Shaoguan Zhongshan Park

Zhongshan Park

synonym

Shaoguan Zhongshan Park generally refers to Zhongshan Park (Zhongshan Park, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province)

Zhongshan Park is located in the central area of Shaoguan, at the intersection of Zhenjiang, Wujiang and Beijiang, with a total area of 120000 square meters. Zhongshan park takes the Central Avenue as the main axis, forming an open park city square of nearly 30000 square meters. On the main axis, there are classical large roof glazed tile gate, Sun Yat Sen statue, 3.2 meters high music fountain and art performance stage. The maximum tourist capacity of the square can reach more than 20000. Zhongshan Park along the surrounding planning of children's activities area, quiet rest area, bonsai garden, bamboo garden and waterscape area of five small areas. There are flower beds and bonsai, garden style hotels, cinemas, skating rinks, reading rooms, central stage, as well as children's entertainment facilities such as moon rockets, dragon rides and electric Trojans. With luxuriant flowers and trees, the garden is a good place for people to have fun and rest.

Development history

In November 1927, Chen bingduo, then the county magistrate of Qujiang County, complied with the voice of the people, mobilized people from all walks of life to donate money to build Zhongshan Park, and moved the old County Office (now the seat of the municipal government) to the joint office of Yingong Office of yuanlingnan Road, freeing up the original county office to build the park in memory of Sun Yat Sen.

In April 1934, when Chen Jitang (governor of Guangdong Province) was in charge of Guangdong Province, he personally visited Shaoguan and selected this place as a factory base for preparing to build airplanes. He put up the brand of "Shaoguan aircraft repair factory",

In August 1935, the factory was completed. In May 1936, the first trainer named "Fuxing" was manufactured and successfully flew, which made a sensation in the whole country.

In July 1936, Chiang Kai Shek forced Chen to step down, and Yu Yanmou took over the military and political power of northern Guangdong from Chen. At the order of Chiang Kai Shek, he renamed "Shaoguan aircraft repair factory" as Shaoguan aircraft manufacturing factory, and successively produced "Fuxing" multi-purpose aircraft and "Hawk" fighter bomber. When the Anti Japanese war broke out, Shaoguan aircraft factory became the target of Japanese bombing.

In June 1938, Jiang ordered the factory to be moved to Kunming, thus ending the history of aircraft manufacturing in Shaoguan.

In 1958, Zhongshan Park was rebuilt, formerly known as Shaoguan Cultural Park.

In 1984, Shaoguan Cultural Park was renamed Zhongshan Park.

In 1998, it was open to the public free of charge.

geographical environment

Zhongshan Park in Shaoguan, Guangdong Province is located in the left street outside the South Gate of Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province. It is a place for local people's daily leisure and entertainment. According to the records on page 6714 of Shaoguan City annals (Volume I), the park, formerly known as Shaoguan aircraft factory, played an important role in the production of air defense armaments in China's Anti Japanese war. It was only after the founding of new China that it was transformed into a park.

Main attractions

Scenery in the park

The Zhongshan Memorial Hall in Zhongshan Park collects and displays a large number of valuable historical materials of Dr. Sun Yat Sen during his activities in Shaoguan. The Cultural Square in Zhongshan Park is also a place for performing all kinds of literary and artistic activities, and an important place for Shaoguan citizens to enjoy and exchange literature and art.

natural resources

Due to the long history of Zhongshan Park, more than 20 ancient and famous trees, as well as national protected plants and precious varieties such as Banfenghe, guanguangmu, banyan and Zhubai are concentrated and reserved in the park. Through plant landscaping, a number of new varieties of garden plants have been added in recent years, with more than 200 kinds of garden plants in the park, which not only enriches the landscape, but also tends to achieve biological diversity A big step forward.

Tourism information

Traffic information

Transportation: from the direction of the railway station, a Qujiang bridge across from Guohuo station, you can see a pedestrian overpass (Jinkang bridge) and turn left at the intersection to see Zhongshan Park. If you don't want to walk, you can take bus No.7 at the railway station, which is from Shaoda to Zhongshan Park station.

Ticket information

Admission: free.

Address: No.1 Yuanqian Road, Wujiang District, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province

Longitude: 113.5977964

Latitude: 24.7987909

Tel: 0751-8884675

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