New China Archive

China in the 2020s

Shimenfeng Memorial Park in Wuhan

Shimenfeng Memorial Park is in the Hongshan district of Wuhan (in the east of the city). I stumbled across this park while riding a shared bike during the covid era, and I was nearly the only person there. These photos were taken in January of 2021.

This is a photo of a monument to soldiers in Wuhan, PRC. It says "Defend Big Wuhan". This monument is about 25 feet high and is a fairly typical example of the Soviet-like art that characterizes New China monuments. Taken in January of 2021.
A monument to soldiers in Wuhan. It says “Defend Big Wuhan”. This monument is about 25 feet high and is a fairly typical example of the Soviet-like art that characterizes New China monuments.
This is a photo of a Soviet-like war monument in Wuhan, China. It was taken in 2021 and sits at the entrance of Shimenfeng Memorial Park in in the Hongshan district.
A monument to the defense of Wuhan at the entrance to the Shimenfeng Memorial Park. January, 2021.
This is a photo of a pixiu in Wuhan, China. The statue is from New China and is not old. It represents a god of wealth. Taken in January, 2021.
A statue of a pixiu at the park entrance. A kind of mythological winged lion which allegedly attracts money. This one is probably less than 30 years old. January, 2021.
This is a photo of a Mao Zedong statue in Wuhan, China. It was taken in 2021.
A statue of Mao Zedong, the founder of New China, he ruled the country from 1949 to 1976 and launched the Cultural Revolution which effectively ended most of the last remnants of Old China.
This is a photo of a mock giant Chinese bronze. It sits in Shimenfeng Memorial Park in Wuhan, PRC. The photo was taken in 2021.
A gigantic replica of an ancient bronze box. Probably about 20 feet high and covered in patterns and dragons. The inscription reads “shi-men-feng” (the name of the park), and it means “stone door peak”.
A photo of monuments in Wuhan, China in 2021.
Monuments in Shimenfeng Memorial Park in Wuhan, China. Photo taken in 2021.
This is a photo of a monument to Chinese soldiers who fought the Japanese. The monument sits in Wuhan, China and is typical of New China's government monuments.
An artificial-stone monument to the Chinese soldiers who resisted the Japanese colonization of China before and during World War II.
This is a photo of a church in Hongshan, Wuhan, China. It is probably part of the Three Self Church denomination. A PRC flag flies in front of it. Taken in January, 2021.
Outside the park was, strangely, a church building. PRC China is an officially atheist state that does not allow the spread of religion; however, this church appears to have been part of the government controlled Three Self Church denomination. Christianity is still probably New China’s largest organized religion despite hostility from the Marxist-Leninist state.