Zhaotuo Park

Zhaotuo Park

Zhaotuo park is located in zhaolingpu, Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang City, adjacent to zhaolingpu street in the West and zhaotuo road in the north. It is 253 meters long from east to west and 211 meters wide from north to south, with a total land area of 5.33 hectares. Zhao Tuo is an outstanding historical figure who appeared in Shijiazhuang more than 2000 years ago. He was praised by Mao Zedong as "the first cadre to go south". In order to promote national culture and excavate historical and cultural heritage, Shijiazhuang municipal government invested more than 30 million yuan in the construction of Shijiazhuang Municipal Bureau of landscape architecture, which started in early 2004 and opened on May 1, 2006. In 2008, it was transferred to Xinhua District for management.

Development history

In 179 BC, Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty Liu Heng ascended the throne. In order to ease the conflict with Nanyue, he sent people to rebuild the destroyed cemetery of Zhao Tuo's ancestors, set up tomb keepers to offer sacrifices on time every year, and awarded Zhao Tuo's cousins official positions and property. Then, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Chen Ping, Emperor Wen appointed Lu Jia, who had been sent to Nanyue for many times when Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, as Taizhong doctor, and ordered him to go to Nanyue again to persuade Zhao Tuo to return to Han Dynasty. The cemetery of Zhao Tuo's ancestors built by Liu Heng, Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, was built in zhaolingpu Town, Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang City in 2006. It was built as Zhao Tuo park on the basis of the cemetery site.

Main attractions

Park archway

Entering the park from the main entrance of the South Park, you will be welcomed by the "Zhao Bi" engraved with the tomb of Zhao Tuo's ancestors and Zhao Tuo's achievements

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In front of Zhaobi is a large square, all paved with bluestone, reflecting the characteristics of simplicity and elegance. The form of the gate is a archway, simple and simple, which is in harmony with the nature of the park. In the southwest of Zhaobi, there is a large landscape stone with the name of the park engraved on its facade.

Before entering the park, you can see a memorial archway in the style of Han Dynasty standing at the main entrance of zhaotuo park. This is an antique archway made entirely of stone materials. As the image building of zhaotuo Park, it welcomes guests from all over the world. The archway is 18.4 meters wide and 10.6 meters high, with six pillars, five gates and five floors. The top of the building is gray plain tile, the top beam is straight line, and the two corners are slightly upturned, which reflects the characteristics of more straight lines and less curves in Han Dynasty buildings. In the middle of the main building is a vertical plaque with four powerful characters "Zhao Tuo Park", and between the two secondary roofs is a large square. The use of high relief, the relief succinctly summarizes Zhao Tuo's magnificent life of unifying Lingnan, developing Lingnan, compiling Baiyue, courting the Han Dynasty, and maintaining national unity. The main flower board is engraved with double dragons playing with pearls, the secondary flower board is engraved with colorful phoenix flying, and the small flower board is engraved with crane flying. The diameter of the two main building columns is 110 cm, the diameter of the auxiliary columns is 100 cm, and the diameter of the side columns is 90 cm. The six pillars are respectively engraved with Panlong, which is lifelike. The carved stone pillars are rare in the north, but these dragons are less superior than the northern dragons. They are full of playfulness in dignity, and have the natural and unrestrained characteristics of the South Yue culture. The whole archway is carved with big blue stone. It is majestic and dignified. It reflects the simple and concise architectural style of Han Dynasty, and does not lose the natural and unrestrained characteristics of South Vietnam. The whole body is clean, simple and generous, and has condensed the essence of North South culture.

Zhao Tuo Memorial

This area is located on the main axis. On the north side of the main entrance, you enter the main entrance northbound. The first thing you see is the statue of Zhao Tuo. The statue is located on a platform, tall and majestic. This is the highlight of the whole park. The main building in this area is Zhao Tuo memorial hall, which mainly displays Zhao Tuo's two great achievements: developing Lingnan and realizing multi-ethnic unity. Zhao Tuo led the northern civilization to the south, entered the southern wilderness, developed it, prospered and unified Lingnan. It can be said that Zhao Tuo was the originator of Lingnan civilization.

The bronze statue of Zhao Tuo is 4 meters high and covers an area of 60 square meters. The bronze statue holds a book in its right hand and a sword in its left hand. It has a God in both eyes and a dignified expression, showing the elegant scholar temperament and military style. There are only two bronze statues commemorating Zhao Tuo in China. The other one is a horse riding statue in front of Nanyue King Memorial Hall in Xianggang, Guangzhou. The two bronze statues are both civil and military, one riding and one standing, each with its own characteristics. It can be seen from the bronze statue that Zhao Tuo is a wise Confucian general in military affairs and a statesman with unique vision and foresight in politics. His thoughts of promoting multi-ethnic integration, economic and cultural development, and safeguarding national territorial integrity still have strong political significance.

Inscriptions in the forest of steles

The scenic spot is located at the north end of the main axis, reflecting the theme of the park. It mainly records the praise, praise and evaluation of Zhao Tuo by later generations. It is reflected on the tablet in the form of words or poetry, and sets off Zhao Tuo's greatness from the side. In addition, Zhao Tuo's original works are also reflected in the form of stone carvings.

Zhao Tuo's Tomb scenic spot

The bare Tomb of Zhao Tuo's ancestors in zhaolingpu will become the theme of the park. The scenic spot is built on the basis of the existing terrain. The current terrain is a mound about 56 meters high. After going through the stone archway on the platform, the first thing you see is a gentle terrain formed by adding earthwork on the basis of the original mound, forming a "peak". This time, the original facilities and cultural buildings will be moderately reserved and rebuilt, which will make visitors feel fresh and fresh.

The north wind blows south into the garden

The park is a garden in the garden of Zhao Tuo park. The nature of the area is the same as that of the stele forest scenic area. It reflects and sets off Zhao Tuo's great achievements from the side and shows the cultural landscape of the Central Plains at that time, including production tools, daily necessities, words and languages, currency, ironware and so on. At that time, Zhao Tuo took this kind of civilization and culture to develop Lingnan. The garden in the garden is enclosed in the form of relief wall. The degree of culture and civilization at that time is reflected on the wall in the form of relief, with some simulation sculptures inside to let visitors see at a glance.

Tourism information

Ticket price: free (for reference only).

Opening hours: all day.

Address: North of zhaolingpu town government, Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang city.

Bus routes: take bus No.8, 18, 68, 85, 86, 108, 138, kuai-8, You-10 in Shijiazhuang.

Communication impact

Zhao Tuo, about 240-137 BC), Han nationality, was born in Zhending County of Hengshan County (now Zhengding County of Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province) in the Qin Dynasty, a famous general of the Qin Dynasty and the founder of Nanyue state. Zhao Tuo was the first king and emperor of Nanyue kingdom. He was in power from 203 to 137 BC. He was known as "King Wu of Nanyue" or "Emperor Wu of Nanyue". At the age of 19, he was granted the imperial sword to accompany the first emperor of Qin on his tour. In 219 BC, he was appointed deputy commander and led 500000 troops to fight in Lingnan. In 204 B.C., Nanyue kingdom was founded and named "King Wu of Nanyue". In 195 B.C., Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty officially granted him the title of "King Wu of Nanyue". During the period of empress Lu, the conflict between Han and Vietnam intensified. Empress Lu issued a ban on the sale of iron and other articles in the border area with South Vietnam, and excavated and destroyed the grave of Zhao Tuo's parents. Zhao Tuo sent troops to resist and counterattack to Hunan area, then called himself Emperor and called himself "Nanyue Wudi". After the death of empress Lu, the army of the Han Dynasty stopped attacking.

In 179 BC, Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne. In order to appease Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue, he built a tomb of Zhao Tuo's ancestors in the southeast of today's Zhao lingpu village and sent people to guard it. This is the origin of the name of zhaolingpu. In the same year, Zhao Tuo removed the imperial title and returned to the Han Dynasty, still known as the "king of Nanyue". Until the time of emperor Jing of Han Dynasty, Zhao Tuo was a minister to the Han Dynasty. Every year in the spring and autumn, he sent people to Chang'an to see the emperor of Han Dynasty, and accepted the orders of the emperor of Han Dynasty just like the princes. But in South Vietnam, Zhao Tuo continued to use the name of emperor.

In 137 BC, Zhao Tuo, king of Nanyue, died at the age of 104 and was buried in Panyu (now Guangzhou). After Zhao Tuo's death, his descendants continued to be the king of Nanyue for four generations. Until 111 BC, Nanyue was destroyed by the Han Dynasty.

During his reign, Zhao Tuo always carried out the policy of "harmonizing and compiling Baiyue". He attached great importance to the introduction of Han culture and advanced production technology into the Central Plains, promoted the integration of Han and Yue nationalities, made Nanyue develop better, made the people live and work in peace and contentment, and maintained the unity of the motherland.

Address: zhaotuo Road, Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang

Longitude: 114.48017375215

Latitude: 38.094950669564

Ticket information: free.

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