Wuyi square

Wuyi square

Wuyi Square is located in the east section of Yingze street in Taiyuan city. It is a square garden with unique design and beautiful shape. It is divided into North and south parts, covering an area of 88000 square meters, including flower fountains, flag platform, "Jin spring sound" fountain sculpture, flower beds, small fountains and hedges. The lawn is surrounded by geometric symmetrical patterns, and the ground is paved with granite. Around the green space, there are seats for tourists and courtyard lamps with beautiful appearance.

brief introduction

The flag altar of Wuyi Square is set in the center of the South Square lawn. The flagpole is 27 meters high, symbolizing the firm belief of 2.7 million people in Taiyuan city to "love China and build Taiyuan". The area of the flag seat is 30 square meters, symbolizing the common wish of 30 million people in Shanxi Province to love the motherland and prosper the people. The 96 square meters paved with red bricks around the flag seat symbolize the 9.6 million square kilometers of China . In the early morning, the bright national flag is rising, and hundreds of doves are flying. A solemn sense of pride arises spontaneously, which arouses people's infinite reverie. The large-scale microcomputer controlled fountain sculpture is located in the north of the street. It is 50 meters long from east to west and 20 meters wide from north to south. With the change of music melody, 218 nozzles emit various water styles and colors. On the central platform of the fountain, a pair of young men and girls and two fawns are carved, which is called "the sound of Jinquan".

The newly-built fountain in the center of the South Square is like a blooming flower, shooting out colorful light columns of different shapes from time to time, which makes the audience full of praise. On the square, green grass and fresh flowers are set against each other. Visitors can have a panoramic view here. The square, characterized by smooth, bright, modern and beautiful, has become a good place for the people of the provincial capital to receive patriotic education, morning exercise, sightseeing and rest.

Taiyuan Wuyi Square is a bright pearl in the eyes of more than 2.83 million people in Taiyuan. Around the square of more than 88000 square meters, there are towering high-rise buildings, hotels and shops, radiating a smooth road extending in all directions, and the road is full of vehicles. The south end of the square is a green and vigorous lawn, the north end is a grand overpass lying in the air, and the middle is a fascinating sound and light controlled fountain and a large sculpture more than ten meters high. Even its underground has been fully utilized. It is an underground shopping mall with various commodities.

history

The predecessor of Wuyi Square is the former site of Chengen gate, one of the eight gates and gates of Taiyuan City in Ming Dynasty. Its scale and shape are second only to Yingze gate. In the city, the gate of Jin's palace crossed the red fourth archway and opposite the gate of Chengen. The imperial edicts of the emperor were introduced from the gate of Chengen, and most of the Zhus in the city came in and out from this gate, which has a history of 530 years. According to the local county annals, there is a majestic tower at the head of Chengen gate, a moon city outside the big city, and an arrow tower on the moon city. In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, mountain torrents from Dongshan went down the southeast wall and destroyed the gate of chengenmen, the city of Guancheng and the arrow tower. The government appropriated money to build the gate again. Since then, chengenmen was also called Xinnanmen. There are 902 crenels in Chengguan and Yuecheng, which are one of the main gateways of Taiyuan city defense. During the reign of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, only the New South Gate and moon city had 167 "No.1 Weiyuan guns" with 6, No.2 Weiyuan guns with 20, No.3 Weiyuan guns with 50, Huwei guns with 3, vase guns with 15, zhenmen guns with 2 and watermelon fried guns with 11. It's really a severe barrier.

Until the revolution of 1911, the officers and men of the two battalions of Shanxi new army, led by Yao Yijia, attacked shilipudi village outside xinnanmenwai on the eighth day of September. They joined forces with the new nanmenwai garrison to seize xinnanmenwai and take Taiyuan city at one stroke. In order to commemorate the 1911 uprising in Taiyuan, Xinnanmen was changed to shouyimen and xinnanguan to shouyiguan.

In the liberation campaign of Taiyuan, Yan army was trapped and fought. Under the cover of strong artillery fire, the "fierce tiger company" of the 562 regiment of the Chinese people's liberation army attacked shouyimen, which severely damaged this magnificent ancient city building. After the liberation of Taiyuan, before the international labor day of May 1, 1951, the old city wall, Shouyi gate, city building and Guancheng were demolished, the wild grass and garbage inside and outside the city gate were removed, and a wide square was built. Since it was completed before the international labor day, it was named "may day square" to commemorate the coming of May Day, implying that the working people are masters of their own affairs. However, at that time, there were no tall buildings and wide traffic network in and around Wuyi Square. It was just an open and flat square with some new trees planted inside.

changes

Taiyuan Wuyi Square has gone through the vicissitudes of nearly half a century, reflecting the changes of the times. The former site of Wuyi Square can be traced back to the Chengen gate (the former South Gate, also known as Shouyi gate) built in the times. In 1950, Taiyuan city had just been liberated and a hundred wastes were waiting to be revived. Under the leadership of Shanxi provincial Party committee, provincial government, Taiyuan municipal Party committee and municipal government, Taiyuan people built their own political and cultural activity center. In 1951, the square was completed and named "may day square". Wuyi Square has been expanded and reconstructed several times, from the construction of the square viewing platform to the rockery, fountain, sculpture square, to the modern Wuyi Square completed in the mid-1990s.

Nowadays, people roam in the square with green grass and flying pigeons. The granite pavement and stainless steel sculptures make many leisure and entertainment people forget to return. Listening to the Jinghu sound and Jinju opera tune, many fans are addicted to the opera, and make people appreciate the true connotation of the metropolitan square.

At dusk, people meet in the square to watch the lights, watch the spring and listen to music. So in the rush of people, they flow out a song of joy.

present situation

In the late 1950s, after several additions, expansions and renovations, a reviewing platform and a viewing platform facing south were built in the center of the square. Yingze street in front of the stage leads directly to the West Bank of Fenhe River; the beautiful square behind the stage, the garden in the middle of the street, the cobble path, the lotus and flying fish fountain, etc Since then, it has become a place for people in the provincial capital to hold grand gatherings and activities. Every grand festival, the people of the whole city gather here for commemorative activities. The annual National Day commemoration is held here. During the "Cultural Revolution", the entertainment facilities and garden buildings in the park were destroyed. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Wuyi Square has entered a new milestone, full of vitality and breath of a new era.

In 1995, Wuyi Square was rebuilt, and since then it has been completely open to the outside world. Every year, she receives tens of millions of tourists from all over the country with a broad mind. According to statistics, in the past 11 years, Wuyi Square has received 170 million tourists.

Now, a large-scale sound and light fountain controlled by microcomputer and a giant city sculpture "the sound of Jin spring" have been built here. Two tall statues are placed on a high platform in a fountain pool 20 meters wide and 50 meters long. The male statues play flutes freely with high spirits, while the female statues look up at the sky with broad mind. Their manner indicates the arrival of Taiyuan's economic take-off and promises a better and brighter future.

Chunyang palace in the northwest corner of the square was built in the Yuan Dynasty. In front of it, there are four columns and three floors of wooden plaques. The main building is luzu hall, and the two courtyards in the back of the hall are composed of pavilions with different heights, twists and turns, and unique forms It was actively protected and maintained by the government and Taiyuan University of technology. It can be seen that the city is inclusive of different cultures and attaches great importance to cultural relics.

Address: Zhonggulou street, Chicheng town

Longitude: 105.71365

Latitude: 30.773812

Chinese PinYin : Wu Yi Guang Chang