Central Plaza

Yalong Bay Central Square

synonym

Center square generally refers to Yalong Bay Center Square

Yalong Bay Center Square is located 28 kilometers southeast of Sanya City. The square rises to the blue sky with totem pillars and extends to the earth and sea with sculptures. Its magnificent momentum and unique artistic form guide our imagination to expand to infinite space with limited artistic space form. The standing totem pole is the highest point of the square, 26.8 meters high, composed of more than 200 huge granite and 2.5 meters in diameter aluminum alloy columns. There are dragon, Phoenix, Sunbird, fish, wind, rain and thunder carved on it.

Its magnificent momentum and unique artistic form, with the form of limited artistic space, guide our imagination to expand to infinite space. The standing totem pole is 26.8 meters high, which is the highest point of the square. It is composed of more than 200 pieces of huge granite and 2.5 meters in diameter aluminum alloy pillars. The pillars are carved with dragon, Phoenix, Sunbird, fish and four gods of wind, rain and lightning to show good luck.

brief introduction

The center square is Yalong Bay Center Square, located 28 kilometers southeast of Sanya City. The square rises to the blue sky with totem pillars and extends to the earth and sea with sculptures. Its magnificent momentum and unique artistic form guide our imagination to expand to infinite space with limited artistic space form. The standing totem pole is the highest point of the square, 26.8 meters high, composed of more than 200 huge granite and 2.5 meters in diameter aluminum alloy columns. There are dragon, Phoenix, Sunbird, fish, wind, rain and thunder carved on it. Around the central sculpture area of the totem pole, three circles of stone clams are formed, with grand momentum and unique image: the first circle includes the sculptures of Canglong, Baihu, Zhuque, Xuanwu four seasons logo and sundial 24 solar terms; the second circle shows eight ancient myths, including Pangu Kaitian, Nuwa Butian, Chang'e rushes to the moon, Xingtian wuganqi, Dayu Zhishui, Niulang Zhinu, Houyi shooting the sun and Kuafu chasing the sun; the third circle reflects the ancient myths Astronomy, human beings, animals, plants, all creatures and eight ancient Chinese gods. The totem pole and sculpture group are integrated, forming a strong sense of ancient Chinese astronomy and Oriental mystery. Five groups of white sail style pointed tents and large-scale color fountains are designed outside the square to add modern flavor to the sculpture with ancient cultural connotation.

Practical information

Ticket information

Adult 56 yuan / person, children under 1.3 meters free, students with student ID half ticket.

Best season

November - next March is the best. The average temperature is 25.5 degrees, belonging to temperate marine climate.

Suggest playing

1 hour

Opening Hours

07:30~18:00

Backpack Guide

In the urban area, you can take the double deck sightseeing bus to Yalong Bay Central Square. The top of the sightseeing bus is open, and you can enjoy the sea breeze all the way.

reminder

At the gate of Yalong Bay Central Square, you can enter the Shell Museum and the central square. The tour takes 40 minutes, and then you can get to Yalong Bay beach. Nearby, there is Yalong Bay Butterfly Valley on the other side of Yalong Bay, about 2km away from the square, and the tour takes 40 minutes. At the same time, there is qingmeigang mangrove reserve, which is located in the west section of Yalong Bay, and there is no ticket It has no reception facilities and is open 24 hours a day. It is suitable for people living in Yalong Bay to visit.

Browse the route

Enter the Shell Museum from the entrance, then arrive at the central square to visit the totem pole and other landscapes, and then you can enjoy the "Asia's first bay" offshore.

climatic conditions

Yalong Bay has a pleasant climate. It can avoid the cold in winter and relieve the heat in summer. It has beautiful natural scenery, undulating green mountains, calm waves in the bay. The blue sea is clear as a mirror, and the soft beach is white as silver. "Sanya does not come back to see the sea, but Yalong is not a bay." this is the sincere praise of Yalong Bay. Yalong Bay has a typical tropical marine climate. The annual average temperature is 25.5 degrees. The soft and delicate beach stretches for about 8 kilometers, and the beach length is about three times that of Hawaii. The visibility of the sea is more than 10 meters, and the coral reefs are well preserved. There are many tropical fish species with different shapes and colorful colors. It is a national key Coral Reef Reserve. With an area of 66 square kilometers, the bay can accommodate 100000 people to enjoy the water at the same time, and thousands of yachts can cruise and chase. It can be said that it is not only a seaside bathing beach, but also a rare diving resort.

Graphic description

Dragon: the dragon is the most worshipped deity of the Chinese nation. The Chinese nation regards itself as the descendant of the dragon. Dragon worship has a long history. In primitive society, there was dragon worship. In the era of the Yellow Emperor, the Dagao people took the dragon as their totem, which was the primitive dragon. After the combination of clan clan and totem, dragon became the quintessence and complex of birds, beasts and aquarium. The Yellow Emperor was the representative of the dragon. Dongyi, with Fuxi as the leader, also regarded the dragon as the totem. It was the era of fishing and hunting, and crocodiles and snakes were deified as dragons.

There are five dragon figures in the totem column. Besides a standard dragon, there are primitive dragon, fish body dragon, street dragon head and so on.

Phoenix: the Chinese people regard it as a symbol of precious auspicious patterns, often combined with the dragon, called "dragon and Phoenix show auspiciousness". Ancestors regarded Phoenix as the spirit of all things, beautiful and intelligent. According to the book of mountains and seas, Nanshan essence, "there is a bird, which looks like a chicken and is colorful, and it is called Phoenix.". Phoenix worship began in Shang Dynasty. Phoenix represents southern culture. There are three Phoenix figures on totem pole, including two flying phoenix figures and one phoenix head figure.

Sun God: the sun brings light to people and vitality to all things. Without the sun, there would be no life. The sun god is known as the God of heaven. Sun worship prevailed in ancient times, and people regarded the sun as a symbol of justice. The totem pole has a figure of the sun god, and in the center of the sun burning the flame of the Chinese people stands a spring tripod. The figure of three legged bird can be seen in the ancient literature "Huainanzi · spirit" and "the Analects of Confucius · Shuoyue" that "there are three legged birds in the sun". The brick portraits of the Han Dynasty and the silk paintings of mawudui all have the figure of the sun neutral three legged bird.

Qilin: auspicious beast, shaped like a deer, covered with scales, ox tail and horseshoe, later changed into dragon head, two horns and lion tail. In the legend, one side is the symbol of prosperity, auspiciousness and peace, the other side is the symbol of sages, gods and men. There is a unicorn figure in the Northeast lower corner of the totem pole.

Fish God: fish is the totem worship of the ancient Xia nationality. It was first seen in the stone age painted pottery design. The folk regarded it as a mascot, which means "abundance". There are two figures of fish on the totem pole, one in the West and dragon forming a block figure, and the other in the South and Qilin forming a symbol of "strong country and rich people".

Phoenix God: called "Fengbo" in ancient times, Qiao Feng or Xifeng was appointed by the emperor of heaven as the messenger of the emperor of heaven.

Rain God: in ancient times, it was called "rain master", also known as "Pingyi" and "xuanming", the ancient god of rain.

Raytheon: it was called "Lei Gong" in ancient times, the God of ancient division of thunder.

God of electricity: it was called "father of electricity" in ancient times. It was the God of lightning in ancient times.

Totem pole

The center of the sculpture group is a 27 meter high totem column. The base of the column is composed of three circles of stone array and one circle of 24 solar terms sculptures. The shape of totem pole is inside circle and outside, and the carved image is surrounded by the pole in all directions. There are sixteen totem patterns in cylindrical relief. The first circle is divided into four groups: East, West, North and south. Each group is carved with ancient figures representing four directions. In the second circle, the eight groups of stone formations are eight ancient myths with classical significance. The third circle is divided into 12 groups, carved with the natural totem worship of the Chinese nation. With the seasonal and phenological characteristics of the solar terms, the 24 solar terms sculpture uses imagery and symbolism to show the cycle of cosmic laws and astronomical consciousness. Totem pillar, totem stone array and 24 solar terms sculpture constitute an integrated art, which is grand in momentum, simple in material and unique in image. It reflects the primitive nature worship of the Chinese nation and the beautiful pursuit of prosperity, auspiciousness and peace, and abundant harvest. It gives the national, cultural and artistic connotation of Yalong Bay Central Square, and shows the sequence of oriental ancient mysterious culture. In addition, five groups of beautiful white tents and two groups of large color fountains are designed outside the square. Yalong Bay Central Plaza with its beautiful natural style and magnificent architectural community constitutes a leisurely and smooth cultural landscape. There are five dragons, three phoenixes, a sun god, a unicorn, two fish gods, wind, rain, thunder and electricity carved on the totem pole. The dragon is the most adored deity of the Chinese nation. There are five dragon figures in the totem column. Besides a standard dragon, there are primitive dragon, fish body dragon, and dragon head. Phoenix is regarded as a symbol of wealth and auspiciousness by the Chinese nation. The totem pole has three figures of Phoenix library, two flying phoenix and one phoenix head. The sun god is called the God of heaven. There is a sun god on the totem pole, and a three legged bird stands in the center of the burning sun. Unicorn is a good luck animal. There is a unicorn figure in the Northeast lower corner of the totem pole. God of wind, God of rain, God of thunder and God of electricity are natural gods. Because they are closely related to people's livelihood, their worship and reverence prevailed in ancient times and among the people. The above four figures have carved four masks with symbolic techniques.

Performance content

The central totem pole of the sculpture group contains the representative ancient totem patterns of the Chinese nation. These totem patterns are not limited to a certain nation, a certain historical stage, a certain region, but seek the deepest cultural accumulation intention of Chinese totem images

Chinese PinYin : Zhong Xin Guang Chang