Zhejiang’s Little Tiananmen Square recreates the old appearance of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square 70 years ago, and the portrait of Chairman Mao has a great origin

Since New China established its capital in Beijing in 1949, Tiananmen Square has long become the most dazzling city card of the capital Beijing, both in the eyes of Chinese people and in the minds of foreigners, and has become the most dazzling city card in the heart of China and the country. important symbol.

In China, more than a dozen "Tiananmen" buildings imitating Beijing's Tiananmen have been built, including the "Tiananmen" in Hengdian Film and Television City in Dongyang, Zhejiang, the "Tiananmen" in Tong'an Film and Television City in Xiamen, Fujian, and the "Tiananmen" in Qishan, Shaanxi Province. Wuzhangyuan "Tiananmen" in the county, "Tiananmen" in Yinchuan City, Ningxia, and "Little Tiananmen" in Nanxun Wenyuan, Zhejiang, etc.

I am really ashamed to say that I have not yet seen the real Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The "Tiananmen" I saw for the first time in my life was actually in the ancient town of Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhejiang, more than a thousand kilometers away from Beijing.

Nanxun Ancient Town is one of the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River. It is also the first world cultural heritage site among the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River. It has a unique combination of Chinese and Western history, culture and architectural landscape. , known as the "cover of Jiangnan ancient town".

Every year, countless Chinese and foreign tourists come to Nanxun to dream of their ideal Jiangnan scenery. Almost all travelers who have been to Nanxun will be surprised and satisfied that it still maintains the tranquil Jiangnan water town that has remained unchanged for hundreds of years.

However, few people know that there is a magical literary garden in the magical Nanxun. What is even more magical is that there is actually a small Tiananmen Square hidden in the literary garden. Moreover, among all the imitations of "Tiananmen" in the country, only it has the closest connection with Tiananmen in Beijing.

Although Nanxun Wenyuan Little Tiananmen is an imitation of Beijing Tiananmen, it is scaled down to a certain proportion. There are also Jinshui River, Jinshui Niao, a pair of Chinese watches and stone lions in front of the city gate. The overall style is also solemn. .

The overall architectural gate tower of Little Tiananmen is modeled on the original appearance of Tiananmen in Beijing during the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949. In the middle of the eaves hangs the words "The Founding Ceremony of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China" ” banner with white text on a red background.

There are five arches on the city wall, the center is the largest. The tower has a hilltop with double eaves, yellow tiles covering the roof, red walls and red columns, lattice windows in the cloister, carved beams and painted pillars, and cornices, giving it a sense of elegance, splendor and grandeur.

The slogans on the left and right sides of the Little Tiananmen City Wall are "Long Live the Republic of the People's Republic of China" and "Long Live the Central People's Government" respectively. Although they are slightly different from the current slogans on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, they are It carries the unified voice of the 40 million people when New China was first founded.

The reason why it is said that Little Tiananmen has the closest connection with Tiananmen in Beijing is the portrait of Chairman Mao hanging on the city wall. This portrait is not comparable to ordinary portraits of Chairman Mao, but has a great background and bears witness to a period of great history.

Because, this portrait of Chairman Mao was created by Professor Zhou Lingzhao from the former Central Academy of Fine Arts and Professor Chen Ruoju from the former Central Academy of Arts and Crafts. They made a special trip to Nanxun in May 2004 and specially painted it for Wenyuan. become.

What is even more precious is that the portrait of Chairman Mao on the Little Tiananmen Square in front of you is exactly the same portrait of Chairman Mao that hung on the Tiananmen Gate Tower in Beijing when the founding ceremony was held on October 1, 1949. The portrait at that time The authors are Zhou Lingzhao and Chen Ruoju.

From this point of view, although the architecture of Little Tiananmen Square cannot escape the suspicion of being a "copycat", the portrait of Chairman Mao hanging on the tower is absolutely authentic, which is also commendable. Got it!

According to Mr. Zhou Lingzhao, the portrait of Chairman Mao hanging on the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on October 1, 1949 was painted by the couple based on the photos taken by Wu Yinxian, a veteran in the photography industry, in Yan'an. of.

In the photo, Chairman Mao is wearing a gray cloth uniform and smiling, reflecting his confidence in the victory of the revolution and his closeness to the people. At that time, he had just turned 30, and his wife, Ms. Chen Ruoju, was only 22 years old. Together, they painted the first portrait of Chairman Mao in Tiananmen Square.

Mr. Zhou Lingzhao also said that when he and his wife attended the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China, they saw and heard Chairman Mao solemnly announcing on the Tiananmen Gate Tower that "the People's Republic of China was founded, and the Chinese people stood up." "The strong voice of China. At that moment, they and countless others felt extremely proud. Everyone cheered loudly and was moved to tears of joy.

More than 50 years later, when the Nanxun Wenyuan Scenic Area decided to build a small Tiananmen Square and invited the couple to draw a portrait of Chairman Mao again, even though they were already octogenarians (Zhou Lingzhao was 85 years old and Chen Ruoju was 77 years old) ), still accepted the invitation and once again painted this portrait of Chairman Mao that they would never forget.

Mr. Zhou Lingzhao said that he hopes that through this portrait of Chairman Mao, children can admire Chairman Mao’s kind face and the elderly can relive Chairman Mao’s family affection;

Let The Chinese people know the origin of New China and understand that today’s happy life is indeed hard-won; let Chinese and foreign tourists who come to Nanxun see the glory of China’s history and see China’s prosperous future.

When I crossed the "Jinshui Bridge" and walked into the "Little Tiananmen", I climbed up the tower and discovered that there was an exhibition room on the second floor called "News on the Founding of the People's Republic of China", with precious historical photos displayed in the room. and graphic materials, all silently telling the grand occasion of the founding ceremony that attracted worldwide attention and shocked the world more than 70 years ago.

Seeing the voices and smiles of many great men who have long been engraved in the history of the Republic of China and imprinted in the hearts of 1.3 billion Chinese people, and listening to the most powerful voice in the world 72 years ago, I Understand: a nation has stood up! A brand new country has been born!

Today, 72 years later, the Republic of China, which has entered a new era, has built a moderately prosperous society in all respects and is already on a great new journey to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Firmly believe:

***The country has become stronger and stronger! The Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will surely be fully realized in the near future! The future of the motherland and people will definitely be better!

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