Pagoda and Monument in Jinan Martyrs' Mausoleum

The tower, translated from Sanskrit, is said to be the Jin and Song translation of the scriptures before the creation of this word, before and after the Buddhist scriptures, generally translated "tower" for Rustic or Fudu, Fotu, so there is every reason to believe that the word "tower" is the creation of the word is relatively late in the word a.

The tower is the exclusive architectural form of Buddhism, is used to enshrine or collect the bones of Buddha, statues, Buddha, and monuments to the martyrs of Ji'nan Tomb.

Pagodas, the exclusive architectural form of Buddhism, are used to enshrine or collect Buddha's bones, statues, sutras, and monks' remains. It was only after the 14th century that the pagoda became gradually secularized.

In recent times, in order to commemorate and commend the act of dying for the country, the deeds and the construction of the Martyrs' Memorial Tower has inherited this meaning. Such as: Ruijin Red Army Martyrs Memorial Tower, Xuzhou City, Huaihai Battle Martyrs Memorial Tower, Zhengzhou Erqi Memorial Tower.

The monument, the original meaning is engraved on the text to commemorate the cause, merit or as a mark of the stone. Such as the Nangong "Sui Nangong order of Song Jun's monument," "repair Nangong County School monument". In the process of historical development, people will also tower memorial buildings called monument, such as the most famous monument to the people's heroes in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, as well as the liberation of Shijiazhuang monument, Xingtai earthquake monument, etc., and the later "tower" role is more similar.

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Jinan Martyrs Memorial Tower

Located in the middle of the mausoleum, is the main building of the Jinan Martyrs Mausoleum. 1963 Hebei Provincial Government allocated 230,000 yuan to build in December 1965 completed. The whole building **** tower base, tower and tower crown three parts. Tower base is round, 35 meters in diameter, there are two layers of transition platform, the first layer of eight steps, for the open type, each step stone size varies, are required for shaped processing. The first platform to the second platform for the parapet type steps, east and west, north and south, there are four sides of the inlet, the inlet width of 2.9 meters, six steps, through the inlet to pick up the steps up to the second floor platform. The second floor platform is surrounded by terrazzo railings, arching the square tower. Pagoda side length of 7.2 meters, the front is alabaster relief, showing the people of Ji'nan in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the liberation war in the struggle scene. Pagoda body for the square hollow structure, inside the ladder, through the tower above the north face of the entrance, along the ladder can be directly up to the top of the tower. Tower crown using the ancient style, poured concrete, the corners of 3 layers of eaves out of the arch, simple and exquisite, equipped with lighting facilities. Memorial Tower 29.5 meters high, building area of 891.5 square meters.

The entire building is made of high-quality lapis lazuli, the center of the tower on all sides set with alabaster, the south side of the original Mao Zedong inscription "long live the martyrs", the east side of Liu Shaoqi inscription, the west side of the inscription is Liu Zihou. 1966 Xingtai earthquake, the main body of the slight cracks in 1969 on the Memorial Tower for maintenance and reinforcement, replaced the inscription, the south side to Mao Zedong, the main body of the tower was replaced with the inscription, the main body of the memorial tower was replaced with the inscription. Inscription, the south side of the inscription changed to Mao Zedong "sacrifice for the country immortal", the east and west sides of the inscription will be removed, replaced by a golden ribbon pattern.

After the crushing of the "Gang of Four", Deng Xiaoping in 1983 for the Ji'nan Martyrs Mausoleum handwritten inscription "Ji'nan Martyrs Memorial Tower" tower name, and then this inscription engraved on the north side of the memorial tower.

In 2009, again on the memorial tower for maintenance, the second floor platform collapse part of the comprehensive renovation, replacement of serious damage around the railing, changed to granite stone, and the inscription and the tower crown for the gold color painting.

Jinan Martyrs Memorial Tower tall and straight, the design symbolizes both profound and clear. Tower base of the big disk symbolizes the socialist river and mountain forever, the tower base eight steps and the tower top three eaves out of the arch combination, implying eight years of resistance, three years of war of liberation. The combination of eight steps at the base of the tower and six steps on the second floor symbolizes the Eighth Route Army, because the capitalization of six is "Lu", which is also pronounced as "Lu" and harmonized with "Eighth Route", which is a witness to the great and arduous struggle of the people of Ji'nan. She is a witness to the great and arduous struggle of the people of Ji'nan.

Jinan Martyrs Monument

***two, located in the memorial tower and Jinan Revolutionary Struggle Memorial Hall, east-west symmetrical arrangement, is one of the earliest mausoleum building, built in 1948. Monument monument base is square, side length 5.65 meters, the base of the monument is 0.5 meters high, east and west sides each have an exit, surrounded by cement fence, fence corners and exit on both sides of the top of the conical columns. Monument height of 9.9 meters, the monument body for the square column shape, the bottom wide and narrow, with the Soviet style of architecture. The main body is a brick and gray structure, two monuments **** eight sides, six sides for the leadership inscription two sides is the name of the monument. West side of the monument engraved with Yang Xiu Feng, Li Jingyu, Liu Zhijian inscription. Yang Xiu Feng's inscription is "for the country for the people and sacrificed the noble spirit, always inspire us to build a new China's infinite enthusiasm"; Li Jingyu's inscription is "martyrs spirit, forever on earth"; Liu Zhijian's inscription is "step on your blood and advance. Treading on your blood, avenging you, completing your unfinished business, defeating the public enemy of the people, fighting to the last drop of blood". On the east side of the monument are inscriptions by Chen Zaidao, Ma Guorui and Fan Ruoyi. Chen Zaidao's inscription is "Dying for the people's cause, though dead, is still honorable"; Ma Guorui's inscription is "Dying for the people, forever immortal"; Fan Ruoyi's inscription is "You used to live in white terror, fantasizing about a beautiful tomorrow. Fan Ruoyi's inscription reads, "You once lived in the White Terror, fantasizing about a beautiful tomorrow, or went in and out of gunfire, hoping for the liberation of the motherland, and finally shed your last drop of blood in enemy prisons or under the rain of bullets. Now that the ideal has been realized and the people are living in a happy spring, sleep forever, martyrs! The people will always learn from you (role models)." Subsequently, after a number of small repairs, in 1999, funded by the state, the reconstruction of the Jinan Martyrs Monument, changed to a green stone structure, the monument inscribed by the cement base to black granite veneer, but the monument's original style, style, volume remains unchanged.

Martyrs' Cemetery Monument

Located at the east end of the east-west trunk road of the South Hospital Cemetery, it was built in 1959. The tombstone was originally a brick and gray structure, 11.5 meters high, divided into three parts of the monument base, pedestal, monument body. Monument base is rectangular, north-south length of 11.5 meters, east-west width of 10.05 meters, 0.85 meters high, the front of the base is a large alabaster wreath in the middle of the expression of the martyrs of the permanent remembrance of the two sides of the steps, pick up the steps to reach the monument platform. The front of the pedestal is the then Nangong county party committee, the county people's committee inscribed inscription. The monument is inscribed with the inscriptions of the former leaders of Ji'nan District, Song Renxian, Wang Renzhong, Li Jingyu and Liu Zhijian. On the south side is Wang Renzhong's inscription, "Treading on the blood of the martyrs, advancing for the cause of liberation of the people"; on the north side is Song Renxin's inscription, "Struggling for the people, dying for the people, can be called heroes for the cause of liberation of the people"; on the east side is Li Jingyu's inscription "Inherit your will, complete your unfinished business, for you to avenge, for you to snow hatred, the martyrs' souls will always remain on earth"; the front side is Liu Zhijian's inscription "Cemetery of Revolutionary Martyrs". Because of the serious damage to the monument, the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China allocated funds to rebuild the Martyrs' Cemetery Monument in 1992. Cemetery monument in the original building on the increase in the crown, the height increased to 14.57 meters, all granite masonry, the front groove changed to black granite finish, a variety of inscriptions remain.

Zhang Fanjin October 7, 2021