Flood Control Monument

The flood control monument was built to commemorate the victory over the 1957 flood. The flood in 1957 threatened Harbin City, and the water level exceeded 0.58 meters of the flood peak in 1932. The people of the whole city overcame the flood and built this tower in 1958 to commemorate the flood. 　

The tower consists of a cylindrical body and a semicircular corridor. The tower is 22.5 meters high, and its foundation is made of stone blocks, which means that the dike is firm and indestructible. The fountain in front of the tower foundation symbolizes the brave and wise people of Harbin who tame the stormy river into a water of constant flow, prosperity and happiness for the people. The lower level of the two-stage pool at the bottom of the tower indicates the elevation of 119.72 meters, which marks the highest water level when Harbin was inundated by the flood in 1932; the upper level indicates the elevation of 120.30 meters, which marks the highest water level when the people of the whole city overcame the flood in 1957. The ancient Roman style cloister is 7 meters high, harmonious and spectacular. It is surrounded by 20 columns, and the upper end is connected by a ring, forming a 35 meter long semicircle cloister, which symbolizes the impregnable power of Harbin people in the 20th century, and the firm dike is as strong as a rock. The tower body depicts the vivid plot of conquering the flood in relief. The top of the tower is a round sculpture composed of workers, peasants, soldiers and intellectuals, which shows the heroic image of conquering the flood.

Flood Control Monument

It refers to Harbin flood control victory memorial tower. Located in the picturesque South Bank of Songhua River, river bank, Daoli District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, Central Street terminal square. Built in 1958 to commemorate Harbin People's victory over the great flood in 1957, it is the symbol of this heroic city. It was designed by the former Soviet Union designer bajis zyerev and the second generation architect of Harbin Institute of technology, Lee Kuan Yew. Harbin People's flood control victory memorial tower won the highest honor award of China's construction industry

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The memorial tower is composed of three-dimensional tower body and attached corridor. The tower is 22.5 meters high, and its foundation is made of stone blocks, which means that the dike is firm and indestructible. The fountain in front of the tower foundation is an example of the brave and wise people of Harbin City, who are taming the stormy river into a long stream, promoting benefits and eliminating dangers, and benefiting the people. The lower step of the tower is 119.72 meters above sea level, marking the highest water level when Harbin was inundated by the flood in 1932; the upper step is 120.30 meters above sea level, marking the highest water level when the people of the whole city overcame the flood in 1957.

Architectural features

Harbin flood control victory memorial tower is composed of three-dimensional tower body and attached corridor. The tower is 22.5 meters high, and its foundation is made of stone blocks, which means that the dike is firm and indestructible. The fountain in front of the tower foundation is like a demonstration of the brave and wise ice city people's interest and disaster elimination, taming the stormy river into a small stream for the benefit of the people. The lower step of the tower is 119.72 meters above sea level, indicating the highest water level when Harbin was inundated by the flood in 1932; the upper step of the tower is 120.30 meters above sea level, indicating the highest water level when the people of the whole city overcame the flood in 1957.

The relief sculptures in the middle of the tower body depict the heroic spirit of the people in the flood control struggle, such as swearing in the embankment, transporting soil and ramming, fighting for emergency and celebrating victory. Romanesque cloister is 7 meters high, harmonious and spectacular, with 20 columns standing around, and the upper end is connected by a ring, forming a 35 meter long semicircle cloister. The top of the tower is a round sculpture composed of workers, peasants, soldiers and intellectuals; the lower part of the tower is a group of relief sculptures, which symbolizes the impregnable power of the people of Harbin in the 20th century, and the solid dike is as solid as a rock, shaping the heroic image of conquering the flood.

The tower has become a symbol of the heroic city of Harbin; everyone who comes to Harbin will take photos under the tower. In 1957, after the heroic and brave people of Harbin defeated the catastrophic flood, they built a memorial tower, so it was built as a flood control memorial tower. The building complex is composed of a tower and an ancient Roman cloister. The relief on the tower body reproduces the vivid scene of conquering the flood. The top of the tower is the main statue of the heroes of flood control and embankment. The water of Songhua River sets off this magnificent flood control memorial tower and forms a world-famous magnificent landscape with the beautiful sun island.

On November 11, 1997, Russian President Boris Yeltsin visited Harbin. When he learned that tens of thousands of Russians who lived in Harbin at that time also participated in the flood fighting, he specially came to visit the military and civilian flood control memorial tower in Harbin, which stands on the Bank of Songhua River, and made three deep bows.

history

1. August 1932 was the year when Harbin was occupied by the Japanese invaders. The first flood occurred in Harbin since the opening of the port. The highest water level was 119.72 meters. At that time, Zhang Jinghui, the former chief executive of the Special Administrative Region of the eastern province, who had taken refuge in the Japanese and was willing to be a traitor, was extremely superstitious and ignorant. He ignored the simple truth of "soldiers come to block, water comes to cover the land". He listened to the wizard's instruction and used the offering board to carry the head of cattle, sheep and pigs to worship on the riverside of Butou district (today's Daoli District) to pray for the flood to fall back. The jueti river flows in from fujiaden (today's outer district), and the urban war and flood make the citizens deeply in hot water.

2. In 1957, the upper reaches of the Songhua River had a series of torrential rains, and the flood never happened in a hundred years, with the highest water level of 120.30 meters. At that time, Harbin, an important industrial base of new China, was heavily fortified and United. In front of the heroic Harbin flood fighting army, the flood demon was subdued.

3. In 1998, there was no catastrophic flood in Harbin for 150 years, and the highest water level was 120.89 meters. Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the people's Liberation Army and a certain local garrison in Harbin have once again composed a majestic victory song with the heroic spirit of "the great wall of steel is made by soldiers of children, showing their skills in places of danger".

The tower has become a symbol of the heroic city of Harbin. People who come to Harbin take photos under the tower.

Against the backdrop of Songhua River, this magnificent flood control monument has become a landmark building of Harbin, a famous city in Northeast China.

Traffic information

Bus: take bus No.2 or 103 to Youyi Road station, and take bus No.101, 102, 118 or 126 to flood control memorial tower station.

Address: terminal square, central street, Daoli District, Harbin

Longitude: 126.61718988419

Latitude: 45.78063130952

Tour time: 20 minutes

Traffic information: take bus No.2, 8, 12, 16, 23, 24, 29, 65, 74, 79, 95, 101, 102, 103, 118, 201 to get off at the flood control Memorial Tower (Friendship Road) station; or take bus No.126 or sightseeing bus No.2 to get off at the flood control memorial tower station

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: all day

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