The official website of the Nanchang Municipal Government released news on January 3 that the plan for the Haihunhou State National Archaeological Site Park (hereinafter referred to as the "Haihunhou State Heritage Park"), centered on the famous Nanchang Western Han Dynasty Haihunhou Tomb, was released. The total investment is expected to reach 12 billion yuan and it is expected to open in 2019.
Haihunhou Perspective view of the main entrance of the National Heritage Museum
Haihunhou Tomb is the Tomb of Haihunhou of the Western Han Dynasty in Nanchang, also known as the Nanchang Western Han Dynasty Big Tomb. In March 2016, it was confirmed that the owner of the tomb was Liu He, the deposed emperor of the Han Dynasty. It is located near Guanxi Village, Datangping Township, Xinjian District, Nanchang City. Since the excavation of Haihunhou's tomb, more than 20,000 pieces (sets) of precious cultural relics have been unearthed, ranking first in the country in terms of area, completeness and connotation. The excavation of Haihunhou's tomb is still continuing. The discovery was also selected as one of China's top ten new archaeological discoveries in 2015.
On November 14, 2015, the tomb of Haihunhou in the Western Han Dynasty entered the cleaning stage of the main coffin room. (Picture source: Visual China Information)
On November 17, 2015, a box of horseshoe gold and two boxes of gold cakes were found on the west side of the main coffin room of the tomb of Haihunhou of the Western Han Dynasty in Nanchang. (Picture source: Visual China Information)
It is reported that the winning bidder for the planning of the Haihunhou State Heritage Park is the China Architectural Design Institute. The overall design will be centered on the cemetery of Haihunhou Liu He, restoring the landscape of the Nanchang area in the Han Dynasty, including tourists The central building will also draw on the ritual architectural pattern of the Han Dynasty. The planning of the entire project will be divided into three parts, namely the infrastructure project focusing on road network transportation, the ecological landscape water system project, and the Haihun Houguo Heritage Park project including museums, visitor centers and supporting facilities.
news also showed that three projects including the Haihun Marquis Ruins Museum, Haihun Avenue and the Liuhe Cemetery Exhibition and Service Center will start construction in 2017 and are expected to be open to tourists around 2019. Starting from these three projects, the entire project will be carried out in multiple phases in the future. The first phase of the Haihunhou State Heritage Park construction area is 12 square kilometers, and the second and third phases are more complete. Functional area construction. The total area of the entire planning area will exceed 50 square kilometers, including boutique hotels, ecological agriculture and other projects, and the integrated protection and utilization of basic farmland and on-site protected areas.
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Construction content of Haihunhou State Park
The Haihunhou State ruins of the Han Dynasty, represented by Liu He's Tomb , are located on the banks of Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China, about 45 kilometers southward from Nanchang City. Distributed in an area of about 20 square kilometers, it is the most typical ruins of the Western Han Dynasty princely states that are the best preserved so far in my country and have the most complete and clear layout of the main tomb structure, tomb area, and city area. So far, the total number of unearthed cultural relics has reached 20,000, and it was selected as one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in China in 2015.
Haihun Avenue will be built in 2017 to connect Nanchang city, airport and heritage park. Haihun Avenue will lead directly from Qiligang to the Heritage Park Visitor Center. After completion, the distance from Nanchang City to the Heritage Park will be shortened from the original 45 kilometers to 20 kilometers.
The Haihunhou Heritage Park construction project is roughly divided into three parts: transportation network infrastructure project, ecological landscape water system project, heritage park (including museum, visitor center) and supporting projects. The total investment is estimated to be 12 billion yuan.
Aerial view of Haihunhouguo National Archaeological Site Park
The design of the environmental landscape of the heritage park is based on the current vegetation and site resource characteristics, and then combined with the historical plant pollen analysis of the site, referring to historical documents about the decline of Yuzhang since the Han DynastyYuzhang Describe the regional landscape, create an environmental landscape rich in regional and historical characteristics, and plan poetic spot titles of "this time, this place, this scene". At the same time, in order to solve the site's flood control and drainage needs, an internationally advanced sponge ecosystem was integrated into the water system planning.
The architectural design in the ruins park is based on the research on the culture and architectural characteristics of the Han Dynasty. The design concept of "elephant invisible" is adopted in the ruins museum - the earth-covering form is used to maximize the coordination between the buildings and the natural environment of the ruins area, while also metaphorically The thousand-year secret of the tomb of Marquis Haihun , and introduced the popular "Five Elements" theory of the Han Dynasty into the space design; the visitor service center drew on the plane and pattern of the "Mingtang", a ritual building of the Han Dynasty, which not only satisfied the tourist service functions rich in the cultural experience of the Han Dynasty, but also demonstrated The Han Dynasty’s world view of a round sky and a local place and the construction concept of respecting the middle.
This plan not only planned the heritage park, but also considered the possibility of heritage protection and display to promote local socio-economic development and improve the living standards of local residents - it planned business projects including boutique hotels, high-end cemeteries, farmhouses, and ecological agriculture. And integrate protection and utilization with basic farmland, wetland nature reserves and other resources.
The plan takes "declaration as a world cultural heritage" as the highest standard
It is reported that the "Nanchang Han Dynasty Haihun Marquis National Archaeological Site Park Planning" plan of the China Architectural Design Institute won the bid in which 11 top domestic and foreign professional design teams participated. The plan takes "declaration as a world cultural heritage" as the highest standard, and in accordance with the government's requirements for building a world-class national archaeological site park, it proposes "Haihun elements", "Yuzhang characteristics", "Jiangxi charm", "Han Dynasty momentum", Five major display concepts of "Chinese Civilization".
Liu He Cemetery serves as the core area for display. Through full research on the value characteristics of the site, and through a series of display methods and the design of interpretive streamlines, the planning plan reveals to the public the typical tomb system of the Han Dynasty marquises and its "death as life" "Beliefs include a series of features such as standard shapes, same tombs in different acupoints, group burials, and sacrificial methods.
Core Exhibition Area - Aerial View of Liu He Cemetery
It is reported that three projects have been postponed to 2017, including the Haihun Marquis Ruins Museum, Haihun Avenue, and the Liuhe Cemetery Exhibition Service Center. These three projects will be open to tourists around 2018.
However, some people believe that China’s construction of theme parks and museums and galleries has been almost a Great Leap Forward-style advancement in recent years. Since 1978, China has built 3,500 new museums, but a large number of emerging institutions have neither exhibitions nor construction quality. Also very poor and located away from the crowds. At least 70% of China's 2,500 "theme parks" are loss-making, and many are integrated with developments that rely on selling residential real estate for profit. Columbia University architect Jeffrey Johnson once said that the purpose of local governments building museums or parks is to create cultural life and give cities competitiveness. However, our country has lost a large number of artworks due to historical reasons, and many museums have been built too fast to fulfill their collection, exhibition and corresponding educational functions. Many new museums have closed or are only open occasionally.