Famous attractions on Lanzhou Yellow River Style Line

Author: He E

Material: Stone

Specifications: 6 meters long, 2.2 meters wide, 2.6 meters high, total weight more than 40 The current collection location: the South Bank of the Yellow River in Lanzhou City

The "Mother Yellow River" sculpture is located in the middle section of Binhe Road on the south bank of the Yellow River in Lanzhou City and on the north side of Xiaoxihu Park. It is currently the mother river of many expressions of the Chinese nation across the country - One of the most beautiful sculptures in the Yellow River. It has high artistic value and won the Excellence Award in the first national urban sculpture plan competition.

The sculpture was created by Ms. He E, a famous sculptor from Gansu Province. It is 6 meters long, 2.2 meters wide and 2.6 meters high. It weighs more than 40 tons in total and is composed of a mother and a baby boy. They respectively symbolize the mother of the Yellow River who nurtures the Chinese nation endlessly and indomitably, and the Chinese descendants who are happy and thriving. The sculpture has a simple composition and profound meaning, reflecting the long history and culture of Gansu. The Mother of the Yellow River has flowing hair, a kind expression, a long and well-proportioned body, graceful curves, a slight smile, raising her head and slightly bending her right arm, lying on her back on the waves, with a naked baby boy nestled on her right side, looking slightly to the left, smiling innocently, looking Naughty and cute. The sculpture has a concise composition and profound meaning, symbolizing the mother of the Yellow River who nurtures the Chinese nation endlessly and indomitably, and the Chinese descendants who are happy, happy and thriving. The lower base of the sculpture is engraved with water ripples and fish patterns, which are derived from the original patterns of Gansu's ancient painted pottery and reflect Gansu's long history and culture. Behind the sculpture, yachts are churning on the Yellow River, and lovers are strolling on the riverbank; the water's colors and waves complement each other; pagodas and Taoist temples are fighting on the other side of the river. Lanzhou Zhongshan Bridge, commonly known as "Zhongshan Iron Bridge" and "Yellow River Iron Bridge", is located on the north side of the middle section of Binhe Road, at the foot of Baita Mountain and in front of Jincheng Pass. It was built in 1907 AD (the 33rd year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty). The ancient bridge with the longest history is also the first real bridge on the 5,464-kilometer Yellow River, so it is known as the "No. 1 Yellow River Bridge in the World".

The predecessor of Zhongshan Bridge was the Yellow River Floating Bridge. There was a folk song like this at that time: The Yellow River is harmful, the Yellow River is dangerous;

It is impossible to cross the high water, and it is difficult to sail in the flood:

Across the river is like the other day, and crossing the river is like crossing the gate of hell!

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It can be seen how difficult it was to cross the Yellow River at that time. People from the north and south sides of the Yellow River had to cross the Yellow River in small boats and sheepskin rafts in summer and autumn. In winter, the river froze and they could only walk on the ice.

On a cold afternoon in the spring of the 32nd year of Guangxu's reign, a British man came out of the Hexi Corridor and entered Lanzhou along the Yellow River Valley. He arrived in Lanzhou around March 10th in the Gregorian calendar. This British man named Bruce first stood on the north bank of the Yellow River and lyrically praised the north city wall of Lanzhou at that time as "picturesque and very impressive". Then he discussed how to cross the Yellow River and enter the "picturesque" ” felt a headache in the city, he wrote:

According to the change of seasons, you can make different choices: go through the boat bridge in the northwest or take a ferry to Lanzhou. The river across from the city was nearly 300 yards wide, and it had not yet thawed when we passed. In winter, people pass directly on the ice (river). I heard that many people drown every year when it thaws. When the river was no longer safe, these people still insisted on walking on this ice road, ignoring the potential dangers. In this regard, Lanzhou poet Wang Guangsheng very lyrically recorded the situation of the Ice Bridge on the Yellow River in the form of poetry: The river condensed in a night of astonishment, who is collecting the broken jade and the scattered jade? The Yuanbing gully is filled with scattered stones, and it feels like a flat ground after walking through it... The Yellow River pontoon bridge was built with 25 large boats. Each boat was one and a half feet (about 4.5 meters) apart. The lower anchor stones were fixed on the river surface and lined up in a row. , connected with large logs, then laid with planks, surrounded by fences, 2 general pillars (large iron pillars) and 6 large wooden pillars were erected on each side of the bank, and two iron ropes each 120 feet long were used to fix the boat on the river. However, this kind of floating bridge is a seasonal bridge. Because the Yellow River is in flood season, it must be dismantled every November before the Yellow River freezes. The Englishman Bruce then described the grand scene when the pontoon bridge was completed every spring:

The opening ceremony of the pontoon bridge is very lively every year, and major officials and all walks of life come to attend this event. In a way it rivals the ancient Venetian annual custom of marrying Adriatic to King Dougal.

In winter, the Yellow River freezes, and pedestrians, vehicles and horses have to rely on ice "bridges" to cross the Yellow River. The next year, when the river ice melted, it was necessary to build a floating bridge again. Not only was it very troublesome, but it was also demolished and rebuilt again within a year, which cost a lot of money. In the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1372), when the general Song Guogong Feng Sheng was fighting against the Yuan general Kuokuo Timur (Wang Baobao), they built a pontoon bridge on the Qili River (500 meters west of the Qili River Yellow River Bridge today). This is Lanzhou The earliest floating bridge on the Yellow River in the region. But this pontoon bridge was only used to facilitate the army to cross the river, and it was dismantled as soon as the battle was over. In the eighth year of Hongwu (1375), Deng Yu, the Duke of Wei, led his army to pacify Hexi and built a pontoon bridge ten miles west of the city to transport grain and wages, and named it "Zhenyuan Floating Bridge". Twelve years later, in the 18th year of Hongwu (1384), the Lanzhou Guards commanded Yang Lian and moved the pontoon to the foot of Baita Mountain where "the river water is less gentle, it is close and easy to defend". Because it is close to the city, in addition to military purposes, this floating bridge is The Yellow River Floating Bridge has also become the first floating bridge in the history of the Yellow River that allows people to cross the river.

In 1906, Peng Yingjia, who was in charge of Gansu's Westernization, reported to the Qing court and approved the construction of the Yellow River Iron Bridge. In October 1906, the contract price was paid to the German Tailai with a total price of 165,000 taels of silver for labor and materials. The contract stipulates that the iron bridge is guaranteed for eighty years from the date of completion. After the completion of the Yellow River Iron Bridge, the actual cost of silver was 306,600 taels.

The steel, cement and other materials used to build the iron bridge were purchased from Germany, transported by sea to Tianjin, transported by the Beijing-Fenghuang Railway to Beijing Fengtai Railway Station, and then transported by the Beijing-Hankou Railway to Xinxiang, Henan. From Xinxiang via Xi'an, they were divided into 36 batches and transported to Lanzhou by horse-drawn carriage.

One early morning, dozens of large carriages poured out from the simple goods yard of Xinxiang Railway Station, with the sound of wheels, hoofbeats, bells, clappers, Qin opera, and flowers. The neighing of the horses merged into a symphony of mixed sounds, resounding through the long ancient road, from Xinxiang to Xi'an, from Xi'an to Lanzhou, from August of the 33rd year of Guangxu to May of the following year...

After the bridge was completed, two large stone squares were built on both sides, respectively engraved with "Three Sides of Benefit" and "Nine Bends of Anlan", with couplets respectively:

Once on the sea, there were thousands of waves; again on the Yellow River The first bridge.

The danger of nature turns Kangqu directly into the mirage, and you can't find the Dharma;

The river crawls out of the painting, and you can see it like this on the ladder outside the sky.

In 1942, it was renamed "Zhongshan Bridge" in memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. The Zhongshan Bridge not only withstood the test of three extremely large flows of the Yellow River, but during the Battle of Liberation of Lanzhou on August 26, 1949, artillery shells hit two Kuomintang military vehicles crossing the bridge. The ammunition on the vehicles exploded, and a fire burned 18 sections of the southern end of the bridge. Wooden deck and some longitudinal beams. The Military Control Commission organized more than 300 people to carry out emergency repairs at night.

In 1954, the Lanzhou Municipal People's Government renovated the iron bridge, replacing the original trapezoidal arch frame with five arc-shaped steel frame arch beams, and replacing all the original wooden decks with the current iron bridge deck. There are now more than ten bridges in Lanzhou City, making the 152-kilometer-long Yellow River in Lanzhou the most densely populated river section from Xiguda River to Wujin Gorge at the junction of Yuzhong and Baiyin.

The ancient iron bridge crosses the old setting sun, and the shadow of the tower and the sound of the river bring back old dreams...

Today, the ornamental value, historical and cultural relic value of Zhongshan Bridge has far exceeded its transportation value. It has become the most eye-catching sight of Jincheng on the Baili Yellow River scenery line.

On August 26, 2005, Lanzhou, known as the "Capital of Waterwheels", built a waterwheel expo park, recreating the spectacular scene of waterwheels on both sides of the Yellow River more than 50 years ago. Lanzhou Waterwheel Expo Park is located on the south bank of the Yellow River on Binhe East Road, the Baili Yellow River style line. It is connected to Zhongzhongqiao Pier and Sports Park in the east; it is connected to water platform, Lanzhou Port, Zhongshan Bridge, Baitashan Park and other scenic spots in the west. Lanzhou Waterwheel Expo Park is composed of three parts: waterwheel park, waterwheel square and cultural square. It is a theme park showing waterwheel culture. Lanzhou Waterwheel Park is located in the middle section of Nanbinhe Road, adjacent to the "Yellow River Iron Bridge" to the east, the "Yellow River Mother" sculpture to the west, Baitashan Park to the north, West Lake Park to the south, and close to Baiyun Temple. It is an important scene on the Yellow River scenery line. . Lanzhou Waterwheel, also known as "Crown Car", "Turnover Car", "Irrigation Car" and "Tiger Car", has a long history and unique appearance. It originated in the Ming Dynasty and is the oldest irrigation tool along the ancient Yellow River in Lanzhou City.

The park consists of a two-wheel waterwheel, a cofferdam, a water mill service room and a recreation area. It stands on the south bank of the Yellow River. In the peak water season, natural water flow is used to promote rotation; in the dry season, the cofferdam is used to divert the water. The water is collected and passed through the small canals between the weirs, and the river water flows by itself. When the water flow naturally impinges on the wheel blades, the water wheel is pushed to rotate, and the water bucket is filled with river water. When it reaches the headspace, it is poured into the wooden trough, and flows continuously into the garden to facilitate irrigation. The Waterwheel Park reproduces the ancient water conservancy machinery such as waterwheels, which can be seen by Chinese and foreign tourists. Located on the south side of the Gansu Convention and Exhibition Center on Beibinhe Road, it covers a total area of ??about 200 acres. The overall layout of the project forms a landscape structure of "one axis, two wings, one corridor and one ring". The construction content includes roads, squares, water landscapes, greening and other Construction of ancillary facilities and other projects.

"One axis" refers to the main sculpture in the central square of the park located on the central axis of the "Gansu Map" and "Yellow River-Loess" sculptures facing the Convention and Exhibition Center; "two wings" refers to the origin squares on both sides of the central square and Future Plaza. "One Corridor" refers to the inlaid reliefs on the retaining wall of the river embankment facing the three squares; "One Ring" refers to a fitness trail surrounding the entire park.

“The plan of the three squares is that the origin square is laid out like a world map, with the cities hosting marathon events such as London, New York, Beijing, Xiamen, Lanzhou and other relevant information marked.” According to the introduction, The central square is mainly centered on the "Lanzhou Horse" emblem-themed sculpture, while the future square is mainly centered on the CCTV live broadcast apron, and the surrounding roads are inlaid with the hand and foot prints, names, results, etc. of previous Lanzhou Marathon champions.

The relief wall is more than 2,000 meters long and is mainly composed of three parts. The first part is the origin of the marathon, introducing the origin and development of the marathon. The second part takes the first Lanzhou Marathon as the theme and introduces the first "Lanma" The third part shows the bright future of Lanzhou and "Lanma". Located at the east end of Beibinhe Road, it started in the 1940s and now has more than 2,000 acres of forest land such as the "National Support to Gansu Greening Tree Species Memorial Forest", "Sino-Japanese Friendship Memorial Forest", and "March 8th Memorial Forest".

There are Siyuan Pavilion and monuments built on the mountain, with a total area of ??about 2,800 square meters. It is divided into: vacation and sightseeing area, business area, scenic tourist area, and scientific research area. Each area has a unique mountain and wild taste. Nowadays, a unique artificial forest landscape and forest microclimate with a mixture of broad-leaved trees and evergreen trees, a mixture of trees and shrubs, and a multi-layered and three-dimensional structure have been formed. The scenery of the park varies throughout the seasons. There are more than 300,000 trees of various types, all of which are artificially planted. Various small wild animals appear in the forest, including about 20 species such as Mongolian rabbits, squirrels, and pheasants. It has become a forest. The unique landscape of the park.

In addition, there are musical fountains, water-friendly platforms, anti-corruption theme parks, sports parks, green parks, citizen parks, source of life, fable story parks, Tanjianzi Wetland Park, Huo Qubing theme parks and many other attractions. They are distributed on both sides of the Yellow River like stars.