Huamen - China Travel

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Huamen in Yaodu District, Linfen City is a monument to Chinese civilization. The southern part of Shanxi is the ancient birthplace of the Chinese nation. It can be said that the gate of civilization of the Chinese nation was opened by Yao and Shun, and the Huamen was built to commemorate the achievements of Emperor Yao in unifying China, opening up civilization, and showing the long history of the Chinese nation. Local people believe that Huamen represents and embodies the long history and culture of China, and it can be called the "No. 1 Gate in the World" culturally. The Huamen is composed of three parts: the base, the main gate and the gate tower. The main project includes four parts: the big steps, the podium, the main gate and the attic. There are two floors underground and seven floors above the ground, with a total height of 50 meters. Three gates stand on the front, symbolizing the three emperors Yao, Shun and Yu. The main gate is 18 meters high and is the tallest gate in the world. The main gate has just been opened, symbolizing that Emperor Yao opened the door of Chinese civilization. The interior of Huamen displays Chinese civilization and national culture with rich cultural connotations. The 25-meter-long waterfall wall in front of the main gate of Huamen represents the mother river that gave birth to the Chinese nation—the water of the Yellow River hangs high above, from which the Chinese civilization originated; 21 colored balls are arranged in order from top to bottom in the middle , representing the 21 historical dynasties such as Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han after Yao and Shun, vividly showing the long-standing historical process of the 5,000-year Chinese civilization from Yao and Shun; There are 56 nationalities, implying that the Chinese civilization was jointly created by all nationalities after 5,000 years. Yaotian Shunri in the scenic area is composed of a giant crystal sun located in the center of the top gate and 8 surrounding flaming planets to form a "nine suns with brilliance", and nine blue halos expand outwards around the sun to form a "nine celestial bodies". The two arched lights in the north and south are like two rainbows, and more than a hundred ceiling lights set off against the sun and celestial bodies, giving people a sense of dynamic and deep tunnels and infinite width and distance. It was designed based on the ancestors' simple understanding of "Nine Heavens". The Huamen dragon column is 14 meters high and cast in bronze. It is the tallest dragon column in China at present. It shapes the ancient Chinese three-dimensional dragon shape. It has no horns and claws, simple and simple, and contains all the vitality of change. The dragon body is not four-legged. The support is coiled around the stone pillar, but it is suspended and floating, ready to move.