SFS Chapter 247 National Day Holiday Trip (Part )
Chapter 247 National Day Holiday Trip (Part )
After one night, October 10
The morning sunshine is not as hot and flamboyant as in summer, but is more gentle and mellow.
The golden light gently filtered through the leaves and windows onto the floor.
The couple woke up naturally at the same time and stayed together for a while. The Great Compassionate Tree King signaled her husband to be quiet and woke up Nashida, who was still sleeping with her father's arm around her.
"Nashida, it's time to get up. Your father is going to take us on a trip again today, so don't hold us back. Got it?"
Nashida, who was still in a daze, woke up almost immediately after hearing this.
"I wouldn't! Mommy underestimates me!"
After saying that, she threw the Great Compassion Tree King to the ground, and the mother and daughter began to fight on the bed...
From this day until the end of the holiday, Su Qiankun traveled around the country with his relatives and friends.
Since it is National Day, the capital must be given priority.
Tiananmen Square, Badaling Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace... come one by one.
First, Su Qiankun took everyone to Tiananmen Square.
It is 880 meters long, 500 meters wide, covers an area of 44 square meters, and can accommodate 100 million people for rallies at the same time. It is the largest city center square in the world.
In the 1417th year of the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty ( AD), Tiananmen Gate was completed. It was named "Chengtian Gate" because it was modeled after the Chengtian Gate in Nanjing. It is also the main gate of the Forbidden City.
In the 1420th year of the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty ( AD), the imperial court built a "T"-shaped enclosed palace square outside Chengtian Gate, called "Tianjie", and built a palace wall on the outside. Chang'an Gate Left and Chang'an Gate Right were built at both ends of Tianjie respectively, and Daming Gate was built at the south end.
In 1644, Chengtian Gate was destroyed by war. Emperor Shunzhi ordered the reconstruction of Chengtian Gate, which was completed in the eighth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1651). He renamed Chengtian Gate "Tiananmen" with the meaning of "receiving the mandate from heaven to govern the country", so the square in front of it is called "Tiananmen Square".
The square was originally a royal private territory. In 1900, the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, held a military parade in Tiananmen Square, and stationed troops there. Tiananmen Square became a place for the Eight-Nation Alliance to graze horses and station troops.
In addition, the Eight-Nation Alliance also used artillery and other weapons to attack and bomb Tiananmen Square, causing severe damage. Since then, Tiananmen Square has gradually become desolate and dilapidated.
In 1911, the Xinhai Revolution broke the monarchy that had lasted for thousands of years in China, and the Republic of China was formally established.
In 1914, in order to adapt to the development of the new society, the Beiyang government ordered the renovation of the old palace square, demolished the Thousand-Step Corridor in front of Tiananmen Square, built asphalt roads, demolished the city wall, etc. This series of reconstruction turned the originally closed royal forbidden space into an open square where ordinary people could also walk freely.
In addition, the Daqing Gate at the south end of the square was renamed "Zhonghua Gate", and the Sheji Altar was converted into Beijing's first modern urban park - Zhongshan Park.
This series of changes has made Tiananmen Square increasingly prominent as the city center.
In 1919, due to dissatisfaction with the Beiyang government's failed diplomacy at the "Paris Peace Conference" held after World War I, thousands of students gathered in Tiananmen Square on May 5, shouting the slogan "Fight for sovereignty abroad and punish traitors at home."
Until 1949, many patriotic movements took place in Tiananmen Square, such as the 1925 Conference in Support of the May 1935th Movement, the 1947 December th Movement, the "Anti-Hunger, Anti-Civil War, Anti-Persecution" Movement, etc. Tiananmen Square has witnessed the changes in Chinese society.
In 1949, on the eve of the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China, relevant departments carried out the first renovation of Tiananmen Square. The whole project included opening up a large square, clearing the waste soil and obstacles left over for many years around the square, repairing and painting the Tiananmen Tower and the four red walls of the square, building facilities for raising the national flag and repairing the road surface in front of Tiananmen Square.
On October 10 of the same year, the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China was officially held in the newly renovated Tiananmen Square.
At 3 p.m., Chairman Mao stood on the Tiananmen Gate Tower and made a solemn declaration to the world.
“Fellow countrymen, the Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China was established today!”
At this great moment, Chairman Mao’s declaration marked the rise of the Chinese people, ended China’s humiliating history of invasion and enslavement in modern times, and started a new journey of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
At that moment, Tiananmen Square became a sea of joy, and the people of the whole country were immersed in incomparable joy and pride.
Afterwards, the five-star red flag rose slowly in Tiananmen Square to the melody of the national anthem "March of the Volunteers".
The audience stood up and saluted the national flag.
When the five-star red flag was raised to the top of the 22-meter flagpole, 54 cannons fired 28 shots simultaneously, and the scene was filled with thunderous applause and a warm atmosphere.
共产党从成立到革命胜利是28年，28响象征着共产党28年的历程，54尊礼炮象征着参加中国人民政治协商会议第一届全体会议的54个领域。
The founding of the People's Republic of China laid the fundamental political premise for China's development and progress and opened up a broad path for development.
It is like an immortal monument, forever engraved in the long river of Chinese history, inspiring generation after generation of Chinese people to work tirelessly for the realization of national prosperity, national rejuvenation, and people's happiness.
There is a pair of white marble pillars in front of Tiananmen Square, called "Huabiao" or "Wangzhu".
It was first built in the 1420th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (9.57 AD). The pillar is 0.98 meters high and meters in diameter. There are cloud dragon patterns engraved on the pillar body, and a cloud board is inserted horizontally above the pillar. Above the cloud board is a dew-receiving plate, and on the dew-receiving plate squats a mythical beast named "Hoar".
The mythical beast on the Huabiao in front of Tiananmen Square faces south and is named "Wang Jun Gui", which means "Wang Jun Gui" in Chinese, hoping that the emperor in ancient times would return to the palace as soon as possible to handle state affairs when he was out traveling.
The mythical beast on the Huabiao behind Tiananmen Square faces north and is named "Wang Jun Chu", which means that he hopes the emperor will not stay in the palace all the time just to enjoy himself, but should often go outside the palace to understand the sufferings of the people.
People's Heroes Monument
It was built in the central area of Tiananmen Square, on the north-south central axis, about 463 meters south of Tiananmen Square and 440 meters north of Zhengyangmen. It was built to commemorate the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country and the people.
1952年8月1日正式开始动工兴建，1958年4月22日，正式竣工，同年5月1日，揭幕。
The Monument to the People's Heroes consists of two platforms, two pedestals, a monument body and a top. It is 37.94 meters high, 50.44 meters wide from east to west, 61.54 meters long from north to south, covers an area of 3000 square meters, and uses more than 1.7 pieces of granite and white marble.
The inscription on the front is written by Chairman Mao himself, and it reads: "The people's heroes will live forever."
The inscription on the back is written by Chairman Mao and inscribed by Premier Zhou. It reads:
"The people's heroes who have sacrificed their lives in the People's Liberation War and the People's Revolution over the past three years will live forever!"
"The people's heroes who have sacrificed their lives in the People's Liberation War and the People's Revolution over the past 30 years will live forever!"
"From this point on, we can trace back to 1840. Since then, the people's heroes who have sacrificed their lives in various struggles against internal and external enemies, for national independence and the freedom and happiness of the people will be immortalized!"
The "three years" in the inscription refers to the period of the War of Liberation from 1946 to 1949;
“Thirty years” refers to the period from the May Fourth Movement in 1919 to the New Democratic Revolution in 1949;
"Back to 1840" refers to China's modern history starting with the Opium War in the th year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty ().
The Monument to the People's Heroes is inlaid with large white marble reliefs with 8 themes on eight historical subjects, showing the arduous journey of the Chinese people's bloody struggle since the Opium War in 10.
These reliefs are 2 meters high and 2.05 to 6.40 meters wide, totaling 40.73 meters
There are about 20 heroic figures in each relief, with a total of 172 characters.
Each character is life-size, with different faces, personalities, thoughts, feelings and postures.
The design composition and accurate grasp of historical themes have reached a very high level, and are imbued with the wisdom and hard work of the first generation of party and state leaders of New China and the older generation of artists.
十块浮雕分别是：1.《虎门销烟》2.《太平天国》3.《武昌起义》4.《五四运动》5.《五卅运动》6.《南昌起义》7.《抗日战争》8.《胜利渡长江》9.《支援前线》；10.《欢迎中国人民解放军》。
The Monument to the People's Heroes is the largest monument in Chinese history. It is a symbol of the spirit of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation in modern times in their struggle for national independence and liberation, people's freedom and happiness, and national prosperity and strength. It is a permanent memorial facility for the state and the people to commemorate and remember the heroes and martyrs.
Since its completion, it has been deeply admired by the Chinese people. It has become a symbol of the Chinese nation's unremitting self-improvement, pursuit of national independence and people's happiness, and a place where the country and the people respect, commemorate, remember and pay homage to the revolutionary martyrs.
The inscription on the Monument to the People's Heroes is the core and soul of the monument. It is a condensed version of China's modern history, reflecting the history of the Chinese people's struggle for national independence, freedom and happiness. It is a true record of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation standing up.
The inscription has rich historical connotations and spiritual value.