If you want to watch the flag-raising ceremony at Tianfu Square in Chengdu, you need to queue up before 5 a.m.
On October 1, 2023, the Republic of China will celebrate its 74th anniversary. At about 6 o'clock in the morning that day, Tianfu Square in Chengdu was crowded with people. Everyone waved the national flag in their hands and waited for the flag-raising ceremony. *** also sent birthday wishes to the mother of the motherland.
Tianfu Square is located at No. 86, Section 1, Renmin South Road, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. It was built in 2007 and is the political and cultural center and comprehensive transportation hub of Sichuan Province and Chengdu City.
Tianfu Square covers an area of ??88,000 square meters. It is rectangular in shape, with a length ratio of width of about 1.5:1. The ground is paved with light-colored granite strips. Directly north of Tianfu Square is the statue of the great man, which is 30 meters high. The square is divided into two parts: the east square and the west square, which are separated by the curve in the middle of the Tai Chi Cloud Diagram on the square.
The east square is a sunken square, and the west square is mainly a fountain landscape. Landscapes include the Sun God Crow, the Fish-Eyed Dragon Fountain, the Yellow Dragon Cloud-shaped Waterfall, and the Ebony Carved Stele. The Tai Chi cloud picture in the square is a reflection of Taoist Yin and Yang Tai Chi. The huge sun bird shape is located in the center of the Tai Chi pattern. In 2018, Tianfu Square won the "Most Beautiful Chengdu" Top Ten Popular Landmarks Award.
Architectural Features
The Tai Chi Cloud Picture in Tianfu Square is a reflection of Taoist Yin and Yang Tai Chi. The huge sun bird shape is located in the center of the Tai Chi pattern. It is inspired by the sun bird unearthed from the Jinsha ruins. The design reproduces the myth and legend of the "Golden Crow negative sun" in ancient times and expresses the endless praise of human beings.
The fish-eye dragon fountain uses the cultural symbols of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, symbolizing the take-off of the new era. The Huanglong Cloud-shaped Waterfall is modeled after Jiuzhaigou Valley and Huanglong Scenic Area. The topography of the terraces is designed to create a spectacular waterfall.
The 12 cultural totem poles and 12 cultural-themed sculpture groups surrounding the square are the main environmental art facilities in Tianfu Square. The cultural totem pole is 1.2 meters in diameter and 12 meters high, which is quite spectacular.
The main body of the cultural totem pole adopts the internal and external square jade cong unearthed from the Jinsha site as the main modeling element. The top base unearthed from Sanxingdui is the base shape of the totem pole, and the decorative patterns on the upper, lower and both sides are It comes from the eye-shaped pattern of Jinsha and the cloud pattern of Sanxingdui. In addition, an LED laser projection ball screen is designed on the top of the totem pole. The surface of the ball is a dark pattern in the shape of a sun bird.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tianfu Square