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Erqi Memorial Tower 二七纪念塔Èrqī Jìniàntǎ
National heritage site · Zhengzhou, Henan
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhengzhou
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Erqi Memorial Tower
A 63 m twin-towered memorial in Erqi Square in central Zhengzhou, built in 1971 in a Chinese pavilion style at the spot where two Zhengzhou leaders of the Beijing–Hankou railway workers' strike of 7 February 1923 were killed. Visitors can enter the tower, whose floors hold exhibitions, and a clock near the top plays 'The East Is Red' on the hour. The national listing also covers the Erqi Memorial Hall of 1951–53 on Qiantang Road, about 700 m to the south, built on the site of the theatre where the railway workers' union was founded and now holding an exhibition on the strike.
How to get to Erqi Memorial Tower
In Erqi Square in the commercial centre of Zhengzhou, next to Erqi Square station on Metro Lines 1 and 3. The memorial is closed on Mondays except public holidays.
Nearby
- Henan Museum 河南博物院 under 10 km
Zhengzhou's treasure house of Central Plains bronzes, jades and Neolithic finds
Also within 20 km: Zhengzhou Mosque 郑州清真寺 (under 10 km), Zhengzhou City God Temple 郑州城隍庙 (under 10 km), Zhengzhou Shang City 郑州商都古城 (under 10 km), Zhongyuan Tower 中原福塔 (under 10 km), Ersha Creative Park (former No. 2 Grinding Wheel Factory) 郑州第二砂轮厂旧址 (under 10 km), Dahecun Site and Museum 大河村遗址 (10 km).
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