Dayu Memorial Hall

Visitor information

Also known as

大禹纪念馆

City

Shaoxing

Address

Dayu Mausoleum Scenic Area, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province

Opening hours

Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-17:00

Coordinates

29.9656, 120.6040339

About Dayu Memorial Hall

Dayu Memorial Hall is located in the Dayu Tomb Scenic Area in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, with a construction area of approximately 28,000 square meters. It is the core building of the Dayu Tomb upgrading project. The main building was designed by Academician He Jingtang. Its shape is based on the concept of "Yu Zhu Jiuding" and the overall design is "round sky and square earth". The dome is paved with 9,016 copper blocks in 99 layers, symbolizing the supreme meaning in ancient culture; the square base is integrated with Shang and Zhou bronze decorations, and a 4-meter-high etched copper door is set at the entrance to show the texture of the sand surface. The architectural copper art project is hosted by the team of Zhu Bingren and Zhu Junmin. The indoor and outdoor copper curtain walls, murals, etc. are integrated with bronze elements.

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