Memorial of Crossing-the-Yangtze-River Campaign
Project Type
Cultural Building
Location
Hefei, Anhui
Site Area
15452㎡
Floor Area
14711 ㎡
Design Time
2007
Completion
2012
The Memorial was constructed in honor of the momentous battle where the People’s Liberation Army of China crossed the Yangtze River to unify the whole China during the Liberation War, featuring “crossing the Yangtze River” and “victory”, therefore the idea is to highlight the features in a simple and resembling way. The huge forward leaning triangular body shows an irresistible strength and dynamic, thereby creates the atmosphere of “crossing the Yangtze River” and “victory” as well as the sense of place.
Between two huge triangular bodies, there is a six-meter-wide “time-space” tunnel that links up today and the history, and visitors are able to experience the metaphor of war and victory by actually “crossing the river” and “climbing the mountains”. As memorials of the domestic war, the two great monuments resemble huge stone tablets, which aim to preserve the historical event for future generations. Based on ideas of humanity’s noble spirit and tolerant attitude, the tablets recall the past objectively, and aim to inspire future generations to pursue peace and progress.
The whole memorial building unifies the conceptions and ideas of outdoor environment and indoor exhibition, which facilitates the full expression of the themes and purposes of the exhibition.
