Skydiving tower

LiangLuKou parachute tower was built in 1942, when Chongqing was savagely bombed by Japanese planes for five years. At that time, the Kuomintang government had only a few planes to hide in Bishan. Chongqing People's determination to fight against the Japanese bombing turned into a parachute tower to compete with the Japanese air butchers. A parachute tower can't resist the strong air thieves. But this is an attitude, an oath, "don't be afraid of the Japanese aggressors, resist the enemy to the end"! The huge tower that pierces the sky is just like the declaration of Chongqing People's determination to resist Japan to the end. This is the most important symbolic significance of building the parachute tower. Like the meaning of "spiritual fortress" (Liberation Monument), it is the second "Liberation Monument" of Chongqing people. It is not a simple sports facility, but a witness of Chongqing's hard and glorious history. Parachute tower is the first parachute tower in China and Asia. It is the only existing parachute tower in Asia during World War II. After the completion of the tower, Chen Lifu, a veteran of the Kuomintang, wrote the inscription "parachute tower in the capital". The datianyu sports building complex built in the 1950s can verify the shrewd and accurate location of the skydiving tower. The sports buildings before and after the liberation of Chongqing formed such a harmonious and spectacular scene. They have made indelible contributions to the sports cause and people's health of Chongqing. In 1954, Chongqing established a parachute team, which trained a large number of excellent parachute jumpers for the country. Old Chongqing people have deep feelings for Skydiving tower. It is not a simple sports facility, but a witness of Chongqing's hard and glorious history. It is the declaration of Chongqing People's Anti Japanese war.

Skydiving tower

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Parachute tower is a tower building for training parachute jump, with a height of 50 meters. There are also skydiving towers for entertainment. The existing parachute towers in China mainly include: parachute tower of North China Electric Power University in Baoding, Hebei Province, parachute tower of LiangLuKou, Chongqing, parachute tower of Jinan, Shandong Province and parachute tower of Kaifeng, Henan Province.

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Parachute tower of North China Electric Power University

In a campus of North China Electric Power University in Baoding, there stands a "giant" made of reinforced concrete, which is the parachute tower. The tower, built in the 1950s, is a product of the national defense sports in the early days of liberation. The tower is a reinforced concrete structure with a cylindrical shape and a height of more than 70 meters. There are four cantilever platforms on the top of the tower. It was the highest building in Baoding in the early period of new China.

In the 1950s and 1960s, Baoding parachute tower made great contributions to the construction of our army. Batch after batch of promising young people grow into well-trained airborne soldiers in its arms. In the development of national defense sports, Baoding skydiving tower has made outstanding contributions. At that time, many students from our city's universities and technical secondary schools became members of the skydiving club and often came here to practice skydiving under the guidance of coaches. Baoding parachute tower should be recorded in Baoding sports memorabilia.

From the early seventies to the early eighties, there were parachute jumping activities in succession, but since then they have hardly been seen. According to the old people, in the early 1980s, there was no wall around the umbrella tower, so you can often go up to see the panoramic view of Baoding, with spiral stairs inside. In the 1980s, it was assigned to North China Electric Power University, and the door of the tower was welded to death. Since then, it seems that no one has been on it.

Parachute tower as a landmark building of North China electric power university stands in Weiwei University. North China Electric Power University is the birthplace of culture.

Parachute tower at two intersections in Chongqing

With a history of more than 70 years, the parachute tower at Liangkou carries a lot of memories of old Chongqing. "The famous two crossing parachute tower has been reborn - repaired and reinforced in situ, and the iron arm has been restored." Such a microblog has attracted many netizens' attention on the Internet. The reporter confirmed from Wu Tao, an expert on cultural relics in Chongqing and Secretary General of the special committee for the protection of Chongqing's famous historical and cultural city, that the skydiving tower will be repaired and strengthened after the Spring Festival and will be opened to the public as part of the Anti Japanese War space sports exhibition hall in the future.

According to historical records, the parachute tower at LiangLuKou was built in 1942, when Chongqing was savagely bombed by Japanese planes for five years. At that time, the Kuomintang government had only a few planes, and they did not dare to fight in Bishan. Chongqing People's determination to fight against the Japanese bombing turned into a parachute tower to compete with the Japanese air butchers. A parachute tower can't resist the strong air thieves. But this is an attitude, an oath, "don't be afraid of the Japanese aggressors, resist the enemy to the end"! The huge tower that pierces the sky is just like the declaration of Chongqing People's determination to resist Japan to the end. This is the most important symbolic significance of building the parachute tower. Like the meaning of "spiritual fortress" (Liberation Monument), it is the second "Liberation Monument" of Chongqing people. It is not a simple sports facility, but a witness of Chongqing's hard and glorious history. Parachute tower is the first parachute tower in China and Asia. It is the only existing parachute tower in Asia during World War II. After the completion of the tower, Chen Lifu, a veteran of the Kuomintang, wrote the inscription "parachute tower in the capital". The datianyu sports building complex built in the 1950s can verify the shrewd and accurate location of the skydiving tower. The sports buildings before and after the liberation of Chongqing formed such a harmonious and spectacular scene. They have made indelible contributions to the sports cause and people's health of Chongqing. In 1954, Chongqing established a parachute team, which trained a large number of excellent parachute jumpers for the country. Old Chongqing people have deep feelings for Skydiving tower. It is not a simple sports facility, but a witness of Chongqing's hard and glorious history. It is the declaration of Chongqing People's Anti Japanese war.

Parachute tower, built in 1942. It used to be a training base for pilots in the Anti Japanese War, from which athletes flew into the blue sky and fought bloody battles on the same day. The designer is Yang Tingbao, a great master of Chinese architecture. He designed more than 20 buildings, including Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, Sichuan University, Linsen tomb and Kangjian hall.

After liberation, it became a training place for national defense sports. In 1954, Chongqing parachute school was established and Wang Suzhen and other famous parachutists were trained. In 1997, three iron arms of the skydiving tower were cut. In September 2000, it was rated as a municipal cultural relics protection unit. In 2003, the City Sports Bureau commissioned experts to carry out a "physical examination" on the parachute tower. It was found that the tower arm, stairs and window opening parts and other components were aged and deteriorated to varying degrees, the concrete was deeply carbonized, and the steel bar was seriously corroded. Therefore, it was identified as "dangerous building with great potential safety hazard". After a series of discussions on whether to dismantle or not, the parachute tower was resumed in December 2008.

"Parachute tower is an important landmark of Chongqing as a national historic city!" Parachute tower is the first parachute tower in China and Asia. It is the only existing parachute tower in Asia during World War II. After the completion of the tower, Chen Lifu, a veteran of the Kuomintang, wrote the inscription "parachute tower in the capital". The datianyu sports building complex built in the 1950s can verify the shrewd and accurate location of the skydiving tower. The sports buildings before and after the liberation of Chongqing formed such a harmonious and spectacular scene. They have made indelible contributions to the sports cause and people's health of Chongqing. In 1954, Chongqing established a parachute team, which trained a large number of excellent parachute jumpers for the country, and had deep feelings for the old Chongqing people of parachute tower.

"Parachute tower is an important landmark of Chongqing as a national historic city!" Wu Tao, deputy chief engineer of the cultural relics department of the Municipal Bureau of culture and broadcasting, is one of the main promoters of the original site protection of the skydiving tower. He said that the parachute tower in Chongqing is the work of Mr. Yang Tingbao, a master of Chinese architectural design. It is also the only parachute tower built during the Anti Japanese war in Asia. To this end, the city leader's reply to the parachute tower is: "the cultural relics of the Anti Japanese war should be fully utilized in the protection."

The "physical examination" of the skydiving tower is over. "I've seen it in the tower. The construction inside is very elegant." Wu Tao said. According to the "physical examination report", the appropriate scheme will be selected to repair the parachute tower. For example, the use of its internal space, in which the installation of steel structure protection bracket. Another plan is to reinforce and protect the bottom of the parachute tower. What kind of plan to adopt is still under discussion.

"No matter which scheme, there is a basic principle: the appearance does not destroy the historical style." According to Wu Tao, according to the preliminary plan, the parachute tower will be restored to the appearance of the Anti Japanese War period, with not only the towering "body", but also the removed "wings" - tower arms, and even parachutes. After the completion of the project, if the conditions are met, some sports activities can be carried out here, such as letting citizens experience skydiving, or using the "height" of the skydiving tower to do bungee jumping.

Jinan skydiving tower

Every night, the skydiving tower in the national fitness center is decorated with gorgeous lights. This 53 year old building has regained its glamour. Built in 1956, the skydiving tower, 60.95 meters high, was once the tallest building in Jinan. Since then, with the development of the city, parachute tower in the high-rise city center, gradually lost its original light, no longer enjoy the landmark significance, the original function and utility also gradually fade out of the historical stage. In 2007, skydiving tower was listed in the third batch of cultural relics protection units in the city. With the construction of the former Jinan sports school plot centered on the skydiving tower as the city's largest national fitness center, the skydiving tower has once again ushered in glory.

Skydiving tower in Kaifeng

The earliest parachute tower, built by the army in the 1960s, is located in the south of ganheyan village, southern suburb of Kaifeng City. It was completed on June 17, 1965 and began to be put into use

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