In 1988, the People's Square radiated east-west, south-north four directions in the original city began to expand and develop, with the widening and hardening of the People's Road, the square has become a hub of traffic and vehicle distribution. Square as the center of the commercial circle took shape, the southeast of the Red Flag Mall, the People's Mall, the east side of the Leyu North Road snack street, 59 buses and other vehicles stop here, resulting in crowding of people and traffic, these commercial stores, stalls, making the square more chaotic at the time. And the people's road pear tree street is famous, fresh pear unpicked at that time caused a huge domestic repercussions, Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily and many other media reports, once became the pride of Xianyang people at that time. "Pear trees lined up on both sides of the street along the people's road, once the flowers bloomed, the fragrance of the flowers, white brocade two rows, it is indeed the scenery this side of the good!" Old Xianyang Lei Guosheng recalled the scene, meaningful.
In 1993, China's 505 Group invested in and named the "505" fountain was completed. As a result of the green space and the fountain, it became the highlight of the whole Xianyang at that time, every time the fountain is open, the public are scrambling to watch. Fountain has 7 different shapes of geometric shapes, inclined plate, chute and chute composition, fountain water depth of about 1 meter, surrounded by cement, the pool has a set of blue glass roof frame, fountain has 395 nozzles, the spring has 178 red, yellow, blue, green, purple colored lights, fountain can be sprayed out of the icicle, hemisphere flowers, petunias, spirals, dandelions, and other flower types. At this time the square has a lawn, shrubs, trees and other flowers. The center of the square has a prototype, fountains, green space, are the people at that time, who came to a relative or the name of Xianyang, have to look at the "505" fountain, the public is also known as the "505" square. Now the original square has ceased to exist.
In 2008, the People's Square has become a set of recreation and leisure, public welfare activities, commercial activities, commemorative activities as one of the comprehensive square. After the reconstruction of 2001, both from the function and layout reflect a Xianyang is in the posture of rapid development, presented to the world's grandeur.
The current People's Square is a sunken square, consisting of two main axes, north and south, and two sub-axes, the main axis of the formation of the "Observatory", "fountains and water systems", "Assembly Square The four landscape sequences of "Observatory", "Fountain Water System", "Gathering Square" and "City Main Sculpture" symbolize Xianyang's glorious past, vigorous today and glorious future. Observatory from north to south according to the order of historical development of 11 groups of alabaster bas-relief cultural columns, recorded the historical figures and historical events of the ancient capital of Xianyang, the city's main sculpture for the "Xianyang - soaring", which uses color steel sculpture of a sunrise, spreading the wings of soaring Fire phoenix, phoenix mouth "sun", called "sun", take "Xianyang" harmony. North and South sub-axis "landscape flower beds" "fountain water system" "water wall relief" three landscapes. The north side of the water wall is carved with the historical events of the four dynasties of Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang at their peak. The square is paved with granite and square bricks, from the building, paving, sketches, sculptures, vegetation, to the use of light, are very sophisticated, and profound meaning.
At present, all the furnishings and layout of the People's Square, are maximized to meet the needs of the public under the conditions of the production, it has returned to the square to produce the original intent, to become the people's daily life, one of the most basic activities. This kind of return, whether in terms of facilities and services or significance, represents the original culture of the square as a unique product. As Mr. Liang clarified, "Evolving from a political memorial square to a comprehensive place with multiple functions, it is actually the best expression of a personalized, multi-element democracy."
From a piece of flat land to the present comprehensive plaza, how many stories have happened in the meantime to make Xianyang people moved we can't find out, we can only outline its outline through some old Xianyang people's words and phrases. No matter what memories it has given us, but it is worth letting many people in Xianyang open the dust.