Monument to the Yellow River

Monument to the Yellow River

The Yellow River water monument is located at the south end of qingfenghu Park, Dongcheng City, Dongying City, Shandong Province. It is a large-scale conceptual art work that systematically reflects the Yellow River culture, also known as "agepas: crossing the Yellow River". Construction started in 1994 and completed in April 1995. "Monument to the Yellow River water body" is a national key art project.

Due to the expansion of Qingfeng lake, it has been demolished.

Stele body

The monument is composed of a rock base and 1093 square glass tanks containing water samples from the Yellow River. It is 790 meters long from east to west, 2.5 meters high and 0.9 meters wide. From bottom to top, the cross-section structure of the stele is as follows: rubble foundation, light white granite pedestal, tempered glass tank and stele top. At 10 o'clock on August 27, 1994, the Yellow River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of water resources mobilized the staff of the system to take 0.5 cubic meters of water from the source of the Yellow River to the estuary every 5 kilometers. A total of 1093 water samples were taken and injected into square glass tanks engraved with longitude and latitude, which were arranged in order from the source to the estuary.

The water sample of the Yellow River in the monument contains the sediment content change of the whole process of the Yellow River, reflects the whole process of the Yellow River from the source to the estuary, reflects the process of everything in the universe from an abstract point of view, and conveys the spirit of mutual cooperation and interdependence of human beings.

The monument was designed by Mr. Chen Qiang, a painter in the United States, and its name was inscribed by Li Ruihuan, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference.

Due to poor management, the monument was damaged in many places and the surrounding environment was poor. In recent years, due to the reconstruction of qingfenghu Park, the monument has been demolished.

The Yellow River water monument, also known as "agepas - crossing the Yellow River", is located on the South Bank of Qingfeng lake and the North Bank of Guangli River in Dongcheng, Dongying City. It is a large-scale conceptual art work planned by Chinese artist Chen Qiang in the United States and built by Dongying Municipal Administration. It is the first large-scale water monument in the world.

Construction history

The Yellow River water monument was built in 1994 and completed on June 17, 1995, with a total investment of 5.5 million yuan. The length of the monument is 790.3 meters, the height is 2.5 meters, and the width is 0.9 meters. The body of the monument is composed of 1093 toughened glass tanks containing water samples from the Yellow River. From bottom to top, the cross-section structure of the monument is composed of rubble foundation, light white granite pedestal, toughened glass tank, and the top of the monument. The water samples of the Yellow River are taken from the source of the Yellow River to the estuary. There are 1 093 water intakes every 5 kilometers. On August 27, 1994, 0.5 cubic meters of water was taken from each water intakes at the same time. After treatment, it was injected into the toughened glass tank, and then arranged from west to east to form the main body of the monument. The longitude and latitude of the drawing place are marked on each tank in Chinese, English, French, German and Japanese.

The Yellow River water monument, through the artistic display of the Yellow River, condenses the process of the Yellow River from the source to the sea; from an abstract point of view, it symbolizes the "past now future", reflects the process of all things in the universe, and conveys the spirit of mutual cooperation and interdependence of human beings.

Li Ruihuan, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, inscribed the name of the monument. Tian Jiyun, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and ye Xuanping, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, were honorary chairmen of the project organizing committee. Sun Fuling, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, and Li Desheng, former member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Chinese people's.

position

The Yellow River water monument is located on the Bank of Qingfeng Lake in Dongcheng, Dongying City, 5km away from Dongqing expressway, 18km away from Dongying railway station and 12km away from Dongying airport. The water monument is a large-scale conceptual art work composed of three elements: object, behavior and information dissemination, also known as "agepas: crossing the Yellow River". It was completed and opened to the public in June 1995. The Yellow River water monument is the first large-scale water monument in the world. The monument is 790 meters long, 2.5 meters high and 0.9 meters wide. The body of the monument is composed of 1093 toughened glass water tanks. According to the flow direction of the Yellow River, water samples are collected every 5 kilometers from the source of the Yellow River to the mouth of the sea and are treated and injected into the tanks, which are arranged from west to East. In this way, 1093 water samples were collected from nine provinces along the Yellow River, including glacial water from snow covered plateau, gurgling stream water from Inner Mongolia grassland, and clear Jing and Wei River water. Each tank is marked with Chinese, English and French text description and longitude and latitude of the collection place. From bottom to top, the cross-section structure of the monument is composed of rubble foundation, light white granite pedestal, tempered glass jar and stele top. Li Ruihuan, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, inscribed the name of the monument. As a conceptual work of art with the Yellow River as the main body, the Yellow River water monument reflects the history and culture of the Yellow River with its unique art form and rich cultural connotation. It is a monument to the Chinese nation and Chinese culture. Through the artistic display of the Yellow River and the Yellow River culture, it creates the complete image of the Yellow River in an all-round epic way, and shows the spiritual foundation, national heritage and the process of the times of China to the whole world.

Address: south end of qingfenghu Park, Dongcheng, Dongying City, Shandong Province

Longitude: 118.6487175187

Latitude: 37.428191634679

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