The structure of the first gate in the world

One of the Twelve Scenes of Huamen (Source and Flow)

Huamen consists of three parts: the base, the main gate and the attic, which is a magnificent building with outstanding modeling and momentum compatible with the ancient styles of various periods, and each part contains deep cultural connotations. First in front of us in front of the Huamen Grand Stairs, is an allegory of the source of Chinese civilization of the cultural landscape. The 25-meter-long waterfall wall directly in front of the main gate of Huamen represents the water of the Yellow River, the mother river that nurtures the Chinese nation, hanging down, from which the Chinese civilization originates. Above the platform of the foundation, a pair of giant hands hold a pottery basin, reflecting the idea that labor creates history. Pottery is one of the important symbols of the development of mankind from the Paleolithic Age to the Neolithic Age, and it was also the main utensil of the Yao and Shun Period, and the stone sculpture of "giant hands holding pottery" symbolizes the civilization status of the Yao and Shun Period. The 21 colorful balls arranged in the middle from top to bottom represent the 21 historical dynasties after Yao and Shun, such as Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han, which vividly show the historical process of the 5,000 years of Chinese civilization starting from Yao and Shun. The 56 yellow-brown steps in front of us represent 56 nationalities, implying that Chinese civilization has been created by all nationalities through 5,000 years***. Wheel-shaped railing on both sides of the steps is the first time in the history of Chinese architecture, the majestic and heavy stone wheel, as if the 5,000 years of Chinese history, such as the wheel rolls, the former rut after the successor, a forward. Huamen Grand Staircase unique design embodies the source of China and the root of the culture of the theme, so that people enter the Huamen have a sense of tracing their roots. The stone sculptures on both sides of the steps are called "Welcome Beasts", which are holding their heads high and holding the wine on their backs, welcoming everyone to visit.

Huamen Twelve Scenery No. 2 (door to open the country)

The main gate is the core part of the Huamen, tall, heavy, majestic and solemn, the national temperament of the people to be respected. The three gates on the front stand as symbols of Yao, Shun and Yu, the three founding fathers of civilization, visually reflecting the cultural theme of the Gate of Civilization and the Gate of Ancestors. The main gate in the middle is 18 meters high, the tallest and largest gate in the world. The big red door is inlaid with 81 copper nails in the traditional Chinese nine-nine gauge, which is solemn and upright, rich and auspicious, giving people a strong Chinese sentiment. We look carefully, you can see the two huge door was half open state, which is the history and culture of the special symbolism of the Huamen. According to the history, "the name of China began with Yao", which means Yao was the earliest ancestor of the nation who defined the nine states and unified China. 4700 years ago, Yao built the capital of Linfen, forming the earliest national pattern, and the 5000 years of civilization of the Chinese nation began, and the historical position of the ancient civilization in the East was established. The half-open main door is exactly the symbol of Chinese civilization by Emperor Yao just opened the door, Yao and Shun after more than 20 historical dynasties, *** with the expansion of the civilization of five thousand years of the road, the Chinese nation has always been the world's most powerful nation. History has proved that the opening of a country's door is the beginning of civilization, and that only when the country's door is open can civilization flourish. In terms of reality, the opening of the Huamen is a symbol of the open door, meaning that the door is open to the world, the prosperity of the country. Therefore, standing in front of this tall and majestic Huamen, you can feel the great significance of the opening of the country's doors to the Chinese nation 5,000 years ago, but also to appreciate the 5,000 years after the opening of the country's doors to the Chinese nation's powerful push.

Three of the Twelve Scenes of Huamen (Yao Tian Shun Ri)

This is a magnificent picture scroll symbolizing the space of the universe and the understanding of nature by the ancestors of mankind. Located in the center of the top sector of the giant crystal sun and the surrounding eight flaming planets constitute the "nine days of the same light", nine blue halo around the sun expanding outward to form the "nine heavenly bodies", the north and south of the two arches of lights as if the two rainbows, more than one hundred lamps such as the starlight of the top bright The lightings reflect each other with the sun and the celestial body, giving people a sense of dynamic change and infinity, which is designed according to the legend of "Yi shoots the nine suns" during the Yao and Shun Dynasties and the ancient knowledge of human ancestors about the "nine heavens", showing the ancient society of "Yao, Shun, and the Sun". "Yao Tian Shun Sun" civilization scene, this natural celestial composition allegorical ancient civilization landscape is the first of its kind in the country, in giving people a sense of far-reaching deep at the same time, but also give people unlimited reverie.

With this echo, the east and west side of the wall in the form of text to show the humanistic characteristics of the Chinese nation, the west side of the boundaries and historical dynasties, the east side of the mountain ranges and rivers and the composition of the nationalities, each of the children of China can find their roots here, the identity of the nation and a sense of belonging to come into being. This spatial structure of humanities and natural integration, so that the Chinese civilization of three-dimensional display, so that people intuitively feel the magnificent national soul, strong Chinese feelings.

Four of the Twelve Scenes of Huamen (Oriental Dragon)

Huamen Hall is supported by eight top-heavy dragon pillars, which are tall, upright and majestic. Dragon is the symbol of the Chinese nation, but also China's unique national culture, the children of China are known as the descendants of the dragon. Dragon is the Chinese people in the ancient period of man-nature relationship between totem worship, thousands of years in the dragon graphic also experienced a complex evolutionary process. 1980, Linfen Tao Temple unearthed ceramic dragon plate is considered by historians to be one of China's oldest dragon figure, but also Yao period of the Chinese nation dragon culture is the most evidence of the discovery of the physical object, known as the "China's first dragon! "The large stone dragon disk in front of the Guangyun Hall of Yao Temple Palace is a replica of the Taosi dragon disk. The eight giant dragons here are Yao Du District Governor Su Qingping according to the Yao period of the ancient dragon shape and specially designed, in the Chinese disk dragon modeling is still the first of its kind. Shanxi is the birthplace of Chinese culture, and naturally it is also the hometown of dragons. 4700 years ago, Linfen had the "Taoji Dragon Plate", and 600 years ago there was the world-famous Datong "Nine Dragons Wall", and now Linfen has given birth to the world's unparalleled "Eight Dragon Pillars". Huamen dragon column up to 14 meters high, cast in bronze, is currently China's highest dragon column, its artistic value is the first time to shape China's oldest three-dimensional dragon shape, no horns, no claws, simple and rustic, contains all the changes in the vitality; two is a change in the past the shape of coiled dragon, the dragon is not a four-legged body support coiled around the stone column, but Teng hanging floating, soft as running water, just like the stone Roach, viewed by the God, call for movement. Eight dragons arranged symmetrically, the dragon's head looking at each other, in the colorful clouds of stone pillars and the top of the celestial reflection of the floating rise, such as fire, such as clouds, such as electricity, such as the wind, symbolizing the Chinese nation as the Oriental dragon across the world to take off in the sky, in the five thousand years of history in the evolution of unceasingly, increasingly strong.

Huamen Twelve Scenes of the Fifth { Chain of Nine Tripods }

Chain of Nine Tripods, also known as the Bagua Nine Tripods, China Nine Tripods, is the treasure of Huamen. Tripod culture in China has a long history, a long time ago, "Shun cast nine tripods," the legend of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties reached its peak, became a symbol of power, has been honored as the country's most important weapon. Because of this, the tripod in the minds of the people is also supreme, usually on the important personage reputation as a "big name tripod", the word is also known as "a word nine tripod". But thousands of years, China's unearthed tripod only single tripod shape, never appeared "nine tripods". Su Qingping, director of the research and verification, specifically for the creative design of the Huamen this "nine tripods", the shape of the invention has been protected by the national patent. "Nine Tripods" for the bronze casting, 2.9 meters high, 2.4 meters wide, composed of the main tripod and the secondary tripod, eight secondary tripods connected to each other, articulated around the main tripod, forming a tripod support nine tripods, nine tripods into a tripod, the first nine tripods in the history of China's art of modeling, but also China's thousands of years of tripod culture of the history of innovation. As you can see, the eight secondary tripods all have gossip patterns, the whole body is composed of dragon and phoenix patterns, the oldest Chinese gossip culture, dragon and phoenix culture and tripod culture into one, up and down, left and right, visually different, close-up view of the nine, from a distance to see a one, symbolizing the nine nine to one, indicating a word nine tripods, with a very high value of artistic appreciation and collection of commemorative value. The replica souvenirs of the chain of nine tripods are also the patented commodities of Huamen, symbolizing national unity, national unity, honesty and wealth, good fortune and well-being, which also means that Huamen is the door of unity, honesty and wealth, and it will bring good fortune and prosperity to everyone.

The Sixth of Twelve Scenes of Huamen { The World's Greatest Couplets }

Doors and couplings are an important part of traditional Chinese culture. In China, there are almost as many couplings as there are doors, and there are still couplings without doors. The thoughts and culture it describes, expresses and expresses are profound and infinite, and all of them are expressed in the shortest words. Because of the strict rules and regulations of the couplets, the long couplets naturally become the difficulty of the couplets. Huamen is the most famous gate in the world, of course, it should have the most famous couplet in the world. In order to collect this famous couplet, Yaodu District, with the support of Chinese Couplet Society and Couplet Magazine, conducted a year-long selection process, in which more than 300 famous couplet writers from all over the country participated in the compilation, and more than 200 pieces of works were solicited. At that time, Mr. Su Qingping, the mayor of the district, proposed the title "500 words to write 5,000 years", which means that the couplet consists of 500 words to write 5,000 years of history, the difficulty of which can be imagined. The first selection of more than 200 pairs of works on the list, and finally by the national association of ten old masters in several masters **** with the planning, by the "couplets" magazine editor-in-chief Mr. SunManCang pen, a few revisions of the review was finally selected. On both sides of the main door hangs this huge couplet, the first couplet mainly writes five thousand years of change and development, the second couplet mainly writes five thousand years of thought and culture. This couplet as a literary work naturally can not be flawless, but after all, it is the first couplet in Chinese history to write five thousand years of Chinese history in 500 words. The couplet integrates history, literature and calligraphy art into one, reading a couplet and knowing five thousand years, which is called a treasure in the couplet. This couplet is 10 meters long, 1.8 meters wide, made of copper, is the country's largest gauge, the largest number of words couplet, and the world's first door echo, can be called the world's first couplet. Relative to this long couplet, on the east side of the gate there is a Huamen theme couplet, the first couplet for the "Chinese origin of fifty-six ethnic groups of long water and high mountains with the roots of the nine continents," and the second couplet for the "national door opened twenty-one dynasties of literary and military **** ancestor of the 5,000 years". This couplet by the "China Huamen" to start, highlighting the "same root *** ancestor", just thirty-four words encompassing nature, history, nationalities, dynasties 5,000 years of space and time, and the hall environment as one, so that the cultural theme of Huamen is clear at a glance.

Seven of the Twelve Scenes of Huamen { Soul of the Nation }

The four halls on both sides of the Hall of Re-life, respectively, are the four major beliefs of the Chinese nation bronze sculptures, showing the ancient and rich faith culture of the Chinese nation for thousands of years, reflecting the highest level of ideology and spiritual pursuit of the Chinese nation.

"Chinese Ancestors Altar" displays the bronze statues of Suiren, Fuxi, Nuwa, Yan Di, Huang Di, Emperor Yao, Emperor Shun, which are honored as the "Three Emperors and Five Emperors" of the nation's ancestors, is the Chinese nation's bloodline and the root of culture, and their worship reflects the Chinese nation's veneration of their ancestors, which is the most important part of the Chinese culture. The Chinese people honor the historical tradition of respect for ancestors, but also the Chinese people from generation to generation of spiritual beliefs, cohesion of the Chinese nation unity of the blood.

"Chinese Sacred Altar" displays a large bronze statue of Laozi, Confucius, Mencius, Mozi, Xunzi, Sunzi, Hanfeizi and other prominent representatives of the pre-Qin sages, these sages and philosophers laid the foundation of the Chinese nation's ideology has been honored by the successive generations, reflecting the Chinese nation's long ideological beliefs and thousands of years of reverence for the sages and the excellent tradition of reverence for science. The excellent traditions of the Chinese people.

The "Altar of Chinese Religion" displays large bronze statues of Taoist Yuan Shi Tian Zun, Ling Bao Tian Zun, Daode Tian Zun, Queen Mother, and Buddhist Shakyamuni, Guanyin, Maitreya Buddha and other religious figures, religious beliefs are the beliefs of the Chinese nation's culture for thousands of years, and also embodies the Chinese nation's spirit of spirituality, the integration of foreign cultures of the nation's heart.

The "Altar of Chinese Gods" displays statues of the Jade Emperor, the Goddess of Mercy, Mazu, the Dragon King, the God of Wealth, the Master of the Earth, the Master of Guan, and other figures honored as gods by the folk people, and China has been a nation of multi-gods since ancient times, and belief in the gods is the most primitive and simple ideology of the Chinese people over the past thousands of years, which demonstrates the richness and splendor of the mythological world of the Chinese people. The mythological world of the Chinese nation is rich and splendid.

Huamen Twelve Scenes of Eight { Light of Civilization}

This is the Huamen "Qiankun Hall", which, as the name suggests, is due to the fact that famous documents, major inventions, and important figures affecting the development of China's history are displayed here. Hall of eight stone pillars, called the "gossip column", each stone pillar represents a hexagram, reflecting China's oldest civilization and the most primitive form of culture. Located in the center of the hall's crystal ball diameter of 7.5 meters, is currently the country's largest crystal ball, through the sphere can look down on the Chinese hall.

The east and west sides of the hall are the classic treasury of Huamen focusing on 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, with four large bookshelves displaying 100 classic masterpieces of each of the philosophy, history, literature, science and technology that China has ever known. On the east side is the Philosophy and Literature Library, and on the fourth side is the History and Science and Technology Library, which includes the wisdom achievements of the Chinese nation over the past 5,000 years in the fields of philosophy, politics, military, history, geography, science, culture, art, religion and so on. The Huamen Library provides you with a visual understanding of the long history of Chinese culture and the contributions of the sages to Chinese civilization through the ages. On both sides of the doorway are displayed the spear used by King Wu Fuchai during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, the arrows used by King Goujian of Yue, as well as the halberds, battle-axes and other ancient famous weapons, which echo with the classic literature on both sides, ****the same embodies the long-established and powerful culture and martial arts way of the Chinese nation. North and south of the hall were displayed on the Great Wall and the Beijing Shipping River three-dimensional bronze sculpture, showing the ancient China's unparalleled military engineering and water conservancy projects, the center of the hall is displayed in the Qin Dynasty chariots and Zheng He sailing ship, showing the ancient Chinese land and water transportation.

Thirty-two bronze sculptures around the hall are art treasures that focus on the major inventions and important figures of the Chinese nation. The first group for the ancient society of the four major inventions: fire, well drilling, farming, pottery; the second group for the four major inventions in ancient times: gunpowder, guidebook, papermaking, printing; the third group for the four major cultural saints in ancient times: Confucius, Sun Zi, Qu Yuan, Sima Qian, the fourth group for the four major masters of the arts in ancient times: Shi Kuang, Wang Xizhi, Wu Daozi, Guan Hanqing; the fifth group for the four major people's livelihood giants: Luban, Jazhong, Huang Daobao, Li Shizhen, sixth group for the four major diplomatic celebrities: Zhang Qian, Zhang Qian and Li Shizhen, and the sixth group for the four major diplomatic figures: Zhang Qian and Li Shizhen. Group for the four diplomatic celebrities: Zhang Qian, Xuanzang, Jianzhen, Zheng He, the seventh group for the four great kings: Qin Shi Huang, Han Wu Di, Tang Taizong, Kang Xi; eighth group for the four national heroes: Princess Wencheng, Yue Fei, Zheng Chenggong, Lin Zexu. The thirty-two group sculpture is integrated, realistic modeling, from a new cultural time and space, vividly demonstrated the Chinese nation since ancient times epoch-making civilization achievements and national spirit, highlighting the Huamen Huaxia civilization monument of cultural themes.

Huamen Twelve Scenes of the Ninth { View from afar }

Huamen roof platform **** there are two floors, which is 1,000 square meters of movable platforms, consisting of north and south, the top of the attic is a viewing platform, the height of the ground from the ground for 40 meters, standing here, raise your eyes far away, all around the scenery as far as the eye can see. The east side can welcome to see the sunrise, the west side can overlook the Fen River, the south side is a vast expanse of rural scenery, the north side is the prosperous Linfen city. Looking down on the earth, like the sky condescending, looking up at the sky, like the gods and goddesses relaxed and happy. Climbing Huamen, daytime can be a distant view of the river and mountains, night observation of the sky, far away from the near vision, looking up and down, sitting and thinking about the enlightenment of the eye to move the heart of the note, the unity of heaven and man, so that a person's state of mind far away, can be described as "climbed the Huamen by the side of the fence, to enjoy the spirit of the world".

Huamen Twelve Scenes of Ten {Guangmen Yaozu}

The attic at the top of Huamen is called "Gate Ancestor Pavilion", which displays the culture of "Gate Ancestor" and "Gate God" of China. The attic is called "Gate Ancestor Pavilion" at the top of Huamen. The attic north and south doors each have a door culture couplets, the north side of the "open and close a moment, in and out of five thousand years". On the south side, it reads "Don't forget to think about the door ancestor when you go in and out, and don't worry about the door god when you get up and live in peace". The bronze statue on the east side of the attic is the "door ancestor" of the Chinese nation - Youshao, who is rumored to have invented the construction of wood nests more than 10,000 years ago, which put an end to the cave dwelling and tree-dwelling of mankind, and created the history of human habitation and architecture, and what the Xi'an Half-slope Ruins show is exactly the "Youshao" of this time period. The ruins of Half-slope in Xi'an show the remains of the "nest" of this period. As "a house is born from a dwelling, and a house must have a door", the "Aristotle Clan" became the ancestor of the Chinese people's habitat, and naturally, it is also the "Gate Ancestor". Three groups of doors on both sides of the statue were inlaid with the oldest Chinese oracle bone character "door" decoration, showing the Chinese "door" character history and calligraphy art.

The west side shows the ancient Chinese culture of "door god". Door in Chinese history not only has the practicality, but also with the mysterious, China's ancient Yao has "five sacrifices", of which "door", "door" accounted for two, can be seen in the ancient society on the door of the revered And human beings to live and travel the peace of expectation. Located in the middle of the wood carving of the door god is China's ancient exorcism of ghosts and evil spirits, defending the peace of the earliest incarnation of the name of Shentian and Yubi, which is China's earliest door god modeling, next to the two doors corresponding to the god of the door is China's folk the most widely used white-faced Qin Qiong and black-faced Yuchigong. Historically, there are countless figures who have served as door gods, there are military door gods, there are also literary door gods, with the evolution of the custom of door god beliefs, its role from guarding the door to drive away the evil and then invoke good luck and pray for blessings. China's folk still popular in the Spring Festival post the custom of the God of the Door, both a psychological comfort, but also bake the new year's joy.

Located in the center of the attic is a bronze gossip beads, borrowing the Chinese yin and yang gossip culture and door ancestor god of the aura, you can rotate the distribution of eight directions of the "wish beads", to heaven, to the earth, to the country, to the family, to the people, to the things of the good wishes.

Huamen Twelve Scenes of Eleven { Huamen Bells }

This is the highest place in Huamen, placed in the center of the platform is a world's only "polyphonic square bells", hanging at the bottom of the 2-meter-high bronze flat-footed tripods, more rustic and solemn. Bell height of 1 meter, 0.6 meters wide, bronze casting, the body of the square, four sides of the strike, the sound is different, in different parts of the bell body will have different sounds. Bell is China's famous ancient rituals and musical instruments, but thousands of years in the world are round, and only one sound, "polyphonic square bell" invention is China's history of bell manufacturing innovation, known as Huamen unique sound transmission of the treasure. Climbing up to hit the bell, the heart of God, the same bell with a different sound, the eight **** sound, showing the Huamen far-reaching and broad. Every major festivals and celebrations Huamen should ring the bell to celebrate, New Year's Eve in Huamen ringing bells and sounding cannons, has been people in addition to the old to welcome the new, express feelings, express wishes of the degree of age choice.

Huamen Twelve Scenes of Twelve { Night of Huamen }

This is the unique style of Huamen's cultural brand, but also Huamen with a wealth of features to provide a nightlife environment. Huamen is a comprehensive cultural landscape integrating sightseeing, entertainment, leisure, shopping and dining. Dozens of kinds of lights make the night scenery of Huamen spectacular. Whenever the night falls, Huamen inside and outside the colorful three-dimensional lighting, waterfall fountains and Huamen Square, forming <BR> a banner of Huamen night scenery. When you are in this beautiful scenery, curtain night far away, the stars and the moon in the sky, the gate building is reflected, such as a fairyland on earth; close look at the Huamen, brilliant lights, waterfalls gurgling, just like a mirage; step into the Huamen, the purple gas rises, the starlight shines, the eight dragons **** dance, such as in the starry sky. Huamen all levels **** more than forty different specifications of cultural and business venues, elegant and unique music cafes, clothing shows, collection shopping, calligraphy and painting dedication, ceremonies and celebrations, business talks, catering bars, leisure and late-night snacks, so that you in Huamen night pleasing to the eye, taste of life, the spirit of sublimation.