May day Park

May day Park

In 2002, the people's Government of Zhengzhou invested to transform the west area of workers' Cultural Palace in Henan Province into a park, commonly known as "May Day Park" by the public, which is under the management of Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of landscape architecture.

brief introduction

The park is located in the downtown area with elegant environment. It is located at 125 Jianshe West Road, covering an area of 50000 square meters. It is especially famous for its rich and colorful mass cultural activities. Every day, a large number of people come to the park to watch opera, song and dance and other artistic performances, forming a strong cultural atmosphere. In recent years, the Cultural Palace has put forward the idea of changing "let the masses adapt to management" into "let management serve the masses", and introduced a number of convenient service measures. It has won the praise of the public with its high-quality service, and its management level is at the leading level in municipal parks and squares.

address

The intersection of Wenhuagong road and Youai road in Zhengzhou city is 40 meters east and 40 meters north

Historical evolution

predecessor

The former provincial workers' Cultural Palace was built

In the early days of the people's Republic of China, in the western suburb of Zhengzhou, which is now under the jurisdiction of the Central Plains, there were many famous state-owned enterprises in China, such as the first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth factories of national cotton on Mianfang Road, the second sand and cable on Funiu Road, etc. Wang Baoshan, 79, chief editor of the history of workers' movement in Zhengzhou, said that because the western suburb is an important industrial area in Zhengzhou and is well-known all over the country, in order to enrich the spare time life of workers in state-owned enterprises (especially cotton textile workers) and provide better services, the provincial and municipal governments decided to build a Cultural Palace of provincial workers. The provincial worker's Cultural Palace was built in 1956, covering an area of 150 mu. At that time, the provincial worker's Cultural Palace was very famous all over the country, with facilities such as cinema, football field, basketball court, book reading room, etc.

Outdoor movies are the favorite of the residents nearby

Guo Lin, a staff member of Sanmian community of Mianfang Road office, said that living in Sanmian family home in Zhengzhou, she also witnessed the process of prosperity, prosperity, decline, deterioration and reform of the provincial workers' Cultural Palace. Guo Lin said that 30 years ago, she was a little girl, because at that time, the cinemas of the provincial workers' Cultural Palace were very famous. One was the indoor cinema of the workers' Cultural Palace, and the other was the open-air cinema. The open-air cinema was also a theater for the public to watch movies and listen to plays. Guo Lin said that at that time, television was not popular, and open-air movies became a great pleasure in people's lives. Especially on summer nights, there were more people in the cinema, and the city Henan Opera Troupe often came here to sing. Jing Li, a member of the Sanmian community of Mianfang Road office, said that at that time, the 6-jiao-1 movie ticket, the white wall, the stone stool all over the ground and the melon seeds in her hands were all her best memories of childhood. At the same time, there is also a football field in the Cultural Palace of provincial workers, where she held her sports meeting when she was at school. In the early 1990s, with the deepening of the market economy, the front rooms near the cinema were rented out and transformed into a small theater or restaurant. After dinner, people like to sit in the theater to listen to the opera, drink tea and chat. In 1995, there was a night market on the football field, and many vendors would come here to sell some small commodities. Jingli said that it has become a fashion to eat in the night market here.

Deng Yaping often plays table tennis here

Jing Li said that 30 years ago, there were many bungalows in the provincial workers' Culture Palace, one courtyard at a time, much like the courtyard in Beijing, which had activity hall, chess room, children's activity room, martial arts room, table tennis room, etc. Deng Yaping, the famous Olympic champion of table tennis, often came here to practice table tennis with her father when she was a child. Ms. Jing also said that in those years, Deng Yaping's family lived in the fourth national cotton factory. Every time she came here to play, she could see Deng Yaping's father accompany her to practice table tennis assiduously. But with the deepening of reform and opening up, table tennis room was once deserted. Now, some table tennis cases have been built in the East for nearby residents to play table tennis.

"Hongqiao dance hall" makes many lovers get married

For the middle-aged people who have lived near the provincial workers' Cultural Palace for decades, the most impressive is undoubtedly the Hongqiao dance hall in the provincial workers' Cultural Palace in the 1980s. According to a teacher of Zhengzhou worker's University, there was a matchmaking agency in the subordinate department of Zhengzhou trade union, which was specially for single men and women. In order to provide a place for exchange and dating for these single men and women, a "Hongqiao dance hall" was built. Guo Lin said that the "Hongqiao dance hall" was very popular in those years, and many young people would dance there every night. Today, the Hongqiao dance hall still exists. It has been popular for decades, making countless lovers get married.

South gate forms the rudiment of textile world

In the south of the provincial workers' Cultural Palace, which is the southeast corner of the intersection of workers' road and Youai Road, there used to be a swimming pool, which is one of the places that young people often go to every summer. Guo said that the swimming pool gradually faded out of the public's view, and Youai road gradually became a national famous Road market, that is, cloth wholesale market. At that time, it was popular for people to make their own clothes, so there were more than a dozen tailors on the street. In the 1990s, with the further development of the market economy, people's wages changed from tens of yuan to hundreds of yuan or even hundreds of yuan. As a result, many people come here to buy clothes or cloth to make their own clothes after they get paid. It is very luxurious for young men to buy a jacket of 60-70 yuan here. In 2000, the government banned the road market, and the cloth wholesale market in Youai road moved to Xizhan Road, becoming the textile world on Xizhan road.

At one time, the public was a little disappointed

Guo Lin said that under the impact of the market economy, many houses in the provincial workers' Cultural Palace have been rented out one after another, and the theatres and cinemas are not as lively as before. With Zhengzhou municipal government's attention to environmental protection and promotion of national fitness, the provincial workers' Cultural Palace was once eclipsed. Various entertainment places either did not exist or did not use much, so the number of people who came to the provincial workers' Cultural Palace was even rarer. Instead, there was the bustle of street rooms, restaurants and training courses. Guo Lin said that the provincial workers' Cultural Palace has once become a paradise for advertising, and the provincial workers' Cultural Palace has disappointed the general public, believing that the provincial workers' Cultural Palace has changed its flavor, no longer serves the common people, and has become a unit that only earns money.

reconstruction

The voice of the people and the attention of the media caused the government to pay attention to the future of the provincial workers' Cultural Palace, so it decided to rebuild the provincial workers' Cultural Palace to make it a paradise for the citizens. In 2000, the Zhengzhou municipal government decided to rebuild 75 mu of land to the east of the central axis of the provincial workers' Cultural Palace to restore its sports function. From May 2000 to the end of September 2000, the reconstruction was completed. The green area is about 12000 square meters, with an open-air plastic lighting basketball court with 2000 seats, two standard basketball training courts, 13 3-man basketball courts, two standard gateways, skating courts, billiards courts, 12 table tennis tables, a standard football field with lawn and a 400 meter standard track and field field field. The center has introduced American automatic sprinkler irrigation facilities, laid cobblestone fitness path project, equipped with 91 fitness equipment, and built and installed lighting facilities. The construction and opening of the sports center of the provincial workers' Cultural Palace has solved the dilemma of the serious lack of sports venues in the Western District of Zhengzhou City, and has become an important position for the national fitness, all kinds of competitions and amateur training in the Western District of Zhengzhou city.

The second reconstruction started in August 2002, starting from the west of the central axis of the provincial worker's Cultural Palace, and rebuilt another 75 mu of land. This time, it mainly focused on the construction of green belts. After years of reconstruction, the "May Day Park" has become a relatively complete mass cultural and entertainment activities position, covering an area of 150 mu, with a green area of 30000 square meters.

"Staff house" on the 16th floor

Hu, director of the Municipal Federation of trade unions Office, said that in the past, the provincial workers' Cultural Palace mainly provided some movies and plays for the public. However, with the popularity of television and the emergence of various electronic products, the previous service mode can no longer meet the needs of the general public. After the large-scale transformation of the provincial workers' Cultural Palace, in order to provide comprehensive services for modern workers, the municipal workers' Cultural Palace has been established Under the guidance of the government, the "workers' home" of Zhengzhou Federation of trade unions was built in 2006. Now it has been built and will be put into use. There are 16 floors in the "staff's home". Director Hu said that the "staff's home" has set up a helping Center for workers in difficulties, a rights protection center for migrant workers, a model worker's activity center, a skill training center for workers in difficulties, a fitness center for workers, a cultural and entertainment center and other departments, and is equipped with various facilities. In other words, the Municipal Federation of trade unions will gradually transform its "trade union service function" into "education and training" Service function ". In the future, with the gradual enhancement of the city's economy and the increase of government investment in the public or laid-off workers, "May Day Park" will become more beautiful and provide more and more comprehensive services to meet the different needs of the public.

Address: No.27, Jianshe West Road, Zhongyuan District, Zhengzhou City

Longitude: 113.617828

Latitude: 34.753607

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