Mao Zedong Statue Square

Mao Zedong Statue Square

The Bronze Statue Square of Mao Zedong is located in Shaoshan City, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, in the open area in front of Mao Zedong Memorial Hall and Mao's ancestral hall.

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Surrounded by green pines and bamboos, the mountains are arched. The bronze statue is tall, steady, smiling and thoughtful, which successfully shaped the great demeanor of the leader at the founding ceremony. On the base of the bronze statue, there are five gold plated characters "Comrade Mao Zedong" inscribed by Jiang Zemin. The bronze statue of Mao Zedong is designed according to the image of the chairman at the founding ceremony. Sitting in the southwest and facing the northeast, the chairman has a great body, a speech in hand, and is dressed in a Zhongshan suit. His eyes are bright, with a smile on his face. 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 for Chairman Mao, is more commemorative than leisure, so it highlights the solemn and solemn commemorative atmosphere. Levels and regions. It is divided into four levels and regions, namely, the view, the visit, the memorial and the leisure.

Hierarchical region

Among them, the viewing space covers an area of 1112 square meters, and the bronze statues surround 56 cedars on three sides, symbolizing the unity of 56 nationalities around the Party Central Committee, forming a thick and spectacular background forest effect. This area is mainly for tourists to show their respect and yearning for Chairman Mao. The visiting space is 1700 square meters, 12 steps away from the viewing space. It is mainly for tourists to take photos and the exhibition of large-scale commemorative activities

The total area of the square is 102800 square meters. Among them, there are 1500 square meters of the reverence area, 1700 square meters of the memorial area, 6300 square meters of the assembly area, and 93300 square meters of the leisure area (including the area of the reverence Avenue: 183m long (meaning the chairman's height is 1.83M) × 12.26m wide (meaning that December 26 is the chairman's birthday) = 2244 square meters, and 20 mu of farmland). The total investment of the Plaza is 66 million yuan.

The memorial space covers an area of 5950 square meters, 12 steps away from the visiting space. This area is mainly for tourists' evacuation, commemorative activities and gatherings; the leisure space area is mainly for tourists' leisure and the creation of the atmosphere of looking forward to visiting the bronze statue, with landscape Avenue and stone landscape on the central axis.

entrance

There is a landscape stone at the entrance of the central axis of the square. There is a landscape stone inscribed with the words "China has a Mao Zedong" by Mr. Shen Peng, former chairman of the Chinese Calligrapher Association. On both sides of the avenue, there are six symmetrical small landscape stones inscribed with Chairman Mao's poems such as Qinyuan spring snow. The plants in the surrounding green areas are arranged in the form of "red in four seasons", combining trees and shrubs.

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During the reconstruction, the Shaohe river is appropriately widened and a leisure corridor is set up along the river to provide convenience for tourists' leisure and shelter from the rain. The square is equipped with direct drinking water, firecrackers and other facilities to facilitate tourists.

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Chairman Mao's bronze statue stands in shaoshanchong square. Shaofeng is the center of shaoshanchong, opposite Mao's ancestral hall and Mao Zedong Memorial Hall.

The Bronze Statue Square is magnificent, with pine and cypress plants, and holly, camellia and rose plants in the flower bed. It presents a flower basket to the chairman, looks forward to the great man's majestic appearance, takes pictures as a memento, and feels the proud style and great power of a generation of great men.

Related Legends

On December 6, 1993, the bronze statue was shipped from Nanjing. When the big truck carrying the bronze statue arrived in Jiangxi, it was getting late. Suddenly, the truck broke down spiritually. It couldn't start and check where the fault was. So it had to stop for a night! The people of Jiangxi comforted them and said, "the chairman first took up the gun here to make revolution and open up the red base. His old people will stay here for one night and have a good look!" The next morning, the car started without repair!

When the bronze statue arrived in Shaoshan, nearly a million people in their hometown held a grand welcoming ceremony. It is said that at the moment when the bronze statue was unloaded by the transport vehicle, the 10 ton crane could not lift the bronze statue, and it was useless for the operator to start it. Later, it was pointed out that the connection was not right, so it must be lifted from the base. Sure enough, after this, it was unloaded smoothly. On this day, a strange natural scene appeared in the mountain. At ten o'clock in the morning, the sun and the moon shine together. The azaleas on the mountain also bloom in this winter!

Best travel time

Mao Zedong Bronze Statue Square is an outdoor scenic spot. It may be inconvenient to go out when it rains. Please pay attention to the weather change when you travel. From the regional point of view, the scenic spot is located in Shaoshan. Shaoshan is located in the subtropical humid climate zone, with four distinct seasons, cold in winter and hot in summer, long hot in summer and short severe cold. Shaoshan is suitable for tourism all the year round. The best season is from March to October.

Address: Shaoshan village, Shaoshan Township, Shaoshan City, Hunan Province

Longitude: 112.49285210912

Latitude: 27.907842522155

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