Monument to the Liberation of Guizhou Revolutionary Martyrs

　　The Monument to Revolutionary Martyrs: The "Monument to Revolutionary Martyrs of the Liberation of Guizhou," built in 1956, covers an area of 20,000 square meters, with a plaza area of 4,200 square meters (the front plaza is 64 meters wide and 34 meters long, capable of accommodating over ten thousand people). There are six tiers of steps totaling 58 steps, with the highest tier supporting a stone monument approximately 30 meters tall. The monument bears twelve gilded characters in Li Zi Guang’s clerical script: “Eternal Glory to the Revolutionary Martyrs of the Liberation of Guizhou.” The top of the stone monument has two levels in a pagoda shape, each with four upturned corners, beneath which are carved semi-circular stone flowers and a bright red five-pointed star. The base of the monument is square, with a wreath carved in the center of each of its four sides, flanked by red silk ribbons tied at the ends and extending outward at a gentle curve, hanging down on both sides. On either side are carvings of patterns composed of gears, rice ears, and wheat spikes. The stone steps have three levels, each adorned with carved white marble pillars and railings. At the upper end, 1.2 meters above the base of the monument, four carved white doves are depicted, each carried on clouds. The carvings are exquisitely detailed and carry profound symbolism: the gears represent the working class, as if the turning gears drive the entire nation forward; the rice and wheat symbolize the peasant class and also signify the happiness of the people and the prosperity of the motherland; the wreath represents the people’s heartfelt remembrance of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives in battle; the doves symbolize peace and tranquility in the homeland; and the bright red five-pointed star stands for the great Communist Party of China.