Guangzhou Liberation Monument

Guangzhou Liberation Monument

The Guangzhou Liberation Monument is a Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit and a patriotic education base.

The Guangzhou Liberation Monument is located in the center of Haizhu Square. It was created in 1959 to commemorate the liberation of Guangzhou, with the sculpture by Yin Jichang. Due to historical reasons, the original monument was dismantled.

The current Guangzhou Liberation Monument was rebuilt in 1979 and completed in 1980. It was sculpted by Pan He and Liang Mingcheng from granite, featuring a square base that is 3.6 meters high, with each side measuring 4.3 meters, and the figure itself standing 11.5 meters tall. Facing south, the main part of the sculpture depicts a People's Liberation Army soldier, with a sack of millet on his shoulder, a pistol on his left hip, a bullet belt around his waist, a rifle in his right hand, and a bouquet of flowers in his left, standing upright with head held high. The figure and the square base form a unified whole, resembling a giant stone seal stamped upon the land of Guangzhou. The front of the base is inscribed with the words of Ye Jianying, Guangzhou’s first mayor after the liberation: “In Commemoration of the Liberation of Guangzhou on October 14, 1949.” The four corners of the base are engraved with the seal script: “All Power Belongs to the People.”

In March 1963, the Guangzhou Municipal Government designated it as a municipal-level cultural relics protection unit.

Further reading:

· First Batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units