Uprising gate

Uprising gate

Wuhan uprising gate, located in uprising street, Shouyi Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, is a national key cultural relics protection unit, a national AAAA tourist attraction, and a historical witness of the 1911 Revolution.

The uprising gate was originally the Zhonghe gate of the ancient city of Wuchang. It was built in the Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty (1368 A.D.), with a history of more than 700 years. On October 10, 1911, after the uprising of Hubei new army engineering camp, it quickly controlled Zhonghe gate, from which Nanhu horse gun camp was able to enter the city and bombard Huguang governor's house at the head of the city, opening a new page in modern Chinese history.

After the founding of the Republic of China, Zhonghe gate was renamed uprising gate to commemorate the victory of Wuchang Uprising. The city buildings were abandoned before liberation. In 1981, the city tower was restored in its original site; on the upper floor of the city gate, there are three gold-plated characters "uprising gate" inscribed by Marshal Ye Jianying.

In 2011, according to the drawings of the ancient city wall, the 333 meter city wall was restored and rebuilt. At the same time, the forest of 1911 Revolution steles, wind and rain corridor, chuwangting Pavilion, Shouyi beacon stone carving, etc. were added to expand into a red tourist attraction, which is a must visit place for donkey friends to Wuhan.

Main attractions

Uprising gate is the witness of the revolution of 1911, which is called "the beginning of the victory of Shouyi" by historians. Its historical status can be seen. It is a national AAAA tourist attraction.

Uprising gate, originally Zhonghe gate of Wuchang ancient city, is located in uprising street, Shouyi Road, Wuchang inner district. It is the only gate preserved so far among the nine gates of Wuchang ancient city.

On October 10, 1911, after the uprising of Hubei new Army Engineering Battalion, it quickly controlled Zhonghe gate, from which Nanhu horse gun battalion, who took part in the uprising, was able to enter the city and bombard Huguang governor's house at the head of the city, effectively cooperating with and supporting the fighting of other uprising troops. The gate is 7.1 meters high and 5 meters wide. There are double eaves on the city gate, Xieshan tower, Zhuzhu green tiles, Dougong cornice.

In 1981, it was rebuilt. The tower is 11.3 meters high. It is a two-story building with double eaves and gables. Zhu Yinghua is really magnificent. Under the eaves, there are 30 red pillars. The semicircle gate is 5 meters high. A new rectangular stone forehead is embedded above the gate, and the word "uprising gate" is engraved. It is written by Marshal Ye Jianying himself.

When you climb the city tower, you can see the Hongshan mountain in the distance, the jungle is luxuriant, and the Zen courtyard is quiet; when you look near Ziyang Lake Park, you can see the pavilions scattered and willows fluttering, which has a unique charm.

historical significance

After the victory of Shouyi, Zhonghe gate was known as "the beginning of the victory of Shouyi". In order to commemorate the victory of the uprising, Zhonghe gate was renamed uprising gate. On the city gate, the original city building with double eaves and Xieshan style was abandoned before liberation, but the city gate hole still exists. Uprising gate is not only a historical terminator, but also a historical pioneer!

The uprising gate has been restored and preserved until now because it is an important site of the 1911 Revolution. On October 10, 1911, when the revolutionaries were in trouble, they opened the uprising gate, welcomed the uprising troops, and set up artillery positions in the city tower to bombard the governor's office of Huguang in the Qing Dynasty. They won the first victory, which is known as the "beginning of the first victory" and opened a new history of a nation.

Zhang Kaiyuan, a famous historian and professor of central China Normal University, commented that Xiong Bingkun, the representative of the generation with the highest ideals, fully reflected the fine tradition of the people of Jingchu, who took the world as their own responsibility and dared to be the first in the world.

Wengcheng site

On July 5, 2006, after archaeological excavation, archaeologists confirmed that the brick wall recently unearthed in front of the uprising gate was the site of the urn City, which proved that the uprising gate in Wuchang was indeed a gate with an urn city.

The reporter saw at the scene that on the construction site in front of the uprising gate, there was a low wall made of long stones and green bricks, and many green bricks were densely covered with holes. Liu Wenbin, a research expert of Wuchang ancient city wall in Wuchang archives, said that the low wall was the site of Wuchang Uprising gate.

The uprising gate, formerly known as Zhonghe gate, was first built in the Hongwu Period of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1398). In front of it is a moat nearly 40 meters wide. Whether the uprising gate has an urn or not is not clearly recorded in the historical materials. However, the old people all said that there is an urn in front of the gate, 40 meters long and 20 meters wide, with the wall as high as the main wall. The gate of the urn is facing the moat and has a suspension bridge. Now, through archaeological excavation, it can be determined that the uprising gate did have an urn; the holes in the wall tiles are the witness of the siege Party's shooting and shelling of the urn.

It is understood that the urn, also known as the moon city, is a building built in the ancient city attack and defense system attached to the main city wall to protect the main city gate. There are often hidden soldier holes in the urn. When the enemy invades the urn, if the main gate and the urn gate are closed at the same time, the garrison will be able to catch turtles in the urn.

It is reported that the road is under construction in front of the uprising gate. On June 19, 2006, construction workers successively excavated many ancient bricks and stones from here. Wuchang cultural management department has protected the scene. Experts say that the appearance of the Wengcheng site is of great value to the study of the military's tactics of guarding the city in the Ming Dynasty and the city defense system of Wuchang City in the Ming Dynasty. In 2010, the cultural relics department of Wuhan city further excavated the urn city and partially cleaned up and reinforced the site. At present, there are still words like "Qing Dynasty" and "Ming Dynasty" on many ancient bricks and stones left here.

The scene of that year

On the night of October 10, 1911. The moon is dim and the stars are bright. The station of Hubei new Army Engineering Battalion near chuwangshan suddenly became noisy. The young soldiers of the left team of the Engineering Battalion walked out of the barracks full of anger and began their gathering. In recent days, Wuchang City has been shrouded in a bloodbath. Many leaders of the alliance were forced to flee. Peng Chufan, Liu Fuji and many other people with lofty ideals were brutally killed. Perish in waiting or survive in resistance? The leaderless soldiers of the new army face the final choice.

"If you want a revolution, go with us!" A soldier surnamed Xiong shot the first shot and killed the crude reactionary officer who came to obstruct. So the soldiers rushed out of the camp and ran to the armory of chuwangshan. However, on the way, they met the horse team of the governor's office, and the situation was very urgent. Seeing that there was going to be a firefight, I don't know who yelled: "if you want to make a revolution, go with us." the soldiers of the horse brigade turned their guns and joined the soldiers of the Engineering Battalion, and soon rushed into the door of the armory.

Fully equipped

The soldiers quickly divided into three groups, one to Sheshan, one to Fenghuang, and the other to chuwangshan. They set up cannons at the fastest speed to bombard the governor's office. In his sleep, Ruicheng, the commander, was awakened by the sound of several guns. He ran away with some reactionary officers.

"If you want a revolution, go with us!" The slogan of Xiong Bingkun, a soldier in front of the gate of the uprising, turned out to be the strongest voice of the Chinese nation's pursuit of democracy and freedom at that time. In this slogan, the provinces pulled down the Qinglong flag of the Qing Dynasty and declared independence. As a result, the decadent Qing Empire soon disintegrated, accompanied by the collapse of thousands of years of deep-rooted feudal imperial power. The whole nation was finally liberated in a real sense. Since then, the society no longer needs the emperor, every Chinese can become their own real master.

Long history

Wuchang City was built by Sun Quan during the Three Kingdoms period (223 AD). After maintenance and expansion, the whole ancient city had been basically formed by the Ming Dynasty. The gate of uprising was also called Zhonghe gate. The gate tower of uprising gate was originally built on a hill Chuwang mountain.

Chuwangshan, like Sheshan and Fenghuangshan, was once one of the "three mountains" in the city of Wuchang. Its terrain is very dangerous and of great military significance. But such a mountain has lost its shape and become a gentle slope in the continuous excavation and filling over the years. Therefore, it seems that the uprising gate has lost its precipitousness and momentum. This ancient building is so special, deep and unobstructed. It is one of the nine gates of Wuchang City.

Today, according to the old system, historic sites such as wind and rain corridor, ancient city wall, chuwangting and chuwangtai have been restored, and a forest of 1911 Revolution steles has been built. With the growing influence of the 1911 Revolution, Chinese people from all over the world came here to pay homage to the historical sites and pay tribute to the revolutionary martyrs. It has become a necessary place for tourists to travel to Wuhan.

Overall planning

Wuchang ancient city wall with a long history will reappear Jiangcheng in July 2011. The construction of the uprising gate and Chu Wangtai ruins park will start in September 2010, and the uprising gate wall will be rebuilt.

Uprising gate is an important node in Shouyi cultural area of Wuchang ancient city. It is the only ancient gate preserved so far among the nine ancient gates in Wuchang. It is also the starting point of Wuchang Uprising in 1911 Revolution and has great historical and cultural value. At present, the ongoing construction project of the uprising gate and Chu Wangtai ruins park is centered on the uprising gate, with a leisure square, landscaping, wind and rain corridor 230 meters to the East and a city wall 60 meters to the West.

Wuchang District Bureau of culture related sources said that after the wall was built, citizens and tourists can go directly to the uprising gate along the corridor. At the same time, visitors can also follow the wall directly to the new Chu Wangtai ruins park.

Scenic spots

1. A thousand year old city is magnificent. The ancient city of Wuchang was built in Gongcheng

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