Related Historical Information
Dongfanghong Square is located in the center of Lanzhou, and is also the grand living room of Lanzhou citizens. History of Dongfanghong Square in Lanzhou City.
Dongfanghong Square was reconstructed in 1968 and was officially named, after three major reconstruction and expansion. 1981 began the renovation, refurbishment, adding a rockery, fountains, and many trees and flowers; in 1993 the square was expanded again, the expansion of the Dongfanghong Underground Commercial Entertainment City, which is a collection of shopping, entertainment, catering and other services in one. Entertainment, catering and other services in one both for the square to add a modern commercial atmosphere, but also greatly facilitates the cool rest and weekly neighborhood people's shopping. 1999 March Dongfanghong Square and began the end of the century, the last reconstruction, expansion, the reconstruction and expansion of the blueprint is fully considered by the adoption of the majority of Lanzhou citizens of the rationalization of the recommendations and design, set sightseeing, recreation, leisure, entertainment, entertainment and other services. Recreation. Cultural entertainment and other functions in one, a strong embodiment of the "environmental characteristics", "humanistic characteristics". 1999 August 15, the completion of the opening of the Oriental Red Square, turquoise grass, verdant trees, clean floor tiles, clear pool water.
New Lanzhou City, Dongfanghong Square
Green surrounded by a new look. Square from Pingliang Road in the east, west to the 316th Road, north from the square podium Observatory, south to the 360th Road, adjacent to the Office of the first building. Office of the second building, east and west average length of 638 meters, the widest north and south of 155 meters, with a total area of 92,172 square meters, of which the lawn area of 3. 60,000 square meters, the green area of the square accounted for 40.31% of the total area, in a gentle rain can smell the breath of the Finnish grass, in the hot sun, but also will not produce a feeling of dryness, more than 6,000 pots of cockscomb flowers, placed in the edge of the lawn as a small guard in the Faithfully guarding the peace of the lawn; 28 one-meter-high white European-style flower pots stand on the east-west border of the assembly area, quietly playing the role of "honor guard". West of the square is Lanzhou stadium, it is next to a nearly 1,000 square meters of woods, 142 tall cedar, acacia and spruce to find a piece of shade for visitors to rest their feet act as a natural "umbrella", sitting in a tree chair you can listen to the leaves of the song, see the dance of the grass. The two new underground parking lot entrance channel to block the heavy responsibility of underground parking, and make the original square side of the road parking on the chaotic scene swept away. Square in the center of the flagpole is standing tall on the first day of the month by the mighty soldiers to the brightly colored five-star red flag raised high place, which adds to the square of patriotic education of the invisible classroom. East of the square is the magnificent Lanzhou International Expo Center, surrounded by trees, green ring, it and the square podium, Lanzhou stadium into a "three-legged tripod", but also through the wide green square into one, into one, is Lanzhou held sports, arts and cultural events and major political, economic and trade activities of the important places; on the development of Lanzhou's tourism industry, improve Lanzhou's tourism, and improve Lanzhou's tourism industry. Lanzhou's tourism, improve Lanzhou's investment environment, expanding Lanzhou's popularity are of great significance.
Dongfanghong Square Renovation
Dongfanghong Square is an international, conceptual, modern home full of cultural heritage.
The functional layout is: the upper end of the north on both sides of the high-grade commercial and residential buildings, that is, the living area; the middle end of the north for the main building, consisting of three buildings, the middle one is a high-star hotel, on both sides of the office building, the three buildings, the first to the sixth floor connected to the overall podium for a large supermarket and boutiques, the area for the business district; the lower end of the north for the two symmetrical buildings, a building used as libraries, one used as a museum and the city planning exhibition hall, the area for the commercial district; the lower end of the north for two symmetrical buildings, one used as a library, one used as museums and Two symmetrical buildings at the lower northern end, one for a library and the other for a museum and an exhibition hall for urban planning, make this area a cultural area. Between the commercial area and the cultural area, a small square is planned separately, which is connected to the original square through a podium, expanding the leisure activity area.
Stadium to be properly remodeled in the design, the new square retains the podium, and will be expanded in the original location, the scale and volume of the expansion, making it more solemn and grand, to adapt to political activities or group activities need. The original square, including the gymnasium and Dongfanghong Mall, will be appropriately remodeled and its functions will be retained as a space with leisure as the main body and sports and commerce as well.
Circle-based design framework
The whole design framework of the new square is shaped as a circle, symbolizing the inclusiveness and diversity of Lanzhou culture through the combination of spatial sequences. The upper half-circle shape symbolizes that the sun rises and never sinks, symbolizing the vigorous development of Lanzhou City, which is never-ending. The sun shape also points out the theme of Dongfanghong Square.
Through the three levels of green space, ancillary buildings and the main building and the semicircular shape of the main building, it outlines the image of an ancient eunuch's chair and an official's hat, which symbolizes that the river and the mountain will always be solid, and the talents will come out in large numbers.
The overall layout unfolds according to the sequence of traditional Chinese axes. The symbolism of the circular plaza not only resembles the dragon, the ancient totem of China and the symbol of the Chinese nation, but also has a divine allusion to the diversity and inclusiveness of Lanzhou culture.
Reflecting the cultural characteristics of Lanzhou
The conceptual design describes the evolution of a culture and the inheritance of civilization. Lanzhou culture should be a fusion of Yellow River civilization, Silk Road culture and Northwest style. This design reflects this fusion mainly through colors, lines and plane shapes.
The main color of the square is yellow, symbolizing the Yellow River and the northwest desert, and the green land is dotted with it, implying that the sun rises in the desert and the oasis is densely covered, which nourishes the great Chinese nation and the people of northwest China. The radiating lines and commercial buildings reveal the open history of the Silk Road and the history of commercial circulation, and at the same time indicate the openness of today's Lanzhou and the prosperity of the commercial capital of the northwest. The ancillary buildings below the main building and the transformation of the original square building use a large area of light blue and the shape of sea creatures to indicate that the Yellow River rushes into the sea and the Yellow River civilization is integrated into the modern ocean civilization, revealing the contribution of the Yellow River civilization to the ocean civilization and the development of the Yellow River civilization and its glorious future.
The design is more humanized
The design of the square section of the Qingyang Road will be reconstructed as a sunken road, so that the north and south of the square is connected as a whole to achieve the separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the plaza, which not only expands the square area and ensures the continuity of business, but also creates a safe, ecological and recreational living environment for the public. In detail, the new square provides more and more innovative resting places for the elderly and children, and utilizes more water bodies (preliminary design of three large fountains) to make a water-scarce city more nourishing, so that the public can be pro-water, love water, cherish water.
Green resources will be more abundant
In meeting the ventilation, fire, traffic and other functions at the same time, the new plaza will set aside as much green space to improve the environment, radiate out of the green space into the various enclosures of the neighboring units, so that the landscape greening and ecological water surface to the greatest extent possible **** enjoyment, improve the utilization rate of the green space, so that the public can fully enjoy the abundance of green resources.
How to get to Dongfanghong Square: Public transport: Lanzhou City, there are four railroad lines, east of the Longhai line, west of Lanxin and Lanqing line, north of the Baolan line, the railroad operating mileage of 356 kilometers, of which electrified mileage 222.8 kilometers.
Driving: the city's territory is densely populated with highways, there are 6 national highways, 5 provincial highways, 47 county and township highways, 32 township roads with a total mileage of 1,952 kilometers.