What are the origins and allusions of the Erqi Pagoda in Zhengzhou?

Zhengzhou Erqi Memorial Tower, referred to as Erqi Tower for short, is located in Erqi Square, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, and was built to commemorate the Erqi workers' strike.

Looking back on the history of the Erqi Pagoda, we should first trace it back to the 1920s. At that time, the railway from Beijing to Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, was opened, which injected new vitality into Zhengzhou, an ancient city where the railway must pass. However, in the semi-feudal and semi-colonial old China at that time, the railway workers who worked hard on this railway line lived in dire straits.

In order to resist oppression and strive for survival,1On February 4, 923, Han Jing railway workers set up the General Union in Zhengzhou and decided to hold a general strike for all railway workers.

Tickets usually show the official name of the landscape. According to the tickets collected by Professor Feng, at least four official names are used for the Erqi Pagoda, namely Zhengzhou Erqi Strike Memorial Tower, Zhengzhou Erqi Memorial Tower, Zhengzhou Erqi Revolution Memorial Hall and the present name Zhengzhou Erqi Memorial Hall.

The ticket price of Erqi Tower has been adjusted at least seven times.

From the completion and opening of 197 1 to March 2008, it is completely free. With the development of economy and society, ticket prices have been adjusted several times, such as 5 cents, 2 cents, 5 cents, 1 yuan, 2 yuan, 4 yuan and 5 yuan.

Although the adjustment trend is upward, whether it is the initial 5 points or the final 5 yuan, it can be said that the Erqi Tower has always maintained a low ticket price, plus the * * ticket price for special groups and some free tickets during the festival, which further highlights the true colors and people-friendly complex of the Erqi Tower.

July 20 12, the newly renovated Erqi Tower reopened. Visitors don't need to collect tickets, they just need to verify their ID cards to enter for free. This means that the era when the Erqi Tower used tickets is gone forever, and the tickets used before it closed in April 20 10 will become the last tickets for the Erqi Tower.

Today, this once tallest landmark building in Zhengzhou is surrounded by towering commercial buildings, but it still stands there and remains the memory of Zhengzhou people, and these old tickets will continue to witness and continue this indelible memory.

According to the relevant staff of Zhengzhou Erqi Memorial Hall, Zhengzhou Erqi Memorial Hall is open to the public free of charge every Tuesday to Sunday.

Refer to the above? Baidu encyclopedia-Erqita