Chairman Mao Memorial Garden

　　The Chairman Mao Memorial Garden is a new attraction within the Gutian Conference Site Scenic Area, situated to the northeast of the Gutian Meeting Site. Surrounded by thriving pines and bamboos and embraced by majestic mountains, the garden offers a vast and open view. To the left of the garden stands a lofty and imposing mountain ridge, while to the right stretches a gently undulating range. Nestled among the mountains and near the water, the site gathers the spiritual essence of nature and the vitality of the sun, moon, and stars, embodying the grandeur and commanding presence of the great leader. It symbolizes Chairman Mao’s eternal coexistence with heaven, earth, the sun, and the moon, signifying national prosperity and people’s happiness.

　　The statue was created in 1969 and erected on June 6, 2009. Standing 7.1 meters tall, it commemorates July 1st, the birthday of the Communist Party. The entire platform of the Chairman statue ingeniously reflects the life of the great leader and the history of the Chinese revolution. The base of the statue is an octagon, symbolizing the iconic eight-pointed cap worn by Red Army soldiers, with each side measuring 4.1 meters—representing the 41 years of Chairman Mao’s leadership from the Zunyi Conference in January 1935 to his passing in September 1976. The base is also inscribed with Mao-style calligraphy of poems such as “Snow” (Qinyuan Chun • Xue), “Song of the Jiang-Gui War” (Qingpingyue • Jianggui Zhanzheng), and “To the Tune of Caisangzi: Double Ninth” (Caisangzi • Chongyang), reflecting the leader’s diverse ideological insights and optimistic revolutionary spirit at different stages of China’s revolutionary journey. The total height of the base (3 meters) and the statue (7.1 meters) equals 10.1 meters, and the width of the first level of the base is 194.9 centimeters, symbolizing October 1, 1949, when Chairman Mao proclaimed the founding of the Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China from the Tiananmen Rostrum to the world. The diagonal of the octagonal base measures 9.9 meters, and the length of the third platform’s side is 19.76 meters, symbolizing September 9, 1976, the day of Chairman Mao’s passing.

　　

　　Mao Zedong (1893~1976)　　Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893 – September 9, 1976), courtesy name Runzhi (originally Yongzhi, later changed to Runzhi), pen name Ziren. A native of Xiangtan, Hunan Province. He was the leader of the Chinese people, a Marxist, a great proletarian revolutionary, strategist, and theorist, as well as a principal founder and leader of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the People’s Republic of China. He was also a poet and calligrapher. From 1949 to 1976, Mao Zedong served as the paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China. His contributions to the development of Marxism-Leninism, military theory, and communist ideology are collectively known as Mao Zedong Thought. Because Mao... Details+