Material: stone
Specification: 6 meters long, 2.2 meters wide and 2.6 meters high, with a total weight of more than 40 tons. Tibet now: the south bank of the Yellow River in Lanzhou.
The sculpture "Mother of the Yellow River" is located in the middle section of Binhe Road on the south bank of the Yellow River in Lanzhou, on the north side of Xiaoxihu Park. This is the most beautiful sculpture of the Yellow River, the mother river of the Chinese nation. It has high artistic value and won the Excellence Award in the first national urban sculpture scheme appraisal.
The sculpture was created by He E, a famous sculptor in Gansu. It is 6 meters long, 2.2 meters wide and 2.6 meters high, with a total weight of over 40 tons. It consists of a mother and a baby boy. They respectively symbolize the endless and indomitable Yellow River mother who nurtured the Chinese nation and the happy and prosperous Chinese descendants. The composition of the sculpture is concise and profound, reflecting the long history and culture of Gansu. The Yellow River mother's hair is fluttering, her expression is kind, her figure is tall and symmetrical, her curve is beautiful, she smiles, her right arm is slightly bent, and she lies on her back on the waves. On the right, she snuggled up to a naked baby boy, her head slightly left and right, and she looked naughty and lovely with a simple smile. The composition of the sculpture has profound implications, symbolizing the endless and indomitable Yellow River mother who nurtured the Chinese nation and the happy and prosperous Chinese descendants. The base of the sculpture is engraved with water ripples and fish patterns, which are based on the original patterns of ancient painted pottery in Gansu and reflect the long history and culture of Gansu. Behind the sculpture, yachts on the Yellow River are surfing, and couples are strolling along the river bank. The water is sparkling and sets each other off; Pagoda Taoist temple, fighting across the bank. Lanzhou Zhongshan Bridge, commonly known as "Zhongshan Railway Bridge" and "Yellow River Railway Bridge", is located on the north side of the middle section of Binhe Road, at the foot of Baita Mountain and in front of Jincheng City. It was built in 1907 (thirty-three years of Guangxu reign). It is the oldest ancient bridge in Lanzhou and the first real bridge on the Yellow River with a total length of 5,464 kilometers, so it is called "the first bridge on the Yellow River in the world".
The predecessor of Zhongshan Bridge is the Yellow River pontoon bridge. At that time, there was such a folk song: the Yellow River is harmful and the Yellow River is dangerous;
Hong Ling can't cross the river, but it is difficult to sail in the flood;
Crossing the river is like the next day, crossing the river is like the death gate!
It can be seen how difficult it was to cross the Yellow River at that time. People on both sides of the Yellow River have to cross. In summer and autumn, they cross it with boats and sheepskin rafts. In winter, the river freezes and they can only walk on the ice.
On a cold afternoon in the spring of Guangxu's thirty-second year, an Englishman came out of Hexi Corridor, entered Lanzhou along the Yellow River valley, and arrived in Lanzhou on March 10 in Gregorian calendar. The Englishman named Bruce stood on the north bank of the Yellow River for the first time and lyrically praised the "picturesque and impressive" North Wall of Lanzhou at that time. Then he had a headache about how to cross the Yellow River and enter this picturesque city. He wrote:
According to the change of season, you can make different choices: cross the bridge in the northwest, or take a ferry to Lanzhou. The river opposite the city is nearly 300 yards wide, and it hasn't thawed when we passed by. In winter, people pass directly on the ice. It is said that many people will drown when thawing every year. When the river is no longer safe, these people still stick to this icy road, ignoring the potential danger. In this regard, Lanzhou poet Wang Guangsheng recorded the situation of the Yellow River Ice Bridge very lyrically in the form of poetry: One night, the river was frozen and a miracle appeared. Who will be responsible for breaking the jade? The Yellow River pontoon bridge is built by 25 large ships, and the spacing between each ship is 10 feet and 5 feet (about 4.5 meters) respectively. The anchor stones in the lower layer are fixed on the river, lined up, connected with big trees, and surrounded by boards, and two general columns (big iron columns) and six big wooden columns are erected on both sides of the river. However, this kind of pontoon bridge belongs to seasonal bridge, because the Yellow River is in ice flood season, and it must be removed every year 1 1 month before the Yellow River is frozen. The Englishman Bruce went on to describe the grand scene when the pontoon bridge was built every spring:
Every year, the opening ceremony of the bridge is very lively, and major officials and all walks of life come to participate in this grand event. To some extent, it can be compared with the annual custom in ancient Venice, which was the ceremony that King Dag married Adrijana.
In winter, the Yellow River freezes, and pedestrians, chariots and horses have to cross the Yellow River by ice. The following year, the river ice melted and the pontoon bridge was rebuilt, which was not only troublesome, but also demolished and demolished within one year, with high cost. In the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1372), General Sheng Feng of the Song Dynasty built a pontoon bridge in Qilihe (500 meters west of the Yellow River Bridge) when fighting against General Timur (Wang Baobao) of the Yuan Dynasty, which was the earliest pontoon bridge in Lanzhou. But the pontoon bridge was only for the convenience of the army crossing the river, and it was demolished as soon as the battle was over. In the eighth year of Hongwu (1375), Deng Yu, Duke of Wei, led an army to pacify Hexi, and built a pontoon bridge ten miles west of the city to transport food expenses, named "Zhenyuan pontoon bridge". In the 18th year of Hongwu (1384) 12 years later, Wei was in charge of a clean government in Lanzhou and moved the pontoon bridge to the foot of Baita Mountain, where the river was slow, close and easy to keep. Because it is close to the urban area, this pontoon bridge on the Yellow River has become the first pontoon bridge for people to cross the river in addition to military purposes in the history of the Yellow River.
1906, Peng Yingjia, general manager of Gansu Westernization, approved the construction of the Yellow River Railway Bridge. June 1906, 165000, total contract price of silver contract materials 165000. According to the contract, the railway bridge is guaranteed for 80 years from the date of completion. After the Yellow River Railway Bridge was completed, the actual consumption of silver was 306,600.
Steel, cement and other materials used in railway bridge construction are all purchased from Germany, transported to Tianjin by sea, transported to Fengtai Railway Station in Beijing by Jingfeng Railway, and then transported to Xinxiang, Henan by Han Jing Railway. From Xinxiang to Xi 'an, it was transported to Lanzhou by carriage in 36 batches.
In the early morning, dozens of big trucks poured out from the humble freight yard of Xinxiang Railway Station. The sound of wheels, hooves, chimes and the screams of bangzi, Shaanxi Opera and Huama converge into a symphony with mixed voices, which resounds through a long road, from xinxiang to Xi 'an, from Xi 'an to Lanzhou, from August of Guangxu thirty-three years to May of the following year. ...
After the completion of the bridge, there are two large stones inscribed with "Trilateral Benefit" and "Nine Curves of An Lan" on both sides, and they are equipped with couplets:
There are thousands of waves in the sea; Then go to the first bridge of the Yellow River.
It is impossible to live in the natural barrier and go straight to Haicheng Building.
Rivers are flowing, picture books are painted, and ladders are painted.
1942, renamed as "Zhongshan Bridge" in memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Zhongshan Bridge not only withstood the test of the extraordinary flow of the Yellow River for three times, but also, in the battle of liberating Lanzhou on August 26th, 1949 shells hit two Kuomintang military vehicles crossing the bridge, and the ammunition on the vehicles exploded, and the fire destroyed 18 wooden bridge surface and some longitudinal beams at the southern end of the bridge. The Military Management Committee organized more than 300 people to repair overnight.
1954, Lanzhou Municipal People's Government renovated the iron bridge, replacing the original trapezoidal arch frame with five curved steel frame arch beams, and replacing all the original wooden bridge decks with the current iron bridge decks. At present, there are more than ten bridges in Lanzhou, which makes the Yellow River with a total length of 152 km in Lanzhou enter from Xigu Dachuan and leave from Wujin Gorge at the junction of Yuzhong and Baiyin, making it the most densely populated section of bridges.
The iron bridge crosses the old setting sun, and the tower shadow river sounds like an old dream. ...
Nowadays, the ornamental value, historical value and cultural relics value of Zhongshan Bridge are far greater than its traffic value, and it has become the most eye-catching scenery in Jincheng, a hundred miles yellow river amorous feelings line.
On August 26th, 2005, the Waterwheel Expo Park was built in Lanzhou, which is known as the "Waterwheel Capital", reappearing the spectacular scene of the Waterwheel Qi Fei on both sides of the Yellow River more than 50 years ago. Lanzhou Waterwheel Expo Park is located on the south bank of the Yellow River, Binhe East Road, and Baili Yellow River amorous feelings line. East of Zhongli Bridge Pier and Sports Park; It is connected to the hydrophilic platform, Lanzhou Port, Zhongshan Bridge, Baitashan Park and other scenic spots in the west. Lanzhou Waterwheel Expo Park consists of Waterwheel Park, Waterwheel Square and Cultural Square. This is a theme park that shows the waterwheel culture. Lanzhou Water Park is located in the middle section of Nanbinhe Road, adjacent to the Yellow River Railway Bridge in the east, the sculpture of the Yellow River mother in the west, Baitashan Park in the north, West Lake Park and Baiyun Temple in the south, which is an important scene on the Yellow River customs line. Lanzhou waterwheel, also known as "crown block", "rollover", "filling car" and "tiger car", has a long history and a strange shape. Originated in the Ming Dynasty, it is the oldest irrigation tool along the Yellow River in ancient Lanzhou.
The park consists of a two-wheeled waterwheel, a cofferdam, a waterwheel service room and a recreation area. It stands on the south bank of the Yellow River and is driven by natural water flow in rainy season. Cofferdams are used to collect water in dry season, and the river flows by itself through small channels between weirs. When the water flow naturally pushes the vanes, it drives the waterwheel to rotate, and the bucket will be filled with river water. After moving to the top space, it will be poured into the wooden trough and continuously flow into the garden for irrigation. The Shuiche Garden reproduces ancient water conservancy machinery, which can make Chinese and foreign tourists have a quick look. The project is located in the south of Gansu Convention and Exhibition Center on Beibinhe Road, with a total area of about 200 mu. The overall layout forms a landscape pattern of "one axis, two wings, one corridor and one ring". The construction contents include roads, squares, water system landscape, greening and ancillary facilities.
"One axis" refers to the "Yellow River-Loess" sculpture in which the main sculpture in the central square of the park is located on the central axis of "Gansu Map" and faces the exhibition center; "Two wings" refers to the origin square and the future square on both sides of the central square. "One Gallery" refers to the relief inlaid on the wall of Sanfang on the riverside; One ring refers to the fitness trail around the whole park.
"The planning of the three squares is to spread a map of the world on the starting square, marked with London, new york, Beijing, Xiamen, Lanzhou and other marathon host cities and related information." According to reports, the central square is mainly based on the theme sculpture of the "Malan" emblem, and the future square is mainly based on the CCTV live apron. The surrounding roads are inlaid with the footprints, names and achievements of previous Lanzhou Marathon champions.
The embossed wall is more than 2000 meters long and mainly consists of three parts. The first part is the origin of marathon, which introduces the origin and development of marathon. The second part introduces the success of the first "Malan" with the theme of the first marathon in Lanzhou, and the third part shows the bright future of Lanzhou and Malan. Located at the eastern end of Beibinhe Road, which began in the 1940s, there are more than 2,000 mu of forest land such as "supporting greening of Gansu national tree species memorial forest", "Sino-Japanese friendship memorial forest" and "March 8th memorial forest". There are Siyuan Pavilion and Monument on the mountain, with a total area of about 2,800 square meters, which are divided into: holiday sightseeing area, business area, scenic tourism area and scientific research area, and each area has a unique flavor of Shan Ye. At present, it has formed a unique plantation landscape and forest microclimate with mixed broadleaf trees and evergreen trees, mixed trees and shrubs and multi-level three-dimensional structure. The scenery of the park is different in four seasons. There are more than 100 kinds of trees and more than 300,000 plants, all of which are planted artificially. Various small wild animals haunt the forest, including about 20 kinds of Mongolian rabbits, squirrels and pheasants. Become a unique landscape in the forest park.
In addition, there are music fountains, hydrophilic platforms, incorruptible theme parks, sports parks, green parks, citizen parks, the source of life, fable parks, beach wetland parks, Huo Qubing theme parks and many other scenic spots distributed like stars on both sides of the Yellow River.