The Erqi (February 7th) Square located at the central downtown area of Zhengzhou City, is the most prosperous commercial area of Henan Province. Surrounded by the largest emporiums, shopping malls, supermarkets and bookstores of the province as well as hundreds of medium-scale shops and restaurants, the Erqi Square has become a site of must-go for shopping. The Erqi Memorial Tower (The February 7th Memorial Tower) was built in the center of the square to commemorate the great strike in 1923 that was launched by Jinghan (Beijing-Wuhan) Railway workers. The tower was built in armored concrete structure with a height of 63 meters and 14 floors, 3 bottom floors as the base. Eaves on each floor are archaized with rising tips and the roofs are covered with tiles of green glaze, all in the traditional Chinese style. There are six clocks around the belfry with a diameter of 2.7 meters which give the correct time at each o'clock by playing a melodious tune which can be heard several miles away. The ichnography of the tower is made of two pentagons connecting each other from the east to the west. Looking in the west or the east, the tower is single. However, it is a twin-tower if looks from the south or the north. Inside the tower stands a hanging ladder on one side and show rooms on the other. Standing on the top floor, visitors will enjoy an overview of the city. The twin-towers are even more gorgeous at nights with colorful lights shining both from inside and outside.
The Erqi Memorial Tower, now named the Erqi Memorial, has 10 floors in the body of the tower and one underground, displaying the cause, the process and the result of the Jinghan (Beijing to Wuhan) Railway Workers' Strike with materials, pictures and texts. The Erqi Memorial is also the place of various art shows and revolution exhibitions for education purposes. Erqi Memorial Tower is now one of the marking buildings of Zhengzhou, the capital city of He'nan. |
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