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For sight- seeing both at night and during the day, the first
place to see is the Chongqing People' s
Hall and People' Square in front of the Hall. It is an architectural
symbol of Chongqing. It was designed in the traditional symmetrical
and beautifully-proportioned style of Ming and Qing dynasties'
palaces.
The construction
of it began on June 1951 and finished on April 1954. The auditorium
consists of three parts: the great hall, the North Wing and
the South Wing on each side of the hall (An East Wing was added
to it in 1986), and the Pailou Archway by the street. It has
the area of 25,000 sq.m. The highest point is 65 meters and
the hall is 55 meters high. There are 5 levels. 4 of them are
taken into use. It can contains a 4000-seat auditorium.
The round
roof with its green glazed tiles makes the building looks like
the Temple of Heaven
in Beijing, the porch in front of the hall with its red columns
and white marble rails reminds people of the Tian An Men gate
in Beijing. The building is 65 meters high, with a construction
area of 18,500 square meters, built in the traditional Chinese
place style, imposing, beautiful and magnificent. In the book
History of Comparative Architecture published in Great Britain
in 1987, the Auditorium was put in the second place in a list
of 43 best Chinese buildings constructed after liberation. In
May 1997, People' s Square was completed in front of the Auditorium
covering an area of 25,000 square meters, of which 15,000 square
meters is planted with trees and flowers. The ground of the
square is paved with smooth and shining marble tiles; there
is magic music fountain; at the southern end of the square stands
a stage for performances in the open air. In the numerous beautiful
lights in the evening, you may see thousands of people dancing
on the square.
It is a
worthwhile place that attracts many people from overseas and
domestics.


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