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人民英雄纪念碑 | |
 Monument from southwest, 2014 | |
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| 39°54′11″N 116°23′30″E / 39.90306°N 116.39167°E | |
| Location | Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China |
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| Designer | Liang Sicheng, Lin Huiyin |
| Type | Cenotaph |
| Material | Marble, granite |
| Height | 38 metres (125 ft) |
| Beginning date | August 1952 |
| Completion date | May 1958 |
| Dedicated to | Veterans of Chinese wars 1842–1949 |
The Monument to the People's Heroes (Chinese: 人民英雄纪念碑; pinyin: Rénmín Yīngxióng Jìniànbēi) is a ten-story obelisk that was erected as a national monument of China to the martyrs of revolutionary struggle during the 19th and 20th centuries. It is located in the southern part of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, in front of the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong. The obelisk monument was built in accordance with a resolution of the First Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference adopted on November 30, 1949, with construction lasting from August 1952 to May 1958. The architect of the monument was Liang Sicheng, with some elements designed by his wife, Lin Huiyin. The civil engineer, Chen Zhide (陈志德) was also instrumental in realizing the final product.[1]
The monument has also served as the center of large-scale mourning activities that later developed into protest and unrest, such as the deaths of Premier Zhou Enlai (which developed into the Tiananmen Square protests of 1976) and Hu Yaobang (which later developed into the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, which was claimed as an anti-government movement by the Communist Party at that time).
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Description
[edit]The monument has an estimated height of 37.94 metres (124.5 ft) [citation needed] and covers an area of 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft)[citation needed]. It weighs over 10,000 tonnes (9,800 long tons; 11,000 short tons) and contains about 17,000 pieces of marble and granite from Qingdao, Shandong Province, and the nearby Fangshan District.
On the pedestal of the tablet are huge bas-reliefs depicting eight major revolutionary episodes, which can be read in chronological order in a clockwise direction from the east:
- Destruction of opium at Humen (1839), in the run-up to the First Opium War
- Jintian Uprising, the catalyst for the Taiping Revolution (1851)
- Wuchang Uprising, the catalyst for the Xinhai Revolution (1911)
- May 4th Movement (1919)
- May 30 Movement (1925)
- Nanchang Uprising (1927)
- War of Resistance Against Japan (1931-1945)
- Yangtze River Crossing Campaign of the Chinese Civil War (1949)
On the front of the monument is an inscription in Mao Zedong's handwriting, which reads, "Eternal glory to the people's heroes!" (Chinese: 人民英雄永垂不朽; pinyin: Rénmín yīngxióng yǒngchuí bùxiǔ).
On the back of the monument is an epitaph, composed by Mao Zedong and written by Zhou Enlai:
Eternal glory to the heroes of the people who laid down their lives in the people's war of liberation and the people's revolution in the past three years!
Eternal glory to the heroes of the people who laid down their lives in the people's war of liberation and the people's revolution in the past thirty years!
Eternal glory to the heroes of the people who from 1840 laid down their lives in the many struggles against domestic and foreign enemies and for national independence and the freedom and well-being of the people!
Commemoration
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The conduct of commemoration activities at the Monument to the People's Heroes is regulated by the Major Events Administration Office of the Tiananmen Area Administrative Committee. Strict rules apply to conduct within the vicinity of the monument. Since the protests of 1989 (during which the Monument was a rallying point for the protestors), the government has prohibited climbing the monument beyond the protective barrier without prior approval, as well as photography and filming. Today, those intending to lay wreaths at the monument must apply five days in advance.[2]
Since 1980, it has been customary for visiting foreign dignitaries, especially from historical allies of the People's Republic of China, such as post-Soviet states, to lay wreaths at the monument when visiting Beijing. Certain domestic groups, such as police and military units, would also sometimes lay wreaths at the monument.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ http://news.sohu.com/20090807/n265773613.shtml
- ^ Major Events Administration Office of the Tiananmen Area Administrative Committee, "Matters to note when paying respects or laying wreaths at the Monument to the People's Heroes[permanent dead link]"
External links
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Category:1958 sculptures
Category:Buildings and structures in Beijing
Category:Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Beijing
Category:Obelisks in China
Category:Tiananmen Square
Category:Tourist attractions in Beijing
Category:World War II memorials in China
Category:Dongcheng District, Beijing
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