Shaogang Trip 18 (Travel Notes·Shaoshan Trip·Mao Zedong Square)

Shaoshan trip·Mao Zedong Square.

We couldn’t wait to come to Shaoshan Mao Zedong Square, where we took photos and videos, individually, of our favorites, and of the entire Rongchang collective. We were very busy and never tired of it.

The most eye-catching, most unforgettable, and most lingering thing about Mao Zedong Square is in front of the bronze statue of Mao Zedong, where tourists pay close attention and take photos for a long time. In particular, tourists spontaneously lined up in long queues to buy flower baskets in the name of tour groups or individuals, and presented flower baskets to the "Chairman" religiously. The scene of flowers was so touching that it made people burst into tears.

The square is surrounded by green pines and bamboos, and is protected by mountains. The bronze statue is tall and steady, with a smiling and meditative face, successfully portraying the great man's demeanor of the leader during the founding ceremony of the country. The base of the bronze statue is engraved with five gold-plated characters "Comrade Mao Zedong" inscribed by Jiang Zemin. The bronze statue of Mao Zedong was designed according to the image of the Chairman at the founding ceremony. Sitting southwest and facing northeast, the Chairman has a tall body, holds a speech in his hand, wears a Chinese tunic suit, has bright eyes, smiles, and is full of energy.

The bronze statue is 6 meters high and weighs 3.7 tons. The red granite base is 4.1 meters high and the total height is 10.1 meters. According to reports, Mao Zedong Square, as the main place for the people to express their respect, remembrance and commemoration of Chairman Mao, is more commemorative than leisure, so it highlights the solemn and solemn commemorative atmosphere. levels and regions. There are four levels and areas for paying homage, visiting, commemorating and relaxing.

Among them, the viewing space covers an area of ??1,112 square meters. The bronze statue is surrounded by 56 cedars on three sides, symbolizing the unity of my country’s 56 ethnic groups around the Party Central Committee, forming a thick and spectacular background forest effect. This area is mainly for tourists to place flowers, pay their respects, and express their respect and longing for Chairman Mao. The visiting space covers an area of ??1,700 square meters, 12 steps away from the paying homage space, and is mainly used for tourists to take photos and large-scale commemorative activities.

The base of the bronze statue of Mao Zedong is 4.1 meters high and the overall height is 10.1 meters. It symbolizes the "10.1" National Day and also symbolizes Mao Zedong as the founder of New China. On December 20, 1993, the unveiling ceremony of the bronze statue of Mao Zedong was held. Comrade Jiang Zemin made a special trip to Shaoshan to unveil the bronze statue of Mao Zedong.

The total area of ??the square is 102,800 square meters. Among them, the viewing area is 1,500 square meters, the memorial area is 1,700 square meters, the assembly area is 6,300 square meters, and the leisure area is 93,300 square meters (including the area of ??the paying homage avenue: 183m long (implying the chairman’s height of 1.83 meters) and 12.26m wide (implying December 26th is Chairman’s birthday) = 2244 square meters, farmland area 20 acres). The total investment in the square is 66 million yuan.

It is used as a performance stage; the memorial space covers an area of ??5950 square meters, and is 12 steps away from the visiting space. This area is mainly used for tourist evacuation, commemorative activities, and gatherings; the leisure space area is mainly positioned to create an atmosphere for tourists to relax and visit the bronze statue. A landscape avenue and stone scenes with poems and poems are arranged on the central axis.

Mao Zedong Square is divided into four spaces, with the bronze statue as the focus of the square and the landscape avenue as the central axis. In terms of layout, it is divided into four spaces: the viewing area, the memorial area, the assembly area, the leisure area, and the viewing area. Avenues, etc., are laid out layer by layer and rendered step by step, forming a strong commemorative atmosphere.

There is a landscape (cultural) stone at the entrance of Zhanyang Avenue, the central axis of the square, inscribed with the characters "China has a Mao Zedong" by Mr. Shen Peng, the former chairman of the Chinese Calligraphers Association. There are six symmetrical small landscape stones on both sides of the avenue, respectively inscribed with Chairman Mao's poems: "Qinyuanchun·Snow", "Qinyuanchun·Changsha", "Qilu·Long March", "Die Lianhua·Answer to Li Shuyi", "Bu Suanzi: Yong Mei" and "Qilu: Arriving at Shaoshan". The plants in the surrounding green areas are arranged in a "red in all seasons" configuration, with trees and shrubs combined. The plants in the entire square are mainly landscape tree species such as willows and poplars, and local plants have been transformed at the same time. A variety of precious tree species are interspersed in an orderly manner.

Shaoshan Mao Zedong Square - Among the supporting facilities of China's first Mao Zedong Square, the Shao River was appropriately widened, the cement embankment was removed, and it was replaced with a natural ecological slope protection embankment, with willows, poplars, etc. Landscape trees were planted, and the Yingbin Bridge was renovated at the same time, and a small arch bridge and jumping bridge were added. There are leisure corridors along the river and at the foot of Yinfeng Mountain to provide convenience for tourists to relax and take shelter from rain. The square is equipped with supporting facilities and equipment such as a greenhouse, direct drinking water, and a firecracker setting point, fully embodying the humanized service concept.