Where is the Century Plaza

Cooperative center of the Century Square, is cooperative since the establishment of the city in 1998 for large-scale urban renovation and construction of one of the highlights of the project, was built in October 2000, was completed in June 2003 and put into use, has now become a set of recreation, entertainment, fitness as one of the large-scale urban cultural plaza. The entire square by the ring road, musical fountains, thematic sculptures, light boxes, electric lighting, flower gardens and other parts of the mouth of the square north-south length of 725 meters, 140 meters wide, with a total area of about 81,000 square meters in January 2004, by the Chinese Institute of mass culture, China Culture Newspaper as "China's characteristic cultural square Century Square was built to undoubtedly enhance the cooperation of the city's overall image and cultural tastes.

Century Square is composed of three parts. The first part, that is, the two main axis of the cross part of the formation of the core area of the square, the theme of unity, take the people of all ethnic groups in the state unity, the will of the city. The area is square, side length of 100 meters, the north and south of each set up 10 lamps, the center of the site built conch music fountain. Musical fountain radius of 7.8 meters, the beautiful right white conch plaster carving, white and flawless, bearing on the base of the lotus white conch embedded in both sides of the colorful hatha, fluttering posture seems to be when the wind dances. Lotus and white conch is the Tibetan people believe in the auspicious eight treasures in the win music treasure, colorful hatha is a kind of pure and sacred ceremonial scarf, implying auspicious auspiciousness, peace and quiet, hard-working and intelligent people of all ethnic groups will work together *** create a better future of this plateau new city.

The second part, that is, the square north of the "Pearl of the Plateau" area, because of the "21st Century Pearl of the Plateau" steel sculpture and its name. Steel sculpture of two towering metal vertical body on behalf of the "1", like a silver arrow, piercing the blue sky, and the base of the "2" constitute the theme of the 21st century. Two parallel vertical body in the middle of a golden stainless steel ball, symbolizing cooperation as a bright pearl, set in the northeast edge of the Tibetan Plateau, in the clear sky under the sun, glittering. Steel sculpture vertical body wings attached to another suspected Kunpeng wings, its Bo strikes the sky like, a metaphor for cooperation with the people of all ethnic groups in the city will continue to prosper, in the 21st century development of the soul of the Plateau in the wave, to achieve leapfrog leap. The overall design of the steel sculpture to achieve a harmonious unity of force and beauty, beautiful and light, but also very modern gas, interest, creating a high and low different viewing points, breaking through the more single horizontal form, but also enrich the skyline, adding artistic interest. The "Pearl of the Plateau Area" has formed a small open space with a soft landscape by planting shrubs, pines and firs, and erecting high-pole lamps, coconut tree lamps and lanterns.

North of the steel sculpture of the "Pearl of the Plateau" stands a white jade antelope stone sculpture. The antelope with exquisite composition is stopping to look at the past, seems to be through the layers of history, witnessed the collision of the Tubo culture and the Tugukhun culture in the Gannan grassland since the Tang and Song dynasties, and gazed at the past and present of the Tibetans.

The third part, that is, the south end of the square "plateau soul" area, the area to "plateau soul" yak statue as the main scenery, its east and west sides installed more than 30 sets of fitness and recreational equipment, peripheral planting shrubs, spruce, paved lawn, and the same! "Pearl of the Plateau" area symmetrical high-pole lamps, coconut lights, lanterns, both colorful, but also rise and fall, forming a varied spatial environment, giving people "near and far, high and low are different" wonderful mood. Known as the "boat of the plateau" yak statue, shaped with realistic techniques, robust and majestic, resolute attitude, a number of vicissitudes, reflecting the children of the snowy region of perseverance, bold and heroic spirit.

In 2008 and the square for large-scale maintenance and renovation, the white conch musical fountain placed on the ground about 3 meters above the platform, the edge of the surrounding layers of cement steps, berms, in the high sky and clouds and distant mountains under the reflection of the sound of the pine, so that it is more obvious Kaili soft. At the same time, in the north and south corners to increase the corridor type flower rack, lifting the flower garden is also elevated nearly one meter, fragrant flowers and flowers around the masonry steps. The lawn is gently sloping, tall pines and firs dotted among them, rock changes and a whole coordination. Plaza east and west of the two new additions to the "Rubik's Cube" type square molded lamps, totem poles, attached to the Eight Treasures pattern Buddha niche type light box. From the overall planning and design point of view, this attached to the ground, to the sculpture as the center of the group layout to the four sides of the diffusion of the national and regional mood, artistic interest and elegance. At night, the lights are brilliant, fire trees, as if the cooperation downtown dressed in a glazed light world.

Nowadays, whenever the holiday leisure time, people in twos and threes, or help the old and young, or holding hands with couples, strolling square. People breathe fresh and warm air, savoring the plateau scenery and history and humanity, a faction of the tranquility and simplicity of the far side of the land. Here there is no overcrowding of restlessness and congestion. It is not only a place for public fitness, leisure and fun, but also a place for organizing all kinds of cultural activities and masses. The flowers, trees and sculptures here are a perfect combination of nature and art. Here from time to time singing and dancing, this song and dance, is the praise of happiness 0 and eulogy mouth "you do not have to go far away, Shambhala is in your heart".

Excerpts from the cooperative history