Historical evolution of Yuhuatai scenic spot in Nanjing

The rain flowers in the Six Dynasties condensed the charm of heaven and earth, and a history of youth cast a Millennium platform.

The Yuhuatai outside Zhonghua Gate is the throat of the south of Nanjing. A predecessor once said that there are many graves next to Yuhuatai, "there is green blood hidden under it." At the same time, it is also a memorial shrine of China's new-democratic revolution, a national key cultural relic protection unit, a national patriotic education demonstration base, the first batch of AAAA-level tourist areas and 100 classic red tourist attractions. It is a Jiangsu provincial-level memorial scenic spot integrating education, tourism, leisure and entertainment. Yuhuatai is a bright flag and an immortal monument.

Located at Nanjing Zhonghua Gate 1km, it covers an area of 153.7 hectares, with more than 300,000 trees of all kinds, and the green coverage rate is over 90%.

Yuhuatai has a history of more than 3000 years, starting from 1 147 BC, when Taber came to this area to teach farmers. Since Yue Wang Jian "crossed the city" in 472 BC, Yuhuatai area has become a good place to climb mountains and range rover in the south of the Yangtze River. During the Three Kingdoms period, the mountains were full of colorful stones, also known as Lion Hill, Agate Hill and Jubaoshan.

Yuhuatai is also a place where literati and even emperors recite scriptures. From Li Bai, Wang Anshi, Lu You, Zhu Yuanzhang, Kangxi, Qianlong to Lu Xun, Tian Han, Guo Moruo and Liu Haisu, they all left beautiful poems chanting the Yuhuatai. Because Yuhuatai is the commanding height in the south of Nanjing, it has become a battleground for military strategists in past dynasties. Yimei, the satrap of Zhang Yu in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, once resisted foreign invasion. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Jin Bing invaded, and Yue Fei, a famous anti-Jin star, defeated Jin Bing here. Since then, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's Tianjing Defence War, the Revolution of 1911' s crusade against Qing soldiers, and War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's "Capital Defence War" have all ignited bonfires here, and Yuhuatai has gradually become barren.

After 1927, Yuhuatai became the execution ground for Kuomintang rulers to slaughter * * * producers and revolutionaries. After the founding of New China, the Party and the government decided to build a martyrs cemetery here.

The construction of scenic spots can be divided into three periods. 1949 to 1979, in accordance with the policy of "greening first, then building", focusing on large-scale greening and afforestation; From the late 1970s to the mid-1990s, large-scale memorial buildings were built one after another. On the central axis with a total length of 1 0,500 m, from north to south, there are martyrs memorial sculpture, martyrs monument, reflection pool, memorial bridge, memorial hall, loyalty pavilion, etc. They are all launched one after another. At the 20th Congress of the International Association of Architects held in Beijing from 65438 to 0999, this exquisite commemorative building won the "Artistic Creation Achievement Award". Since the mid-1990s, large-scale scenic spots have been built one after another, such as the Qianlong Imperial Monument, Zhong Er Temple, Mo Mu Pavilion, Muxi Garden and Yiyuan Garden. The Yuhua Stone Museum and the Jiangsu National Safety Education Exhibition Hall will be built, and the central memorial area, scenic spots and historical sites, Yuhua Stone Cultural Area, Yuhua Tea Cultural Area, leisure activity area and ecological dense forest area will be completed.

Today, Yuhuatai is a national unique commemorative scenic spot based on natural forests, with red tourism as the main body and integrating natural scenery and human landscape.