. In recent years, Xingfu Road Pedestrian Street has deeply explored the historical and cultural significance of "the first city of military reclamation in the Republic", focusing on creating a "city memory area" with sculptures of military reclamation soldiers and living scenes from the 1980s and 1990s as the theme. "Military reclamation elements" and "military reclamation memories" have been integrated into Xingfu Road Pedestrian Street, creating a distinctive urban landmark. The artistic roadshow appeared on the street stage, and cheers echoed from a corner of Xingfu Road Pedestrian Street. Upon closer inspection, a Sichuan opera face changing performance is taking place on stage. Various cultural and artistic activities such as the Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival, Hanfu Art Festival, Ice Sculpture Art Festival, Lantern Festival, etc., taking into account both tradition and trend, take turns to appear on the Xingfu Road Pedestrian Street. We just perform it every day, and when there are too many people, we can't squeeze in at all Liu Ying, a citizen who is already an old audience member of the performance, said, "In winter, the stage will be moved to the 'Sunshine Room', basking in the sun and listening to music, not to mention how comfortable it is!" Zhang Congying, the person in charge of the operation of Xingfu Road Pedestrian Street, introduced that a batch of nighttime cultural and leisure activities with sports, music, dance, and intangible cultural heritage as the themes are gradually presented in front of the citizens, and the night consumption atmosphere of the pedestrian street's integration of business, commerce, and culture is becoming increasingly strong. Nowadays, the Xingfu Road Pedestrian Street has basically achieved "daily small activities, weekly activities, and monthly large activities" around the economic forms of fashion vitality, business travel integration development, and convenient service. As of November 2024, Xingfu Road Pedestrian Street has received over 3 million visitors. Integrating business models to create smart neighborhoods, wearing AR glasses, controlling game controllers, and reaching the era of military reclamation. At an immersive gaming experience center on Xingfu Road Pedestrian Street, tourist Wang Yong exclaimed that he was completely satisfied. This is an immersive military reclamation history exploration game with the theme of the history of the corps, created using AR, VR and other technological means. The game has attracted more than a thousand people to experience it just one week after its launch. Since 2019, Xingfu Road Pedestrian Street, which was once "left behind" due to old and damaged main buildings and long-term disrepair of infrastructure, has undergone a comprehensive upgrade and renovation. After the completion of the basic environment renovation, cultural consumption projects such as gaming and entertainment, gardening and book bars have been laid out, and urban memory areas, cultural roadshows, and specialty product sales areas have gradually been put into operation. At present, Xingfu Road Pedestrian Street, which has 10 large-scale commercial complexes and more than 600 shops of various colors, is actively transforming into a smart block with voice guidance and full street IoT functions. The Xingfu Road Pedestrian Street has revitalized cultural and roadshow resources, driving the flourishing development of industries such as food, accommodation, entertainment, and tourism. Next, we need to further optimize the business environment, promote further upgrading of the consumption structure, and effectively enable 'residents to come out, enterprises to live up, and businesses to thrive' Li Panlong, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Shihezi Old Street Street, said. (New Society)