老南宁有句俗语:“高过望火楼。”望火楼,在南宁老一辈人的心目中是一个著名的标志性建筑,也是一个时代的见证。民国以前,南宁的房屋建筑多为砖木结构,几乎没有防火救火设施,一旦失火,都是由各街道民众先后自发组织水车公所进行自防自救,直到1915年,警厅才设立消防队。1953年,望火楼在新华路1号建成,它成为二十世纪五六十年代南宁唯一的消防瞭望设施。望火 Old Nanning has a saying: “Look over the fire floor. ” Wang fire floor, in the minds of older people in Nanning is a famous landmark, but also a testimony of the times. Before the Republic of China, most of the houses and buildings in Nanning were brick-and-wood structures. There was almost no fire prevention and fire fighting facilities. In the event of a fire, all the people in the street volunteered to organize self-protection and self-help activities by spontaneous organizations. Until 1915, the police department set up a fire brigade. In 1953, the Hope House was built at No. 1 Xinhua Road and became the only fire service in Nanning in the 1950s and 1960s. Looking fire