At the main entrance of the park, there is the Hainan Liberation Monument, which was built in April 1954 and inscribed by Comrade Zhu De.
The whole country is divided into East and West Lake Tourist Area, Martyrs Memorial Area, Tropical Plant Specimen Area and Orchid Garden.
The Martyrs Memorial Area has a statue of General Feng Baiju and a memorial pavilion.
Donghu Park (also known as Haikou People's Park) is a comprehensive park, located in Daying Mountain at the southern end of Xinhua South Road in the city center. It was founded in 1954 and expanded again in 1957, with a total area of more than 440 mu.
The park is built along Yingshan Mountain, east-west, surrounded by flowers and trees, covered with ancient trees, overlooking Haikou City. The park is like a green Penglai floating on the sea.
There are East Lake and West Lake in front of the main entrance of the park, just like crystal-clear mirrors embedded on both sides of Yuanmen Avenue.
Around the two lakes, around the lower layer of coconut grove by the lake, figs are green and dripping, and the shade covers the sun, which is cool and pleasant.
East Lake is oval, and there is an island in the middle of the lake. The newly built pavilion on the island is very spectacular.
Huxin Island is connected with Yuanmen Avenue through a zigzag bridge; West Lake is a gourd with a short neck and a wide water surface.
Whenever the bright moon is in the sky, the coconut grove is romantic, and the silver scales on the east and west lakes are shining, which is in harmony with the faint green of Daying Mountain. The lakes and mountains are beautiful, and the coconut shadows are swaying, making people paddle. Feel relaxed and happy.
Because of the ornament of the East and West Lakes, tourists have long been interested in this park, day or night.
In the population area at the main entrance of the park, there stands the tall Hainan Liberation Monument.
The monument was built in April 1954 to commemorate the martyrs who died for their long-term adherence to the revolutionary struggle in Qiongdao and their heroic crossing the sea.
The stele courtyard is square, surrounded by stone fences and four steps, covering an area of 400 square meters.
The monument is 14.5 meters high, with eight characters on the front: "Revolutionary martyrs are immortal".
There is a copper plate embedded in the stone tablet below, which is inscribed with Comrade Zhu De's personal inscription: "Comrades who persisted in the revolutionary struggle in Qiongdao for a long time and died bravely crossing the sea! You are the best sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, and your's heroic actions have played an indelible role in liberating Qiongdao and China.
The merits of martyrs are immortal! "
Along the stone steps behind the monument, you will find the statue of General Feng Baiju and the memorial pavilion.
This was built by the Hainan Provincial Party Committee and the people of Hainan Province in 1988 1 month.
The statue of General Feng Baiju is carved on the highest peak of Wuzhishan with thirteen pieces of granite.
He looked straight ahead, solemn and firm.
The Five Fingers Peak under the statue symbolizes Qiongya and the leading core of Qiongya Party organization, and General Feng Baiju is the leader of this core and the Optimus Prime of Qiongya.
On the front of the pedestal of the statue, five vigorous and powerful gold characters of "General Feng Baiju" inscribed by Comrade * * * are engraved.
Behind the statue is a memorial pavilion, consisting of three pavilions and a group of corridors.
In the middle of the main pavilion, the lintel is engraved with the six characters of "Feng Baiju Memorial Pavilion" inscribed by Comrade Wang Zhen, and the middle wall is engraved with? lt； Life of Feng Baiju), with two reliefs on both sides.
The left picture reflects the heroic deeds of Qiongya people who persisted in the revolutionary struggle for 23 years, while the right picture reflects the magnificent scene of China people crossing the sea to liberate Hainan Island and successfully joining forces with Qiongya Column.
There are cloisters on both sides of the main pavilion, and the left cloister wall is engraved with the evaluation of Feng Baiju by Zhou Enlai and Guo Moruo; The right wall of the gallery is engraved with Xu, Nie and Yang's comments on the revolutionary struggle in Qiongya.
Statues and memorial pavilions are solemn, simple and elegant, and integrated with the Hainan Liberation Monument at the foot of the mountain, which not only enriches the park landscape, but also is an ideal place to carry out revolutionary traditional education activities.
Every year, in front of the Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Hainan Liberation Monument and the statue of General Feng Baiju, there are a sea of people, wreaths and bouquets stacked on top of each other, which is a touching scene to remember the revolutionary ancestors, inherit and carry forward the revolutionary tradition.
There is a small zoo in the park, inhabited by more than 50 species of tropical and subtropical animals, and more than 500 species of tropical and subtropical ornamental plants belonging to various families and genera are planted in the park, making Daying Mountain evergreen all the year round and full of flowers and fruits; Entertainment and sports areas include film and television studios, dance halls, health care rooms, small gymnasiums, children's playgrounds, etc. The quiet rest area has a teahouse, a cold drink room and a Hainan food stall.
After the establishment of Hainan Province, in order to meet the needs of economic construction in special economic zones, Haikou people have continuously enriched the construction and facilities of People's Park, making it newer every year.
Visitors inside and outside the island can not only appreciate the southern customs, but also walk into a tropical botanical garden.
Because it is located in the center of Haikou, near the East Lake, Haifu Road, Airport Road and Longhua Road can all be reached, and the traffic is very convenient.
Around the park is a lively park road, which is the place where Haikou holds the flower market and fish market for the New Year.
Various animal exhibitions, performances and gardening activities are held irregularly in the park.
It has beautiful scenery and complete leisure facilities.
It is an excellent place for tourists to do morning exercises and take a walk at dusk.
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Before liberation:
This used to be a military stronghold of the Japanese army.
In the minds of many Haikou people, the concept of park started from Haikou People's Park.
Many old Haikou people have always kept the habit of going to People's Park for exercise and walking. Because the park is built on Yingshan Mountain, many citizens also call it "Dayingshan Park".
But this hill, which is less than 30 meters above sea level, is one of the scenic spots of Hainan ancient culture.
Meng, former vice chairman of the Municipal Social Science Association, said that Daying Mountain was originally a hilly area with a water system of 26 meters above sea level. In the Ming Dynasty, it was one of the important settlements of Haikou people, commonly known as "the capital of Britain". There were villagers from three villages: Bowen, Bobo and Bochao, and five bridges connected the traffic between here and the outside world.
In the Qing dynasty, it was one of the ports in Haikou, and ships often docked.
Wenbo Village, which lived in the three villages of Dayingshan in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, has a well with clear and pure water quality, which can be used to make fragrant and smooth tofu, and is called tofu spring.
"It is difficult to find more detailed historical materials to describe the geographical environment in this area at that time, but some antiquities scattered in this area and the written records of' four temples, three temples, seven wells and five bridges' can reflect the lively scene in Dayingshan area." Meng said that there are four temples on Yingshan where villagers live together, such as Banshuai and Banshuai, and now there is the ancient monument of "Depei Vault" in Banshuai Temple. There is a wall in front of Banshuai Temple, and a turtle carries the monument.
On this hill, there are not only temples, but also three temples in Guangji, Jixi and Doumu villages, all of which have monks.
1939, the Japanese invaded Haikou and ordered the residents of Yingshan to be driven away within a time limit.
Dayingshan became the Japanese anti-aircraft gun base and the position to defend the military airport.
Some villagers in Wenbo Village chose to live in Bo 'ai South, Haikou, not far from Daying Mountain, while others moved to Longshepo and never moved back to Daying Mountain.
In the three villages of Daying Mountain, some villagers still live here after liberation. Later, due to land acquisition and garden construction, all the villagers moved, forming the current Daying Village, and the original villagers' houses and temples were also demolished one after another.