Shangyang square

Shangyang square

Shangyang square is located in Shangluo City in the southeast of Shaanxi Province. The large-scale theme sculpture "Shangyang" in the center of the square is also one of the landmark sculptures of the city.

The main part of Shangyang square is the sculpture of Shangyang, which is up to 9 meters high, holding a bamboo in the left hand and wearing a sword. Behind the sculpture is the relief culture wall. In addition, there are music fountains, fitness equipment and other facilities on the square.

architectural composition

Shangyang square, the largest square in Shangluo City, has become the landmark sculpture of the city.

In the center of the square, the sculpture of Shang Yang is 9 meters high. With a Jian in his left hand and a sword in his body, Shang Yang is resolute, solemn and majestic. Behind the sculpture is a 33.8-meter-long relief culture wall, which mainly tells about the history of Shang Yang before and after the reform. The sculpture radiates an 80 mu square with music fountains, various fitness equipment, small relief groups and 14 landscape trees transplanted from all counties and districts of the city.

According to reports, Shangluo was once the fief of Shangyang in the Warring States period, and the site of Shangyang's fief still exists today. Shangyang is the most suitable city sculpture for Shangluo. When people in Shangluo see this sculpture, they will feel proud, innovative and responsible. As soon as outsiders enter Shangluo, they will feel the culture, charm and style of the city from this sculpture.

The first China Qinling eco-tourism festival held a grand opening ceremony in Shangyang square of Shangluo City on April 28, 2010.

Significance of the times

Shangyang square has become the second largest square in Shaanxi Province, highlighting the regional characteristics of Shangluo Ecological Garden Tourism City.

Shangyang square takes the sculpture of the famous reformer Shangyang in the spring and Autumn period and Warring States period as the theme, and radiates an 80 mu Shangyang square from the sculpture, which integrates leisure, entertainment and assembly. Located in the west gate area of Shangluo City, it is connected with xiane Lake Tourist Resort and Danjiang ecological and cultural tourism corridor. It is the landmark construction of Shangluo City, and has been completed in more than 50 days.

Shangluo used to be the fiefdom of Shangyang in ancient times. The sculpture of Shangyang in the center of Shangyang square attracted people's attention. Shang Yang's sculpture is nine meters high, holding a bamboo in his left hand and wearing a sword. Behind it is a 33.8-meter-long relief culture wall, which records the history of Shang Yang's reform.

Shangyang square carries forward the spirit of Shangyang's reform and strengthening, and its characteristic landscape mainly includes civil engineering, greening engineering and landscape engineering. With granite paving 30000 square meters, the construction of Shangyang statue, Shangjun Gongde column, landscape relief group of pre Qin cultural elements, modern fitness equipment, music fountain, etc. There are 12000 square meters of green lawn, more than 40000 trees and shrubs, including Ginkgo biloba, Cinnamomum camphora, Magnolia grandiflora, Albizia, Sophora japonica, crape myrtle, Bauhinia, Photinia, peach, hardening and more than 30 kinds of valuable seedlings, especially 14 landscape trees, highlighting the regional characteristics of Shangluo.

Shangyang culture

Shang Yang (about 395-338 BC), Han nationality, was born in Wei state (now huangliangzhuang Town, Anyang City, Henan Province). During the Warring States period, statesman, thinker and the representative of pre Qin legalism. Ji, Wei. It is also called Weiyang and gongsunyang (Weiyang's "Wei" means the surname is in the state, Shangyang's "Shang" means the surname is in the residence or in the official, and "the son of the princes is called Gongsun, the son of the princes is called Gongsun, and the son of Gongsun takes the surname of Wangfu". The ancestor of Wei Yang is the king of Wei, so it is also called Gongsun Yang.) Shang Yang was ordered to enter the Qin Dynasty in response to Qin Xiaogong's request for talents, persuading him to reform and strive for strength. After Xiao Gong died, he was framed by Qin aristocrats and suspected by King Huiwen of Qin. He died of a split car. He was in power for more than 20 years in Qin Dynasty, which was called "Shangyang reform" in history, and made the state of Qin surpass the six states of Shandong for a long time. But he was finally executed by King Huiwen of Qin for treason, ending his legendary life.

Shangyang square was set up in Shangluo city of Shaanxi Province to highlight Shangyang's outstanding achievements and inspire people's sense of historical responsibility for innovation and reform.

Address: Shangyang square, Shangzhou, Shangluo, Shaanxi

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