Winter swimming Pavilion

It was built by the people of Nanning in memory of Chairman Mao Zedong's winter swimming in Yongjiang River on January 7 and 11, 1958.

The winter swimming Pavilion is an antique hexagonal pavilion with double eaves, reinforced concrete structure, covered with golden glass tiles; there are six eaves columns in the pavilion, and three vertical steps are set on the north and south sides of the pavilion; the rest of the columns are connected by stone benches, and the beams between the columns are decorated with a kapok, and the pavilion columns, stone benches, and platforms are decorated with terrazzo. In 1974, Dong Biwu inscribed the title of the pavilion. On the left side of the pavilion is Dong Biwu's title of winter swimming Pavilion, which is very simple against the background of green trees. Dongyong pavilion was announced as a cultural relic protection unit of Nanning City in 2001.

Winter swimming Pavilion

The winter swimming Pavilion is located on the West platform of the North Bank of Yongjiang bridge in Nanning city. It was built by the people of Nanning in memory of Chairman Mao Zedong's winter swimming in Yongjiang River on January 7 and 11, 1958.

The pavilion is an antique hexagonal pavilion with double eaves, reinforced concrete structure, covered with golden colored glazed tiles; there are six eaves columns in the pavilion, and three vertical steps are set on the north and south sides of the pavilion; the other columns are connected by stone benches, and the beams between the columns are decorated with kapok, and the columns, stone benches and platforms are decorated with terrazzo; the pavilion is 8.7 meters high, covering an area of 22 square meters. In 1974, Dong Biwu inscribed the title of the pavilion. On the left side of the pavilion is Dong Biwu's title of winter swimming Pavilion, which is very simple against the background of green trees. Dongyong pavilion was announced as a cultural relic protection unit of Nanning City in 2001.

From January 6 to 23, 1958, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting in Nanning. During the meeting, Chairman Mao Zedong, 65 years old, braved the severe cold of 6 or 7 degrees Celsius twice on July 7 and 11 to swim in Yongjiang River, leaving a deep memory for Nanning people. In order to commemorate Chairman Mao Zedong's tour of Yongjiang River, Nanning Revolutionary Committee built a pavilion and erected a monument in September 1974 at the place where Chairman Mao Zedong went into the water. At that time, Comrade Dong Biwu, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the National People's Congress, wrote the word "winter swimming Pavilion" hanging in the pavilion. In the corridor beside the pavilion, there is still a memorial poem inscribed by Comrade Dong Biwu: "grand meeting, chairman of Nanning, Yongjiang winter swimming Memorial Pavilion. The workers and peasants have made great efforts to leap forward, and the overall situation is like a strategic position. "

Many old Nanning still remember clearly that in January 1958, Chairman Mao braved the severe cold to swim in Yongjiang river. Since then, Nanning people have been keen on winter swimming. Nowadays, for many Nanning people, winter swimming has become a complex in their hearts. So far, winter swimming has been held in Nanning every new year's day.

Address: West platform, North Bank of Yongjiang bridge, Nanning, Guangxi

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