General Wang Zhen Statue

　　Introduction 　　In the center of the southern end of the Recreation Square in Shihezi City stands a prominent large-scale "General Wang Zhen Statue." It was built to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and to commemorate the great pioneer of our reclamation cause. The statue was created by the renowned Chinese sculptor Professor Ye Yushan.

　　The sculpture was completed at the end of September 1994 and consists of a bronze full-body statue of General Wang Zhen and a granite stone horse. The entire sculpture stands 8.5 meters high, symbolizing General Wang Zhen’s age of 85 at the time of his passing. The front of the base is engraved with four golden characters “General Wang Zhen,” written in his own hand. In portraying the figure, the sculptor, drawing on profound artistic skill and rich creative experience, used the head of General Wang Zhen from the early 1950s as the prototype, while referencing the facial features of his middle and later years to carry out the artistic refinement. The granite stone horse is robust and muscular, with thick mane and flowing long tail. It is not only a natural depiction of the general riding on horseback to conduct surveys at the time, but also an artistic symbol of his military career. The entire sculpture, combining bronze and stone, has a clear hierarchy and forms a unified whole—majestic and imposing.

　　 Shihezi, Xinjiang