Jinan Zhongshan Park - located at Weiwu Road, Jingsan Road, is the earliest public tourist spot named after a park built in Shandong Province, covering an area of ??46.5 acres.
According to the "Continued Revision of Licheng County Chronicles": In the 30th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1904), the Jiaoji Railway was completed. Zhou Fu, the governor of Shandong, together with the governor of Zhili, Yuan Shikai, the minister of Beiyang, reported to the imperial court that the three places of Jinan, Zhoucun and Weixian were self-imposed.
A commercial port was opened, and customs, offices, bureaus, markets, parks, etc. were set up in the commercial port county.
In the planning of Jinan Commercial Port, it is determined that a park will be set up within an 8-hectare area between Jingsan Road and Jingsi Road, Weisi Road and Xiaoweiliu Road.
This was the earliest park established in a commercial port area in China at that time, and was called "Commercial Port Park".
Features of the Park: When the north gate of Zhongshan Park was first built, flowers and trees were planted in the park, pavilions were built, ponds were built, rockeries, winding paths, etc. were relatively complete. During the period when hedgerows, flowerbeds, and animal cages were added, it had the character of "Although it is a man-made scenery, it is actually
It has the characteristics of "natural momentum" and provides an entertainment and leisure resort for literati and dignitaries.
There is a hexagonal pool built in the north gate of the park. The pool has high stones and a garden plate on the top. There are built-in stone frogs that spray water from their mouths and noses all day long.
There is a "Four Photo Pavilion" built on the stone square platform in the south of the pool, with a green tile roof, a circular corridor and pillars, glass doors and windows, and steps around it. It is a good place for tourists to enjoy the scenery and drink tea.
The rockery in the west is called "Yundong Ridge". There is a "Dengxiao Pavilion" built on the ridge. There is a stone carving in the north of the ridge titled "Feng Ling Lu Zhuan".
A crescent-shaped pool is built on the east side of the ridge. Lotus flowers are planted in the pool, which bloom in summer and are full of fragrance.
The boat pavilion (also known as the Shijingzhou) in the east faces Dongfeng Pavilion from the north to the south. The square pavilion, round pavilion, and hexagonal pavilion embellish the garden. The garden is full of flowers and trees.
It has the reputation of "overflowing fragrance" and "the scenery is not crowded and the crowds are not disturbing".
Park History During the Republic of China: Zhongshan Park in the 1930s. During the Republic of China, the park was a place where all walks of life and Shandong's early party organizations engaged in revolutionary activities.
According to historical records: On October 20, 1920, the founding meeting of the "Lixin Society" (a peripheral organization of the party) organized by Wang Jinmei was held in the "Sizhao Pavilion" in the park, laying a solid foundation for the party's construction in Shandong.
Foundation; on September 8, 1924, the Anti-Imperialist Alliance, led by Wang Jinmei and other 13 groups including the Federation of Barber and Printing Trade Unions, held a meeting of ten thousand people in the park. This meeting fully exposed the imperialist invasion of China.
crimes, and demanded the abolition of unequal treaties, pushing Jinan's anti-imperialism to a new upsurge.
On May 30, 1925, Lu Bojun led the workers of Xincheng Arsenal, Railway Jinpu Factory, and Lufeng Cotton Mill in Yu Park to support the "May 30" tragedy in Shanghai. On June 15,
Five groups, including the Jinan General Chamber of Commerce, the Commercial Port Chamber of Commerce, the Commercial Trade Union, and the Bank Trade Union, established a business support association for the Shanghai case in the park's "Four Zhao Pavilions." Shops in the commercial port also went on strike on June 25, and many of them posted "Compatriots" on their doors.
Tragic death, my condolences to you.”
On June 29, a memorial meeting was held in the park to commemorate the compatriots who died in the May 30th massacre. More than 100 groups and more than 200,000 people attended the meeting; March 12, 1925
The great revolutionary pioneer Dr. Sun Yat-sen passed away unfortunately, and the people of Jinan were all grieved. A memorial meeting was held in the park on April 4. The organizing committee and members of the meeting escorted the portrait of Sun Yat-sen to the park for placement. Various agencies, groups, schools, and businesses donated
Elegiac couplets were hung all over the park. The elegiac couplets read: "The revolutionaries from five continents who moved mountains and reclaimed seas, the whole country mourns the man who pioneered the way for the country." More than 100,000 copies of propaganda materials praising Dr. Sun Yat-sen's great achievements were also distributed at the meeting.
, in memory of this great revolutionary, the "Commercial Port Park" was renamed "Zhongshan Park".
Cultural propaganda site during the Anti-Japanese War. Before the Anti-Japanese War, the park was well managed. The Municipal Office had more detailed and strict management rules for visiting the park, operating stalls, caring for public property, and entertaining guests. The administrator was appointed as the park manager to be responsible for handling the park.
All official business.
After the Japanese army occupied Jinan, they built a radio station, a shrine, a turret, and dug trenches in the park. As a result, the area of ??the park was drastically reduced, the scenery became less colorful, and it lost its old look, presenting a scene of decay.
After Jinan was liberated in September 1948, the park was managed by the Construction Bureau. From 1949 to 1953, it was placed under the Municipal Culture and Education Bureau as a cultural propaganda base for Jinan City.
During this period, a new municipal library, reading room, skating rink, and cinema were rebuilt, providing the people of Jinan after liberation with a place for sightseeing, entertainment, and study after work and meals. Therefore, "Zhongshan Park" was renamed "People's Park"
garden".
The park was renovated and the appearance was tidy. In August 1953, the park returned to the Construction Bureau, and the Municipal Garden Management Office was responsible for the specific management of the park's work. After many years of renovation and reconstruction, it was officially under ticket management in June 1958.
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The spring breeze of reform and opening up in 1981 blew across the land of China, and the gardening industry developed rapidly. The Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government attached great importance to the construction of the park, and allocated special funds to implement a comprehensive reconstruction of the park. Within two years, the park's superior location was , small area, based on the principle of plant landscaping, using the method of seeing the big from the small and combining it with the traditional gardening art of my country, striving to set up more scenic spots in the limited space, so as to achieve the goal of having flowers all year round. The viewing effect of walking through the scenery.
The renovated Zhongshan Park is simple and elegant, with luxuriant flowers and trees, clean appearance and rich content. It is the only comprehensive park in our city that integrates sightseeing, rest, entertainment, accommodation and catering.