Waterwheel Garden

Lanzhou waterwheel Expo Park is located on Binhe East Road on the South Bank of the Yellow River, about 2.6km to the east of Zhongshan Bridge. Lanzhou waterwheel has a long history. It is the oldest irrigation tool along the Yellow River in ancient times. It is also called "crane", "dumper", "irrigation cart" and "tiger cart". Lanzhou waterwheel Expo Park is composed of waterwheel Park, waterwheel square and cultural square. It is a tour Park specially designed and imitated by Lanzhou tourism bureau to reproduce this ancient irrigation tool. It reproduces the spectacular sight of waterwheel stands on both sides of the Yellow River more than 50 years ago.

Waterwheel Garden

On August 26, 2005, Lanzhou, known as the "city of waterwheel", built a waterwheel Expo Park, which reproduces the spectacular sight of waterwheel stands on both sides of the Yellow River more than 50 years ago. Lanzhou waterwheel Expo Park is located in the South Bank of the Yellow River, Binhe East Road, Baili Yellow River style line. It is connected with Zhongli bridge wharf and Sports Park in the East and hydrophilic platform, Lanzhou port, Zhongshan Bridge, Baitashan Park in the West. Lanzhou waterwheel Expo Park is composed of waterwheel Park, waterwheel square and cultural square, which is a theme park to show waterwheel culture.

Introduction to Expo Park

Known as the "city of waterwheel", Lanzhou has built a waterwheel Expo Park, which reproduces the spectacular sight of waterwheel stands on both sides of the Yellow River more than 50 years ago. Lanzhou waterwheel Expo Park is located in the South Bank of the Yellow River, Binhe East Road, Baili Yellow River style line. It is connected with Zhongli bridge wharf and Sports Park in the East and hydrophilic platform, Lanzhou port, Zhongshan Bridge, Baitashan Park in the West. Lanzhou waterwheel Expo Park is composed of waterwheel Park, waterwheel square and cultural square, which is a theme park to show waterwheel culture.

scenic spot

South Gate of waterwheel Expo Park

The South Gate (main gate) of Lanzhou waterwheel Expo Park is a unique wooden frame gate with two meanings

1、 It is an abstract part of Lanzhou waterwheel to express the theme of Lanzhou waterwheel;

2、 It means Lanzhou is a city with two mountains and one water. The gate is made up of wooden frames and looks like two "mountains". It represents Lanshan and Baitashan in Lanzhou; the pool on the left represents the Yellow River. It means that Lanzhou is a beautiful city connected by mountains and rivers.

Waterwheel Plaza

Entering the gate is the first part of waterwheel Expo Plaza, waterwheel Plaza. The main body of waterwheel Plaza is Lanzhou waterwheel, which is well-known at home and abroad. It also brings together dozens of waterwheel wheels with different forms and styles at home and abroad. Therefore, Lanzhou waterwheel Expo Park is the theme park with the largest number of waterwheel varieties in the world. Among them, Lanzhou waterwheel has become the representative of Chinese waterwheel with its unique structure, exquisite craft and bold unique style.

The founder of Shuiche square

In the waterwheel square, the first thing you see is a statue, which is Duan Xu, the founder of Lanzhou waterwheel.

Duan Xu, named Shaoxian, is a native of Lanzhou. In the second year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty (1523), Jin Shi was appointed as yunnandao imperial envoy, Huguang counsellor, Miyun military Deputy envoy, etc. During his official career, he traveled to several provinces in the south, and had a strong interest in the wooden bobbins in the south. Then we can observe the principle of its structure and draw a pattern. After returning to his hometown in his later years, he devoted himself to the imitation of waterwheel, but failed several times. In 1556, the Yellow River waterwheel with trumpet mouth lane, concave channel and giant wheel was made. After Duan Xu's success, farmers on both sides of the Yellow River vied for imitation. At one time, the Yellow River waterwheel sprang up everywhere, benefiting the farmland on both sides of the Yellow River in Lanzhou, which is dry and rainless, from Duan Xu's creation of the Yellow River waterwheel.

This statue vividly reflects Duan Xu's creation of water wheel. The statue is located at the east end of the waterwheel square, on the central axis of the south gate. In front of the statue is a waterwheel pattern with a diameter of 26 meters. He holds the picture in his left hand, puts his right hand in front of his chest, and strides forward with his left foot. The wind blows his clothes up. His facial expression is kind and vivid. He seems to be thinking, drawing, directing, and guiding the construction of a water tanker on the spot.

Lanzhou waterwheel

On the left side of Duan Xu's statue is the southern bamboo tube car, and on the right side is the Lanzhou wooden water wheel created by Duan Xu. In 1556 ad, Duan Xu created the bold Lanzhou waterwheel based on the bamboo tube waterwheel in the south. After more than 400 years, Lanzhou waterwheel has been improving day by day. She is unique in structure, exquisite in craftsmanship, vigorous and rugged, and unique in style. By 1952, 252 wheelers were standing on both sides of the Yellow River. It was a spectacular sight and became a unique scenic spot in Jincheng. As a result, Lanzhou is known as the "city of waterwheel" at home and abroad.

Lanzhou waterwheel has a diameter of about 16 meters, and 16 pairs of spokes radiate from the axle to the edge of the car to form a giant wheel. A scraper is set at the top of the spokes, and 40 cuboid water tanks are set between the wiper plates. Under the scraper is a wooden trough erected in the air, which can divert water. The axle is fixed on the stone dam of the water tunnel, and the river flows into the water tunnel to form a rapids. The scraper is forced to drive the water truck to rotate, and the water pipe "pulls the river back" and tilts into the water tank to irrigate the field. A water wheel can irrigate more than 300 mu of land.

In the waterwheel square, there are distinctive waterwheel: on our left side is a push waterwheel (also known as water hanger), which relies on human power to push the waterwheel to lift water, pour water into the canal and irrigate farmland; on our right side is a pedal waterwheel, whose principle is to step on the wooden wheel and drive the waterwheel by the transmission chain to achieve the purpose of water lifting and irrigation;

In waterwheel square, there is another form of hand push waterwheel and pedal waterwheel. Their common feature is to use the scraper to lift the water through the sink. Water used to raise low water levels (such as water in a pond) for irrigation.

watermill

There is a water mill beside many waterwheel.

Water mill is a grinding tool widely used before the appearance of electric grinding machine. It is composed of water channel, impeller, grinding shaft, grinding plate, grinding tools, etc. It uses water as power to drive the impeller to rotate. A stone mill is installed on the impeller to grind flour.

At the outlet of the water mill, we have a small winding channel called "Qushui Liuqi". Reappearance of the Jiuqu Yellow River, the scene of waterwheel stands, long rotation.

There is a group of pools at the west end of the waterwheel square, which is composed of three and seven pools of different sizes, forming a group of beautiful and spectacular waterfalls, echoing with Lanzhou waterwheel, showing a beautiful and picturesque landscape.

Waterwheel Park

Connected with the waterwheel square is the second part of waterwheel Expo Park - "waterwheel Park". The waterwheel garden, with 12 wheel waterwheel in Lanzhou as its main scenery, is the former site of waterwheel garden in history. In the garden, the Yellow River is galloping, the waterwheel is rotating, the canal water is winding, and all kinds of flowers and trees are well arranged, which reproduces the harmonious scene of the Yellow River, waterwheel and agricultural production.

Cultural Square

On the east side of the waterwheel square is the third part of the waterwheel Expo Park, the cultural square. Cultural Square is located in the east of Lanzhou bridge. It is composed of tourist souvenir shop, Yellow River Stone Museum, Lanzhou modern history exhibition hall, performance square and other venues. It reflects the waterwheel culture from multiple perspectives in the form of pictures, text materials, physical objects, literary performances and other forms, and reflects the practical activities of the working people in skillfully using natural resources to benefit mankind.

Lanzhou grip Bridge

Lanzhou holding bridge is also known as lying bridge. Holding the bridge, huge trees are used to stretch forward from both banks to the center of the river. They are handed out layer by layer, holding each other in a dome shape. There are arcades on the bridge deck to avoid wind and rain, and the couplets on both sides are neat. There are wing pavilions at both ends of the bridge, just like two fists clenching, so it's called clenching bridge. Holding bridge once enjoyed a high reputation in Lanzhou. It was one of the "eight sceneries of Lanzhou" in the past, and its former site was on Leitan River, East Xijin road.

Water curtain performance square

After Lanzhou holding bridge, the first thing we see is the sunken square, the open-air water curtain performance square.

The performance square is set with a round stage and a four-stage semi-circular stand which can accommodate 400 people. There is a fan-shaped fountain between the stand and the stage. The audience can enjoy the changeable music fountain when watching the artistic performance with strong local characteristics. Music fountain can not only provide us with auditory and visual enjoyment, but also play the role of stage curtain.

After enjoying the wonderful artistic performance, you can visit several venues in the cultural square. In the south of the performance square, there is a group of ancient buildings with the style of Han and Tang Dynasties. It is simple, elegant and well arranged. It is connected with Lanzhou holding bridge, forming a beautiful picture.

In this complex, there is a seven level tower, called the "car watching tower". You can have a panoramic view of the Yellow River and the majestic posture of the waterwheel. Under the tower are tourist souvenir shops, Yellow River Stone Museum, Lanzhou Modern History Museum and other venues.

Tourism information

Transportation: take bus No.7, 135140, 25, 20

Admission: 10 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00-18:00, summer lasts until about 20:00

In 2013, five waterwheel Expo parks in Lanzhou were opened free of charge

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The ancient waterwheel in Lanzhou tells the story of the life of the ancestors in Lanzhou. In order to understand the dusty memories, the Cultural Square in the waterwheel Expo Park is the best place to go. Walking through the ancient buildings, you can taste a bowl of "hot winter fruit" and a dish of "brewed skin". In the local music, the cultural square makes people appreciate the folk customs, history and Centennial glory of Lanzhou Waterwheel Park: reappear the glory of Lanzhou waterwheel, and connected with waterwheel square is the most popular waterwheel Expo Park

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