Zhongshan Pavilion

Zhongshan Pavilion

Zhongshan pavilion was originally built in the middle and late Qing Dynasty. It was rebuilt in the third year of Xianfeng (1853). At that time, the governor yamen mansion of Qing Dynasty was located in today's City Youth Palace. Zhongshan Pavilion is located in the "vanguard guard camp" to protect yamen mansion, so this building is called vanguard hall. In 1930, a new Zhongshan Road was built, which was connected with the main building of Xianfeng hall, and an auxiliary bell tower was built. In memory of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the building was officially named Zhongshan Pavilion. At the beginning of 2002, Huangxing North Road was widened and reconstructed, and the Zhongshan pavilion was retained by Changsha municipal government and repaired according to the principle of "repairing the old as before". In 2006, it was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province.

history

The triangle between the north entrance of Huangxing Road and Zhongshan Road, called Xianfeng hall, is a famous historical area in Changsha. In the center of the pioneer hall stands a clock tower with a height of more than 10 meters, which is called Zhongshan Memorial Pavilion. It is also known as Zhongshan Pavilion. It is a famous modern building with special features preserved in Changsha City. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a high and thick screen wall, facing Yuanmen Daping in front of the governor's Yamen in Hunan Province to the north. Behind the screen wall was the barracks of the vanguard Hall of the governor's Yamen guard, covering an area of about hundreds of square meters. After the revolution of 1911, the Qing Dynasty was overthrown. The former governor's Yamen was changed into the Hunan military government, and then into the Hunan provincial government and the Hunan provincial government. The houses of Zhaobi and Xianfeng hall were abandoned. In February 1930, the construction of Zhongshan Road was completed, and the Provincial Department of construction decided to build a park by using the Yuping and Xianfeng hall in front of and behind the Zhaobi, and demolish the Zhaobi to build a bell tower. The project was broken in March 1930 and completed in July. The completed park is called Qianping Park of the provincial government because it faces the gate of the provincial government (now the west gate of the Youth Palace) across Zhongshan Road in the north. Standing in the center of the park, the bell tower is a 16 meter high western style square building with five floors. It is named Zhongshan Memorial Pavilion in memory of the great revolutionary pioneer Dr. Sun Yat Sen. Three floors south of the annex. Before that, the old habits of Changsha were closely related to each other, taking the Tianxin Pavilion as the standard time. At noon, there was a thunderbolt, which was earth shaking and hindered people's life. After the completion of the clock tower, the electric standard clock purchased from Germany was installed. From then on, people can know the time by looking up from afar. Therefore, the completion of Zhongshan Pavilion is the beginning of the use of public standard clock in Changsha City. After the bell tower, there is an oval pool, 2 meters deep, surrounded by brick columns and green glazed porcelain columns. Outside the pool, there is grass with flowers and trees planted in between, and the concrete short column is used to link the iron chain. (see Figure 2). At that time, the high bell tower, clear water, red flowers and green grass in the park were a city landscape. In 1932, the Municipal People's Education Hall was located in the attached building. The lower floor is the reading room and recreation room, the middle floor is the office and classroom, and the upper floor is the platform for the people's tea garden. Due to the moderate location and convenient transportation, more than 400 people come to the museum every day.

For more than 300 years since the early Qing Dynasty, Xianfeng hall has witnessed a series of major historical events, such as the rice rush which shocked China and foreign countries in 1910, the revolution of 1911, Hunan Province in 1911, and the first climax of the workers' movement in Changsha led by Mao Zedong in 1922. It can be said that the world is vast and experienced. And the Zhongshan Pavilion, which stands here, has gone through many vicissitudes. In 1938, the Changsha fire engulfed the whole city; after the four Sino Japanese battles in Changsha, the Zhongshan Pavilion still stood high. Zhongshan Pavilion is a historical witness of Changsha's urban changes in the past 70 years. When the Zhongshan pavilion was built, a 10 meter wide road was built to the south of the pavilion, leading to Jixiang lane, and a branch line was built on both sides to connect with Zhongshan Road. Huangxing middle road was built in 1948, and the pioneer hall was connected with the octagonal pavilion and the gate of the division, which became a thoroughfare.

present situation

On October 21, 2013, after nearly a year of "repairing the old as before", Zhongshan Pavilion in Changsha has been reopened.

The renovation restored the original structure of the second floor of Zhongshan Pavilion, demolished the original 3.4m and 6.6m floors, and set the reinforced concrete floor at the elevation of 5.85m. At the same time, restore the start of the stairs to the left side of the entrance to the north wall, which is consistent with the original position. The "lighting" project was carried out, and several spotlights were installed on the first floor, the second floor and the top of the tower. Under the night, the light of Zhongshan Pavilion building and the light of nearby high-rise buildings complement each other, which is very beautiful.

In front of the main entrance, there is a camphor tree on the left and right. Under the camphor tree on the right, there are two big stones engraved with "equality" and "fraternity". Next to the right side of the pavilion are two rows of cedars. Behind the cedars is an old camphor tree, which adds a sense of solemnity to Zhongshan Pavilion.

The highlight of this upgrading is the addition of a new bronze statue of Sun Yat Sen. Standing outside the front door of Zhongshan Pavilion, the bronze statue has a straight nose and closed lips. It is dressed in a Zhongshan suit with big leather shoes on its feet. It has a stick of civilization in its right hand and a scroll of the general plan for the founding of the people's Republic in its left hand. It has deep eyes and firm eyes.

Address: in front of Meihua village, Qianshan, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai City

Longitude: 113.5266059805

Latitude: 22.245360264211

Ticket information: no ticket required.

Chinese PinYin : Zhong Shan Ting