Doushui Leap Gate

　　The couplet on the gate, “Maritime shipping relies on the helmsman; carrying out revolution depends on Mao Zedong Thought,” is in the handwriting of - Comrade. The gate is decorated with sunflowers, a red sun, and five-starred red flags, along with four decorative paintings that depict four historically significant places from China’s revolutionary era: Jinggangshan, Zunyi, Yan’an, and Beijing.

　　During the - period, the Chinese people were full of vigor and ambition, striving to build China into a modern and powerful nation at the speed of “-.” Leap gates were constructed across the country. From an architectural perspective, blending the traditional Chinese “merit archway” motif with the Western “triumphal arch” style was an innovative approach to decorative and aesthetic architecture. Today, most such “loyalty archways” have disappeared across the country, making well-preserved examples like the Doushui Leap Gate extremely rare.