The first plough of military reclamation

"The first plough of military reclamation" was made by Zhang Yuli and Yang Meiying, professors of Sculpture Department of Lu Xun Academy of fine arts. It is forged copper, 7 meters long and 2.7 meters high. Its base is gray marble, 9 meters long and 1.4 meters high. The author tries to arouse people's recollection of the pioneering years through his works of art, with a deep and dignified tone. The three bare bodies, struggling to pull the plow of the reclamation soldiers are very familiar with the old army reclamation and deeply cordial image - simple military uniform, primitive labor tools, dignified gait, account for the extremely difficult business conditions. The author eulogizes the tenacity and tenacity of man's struggle with nature with rough and profound exaggeration. The sculpture group was completed in late September 1985. Its original name, together with the "statue of General Wang Zhen" and "new movement of frontier fortress" group sculpture, became a business card of the red tourism of military reclamation in Northwest China.

The first plough of military reclamation

The first plough of military reclamation is a sculpture located in the Recreation Square of Shihezi, Xinjiang.

"The first plough of military reclamation" is regarded as the mark of Shihezi. It is this plough that makes the city take the first step. The plough pulled by the pioneers is the permanent memory of the city: the ploughshare of military reclamation soldiers, sowing ideals and hopes for the oasis.

Creative background

In the early 1950s, the first generation of people of Xinjiang production and Construction Corps responded to the call of the party and took root in the north and south of Tianshan Mountain, made swords for ploughs, and settled down to cultivate and defend the border. In the early days of their pioneering work, the soldiers of military reclamation, with the revolutionary optimism spirit of daring to call the sun and the moon to pull the new sky, ploughed the wasteland by people, and composed an immortal and magnificent chapter of transforming the ancient Gobi wasteland into an oasis. In order to make future generations not forget this period of history, the people of Xinjiang production and Construction Corps specially set up the "first plough of military reclamation" sculpture group, which was completed in late September 1985. The original name of the sculpture group was "ancestors", and later with the "statue of General Wang Zhen" and "new movement of frontier fortress" sculpture group, it became a famous card of military reclamation red tourism in Northwest China.

artistic characteristics

The group sculpture "the first plough of military reclamation" is made by Zhang Yuli and Yang Meiying, who are teachers of Sculpture Department of Lu Xun Academy of fine arts. It is 7 meters long and 2.7 meters high. The base is covered with gray marble, 9 meters long and 1.4 meters high.

The three bare bodies, struggling to pull the plow of the reclamation soldiers are like cattle trying hard to push forward. The head, chest, hands and knees that almost reached the limit are bent tightly together, and the back, buttocks and lower limbs are connected in a straight line. They move forward from the black granite base in turn, creating a strong impact. Deep feet, raised toes, uneven ground and a few reeds evoke people's memories of their pioneering years. The work eulogizes the tenacity and tenacity of man's struggle with nature with rough and profound exaggeration. The author highlights man's strength with basically naked human body, and shows the inner world of man in a specific state with large pieces and violently undulating muscles In cohesion.

Address: Recreation Square, Shihezi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Longitude: 86.039157341584

Latitude: 44.300803300146