“Xi Ying Qianqiu Yun Teng Thousand Miles” Sidelights on the Completion of Yunxixi Cultural Relief Wall

A tin industry epic spanning a thousand years, a beautiful business card of the tin capital of the world-“Xi Ying Qianqiyun Teng Thousand Miles” Yunxixi Culture Relief Wall Completion Sidelights

“Qianqiu Tin Industry, a century-old business name. Gejiu tin smelting began in the Western Han Dynasty. It was more than two thousand years old, and the tin industry was fragrant. In 1883, Yunxi was first built, born of tin, thriving because of tin, and passed on from generation to generation… “It took nearly 5 years from the initial conception, the design plan approval to the completion of the project construction. Under the overall planning and deployment of Yunxi Holding Company, through the collaborative research and excellence of all participating construction parties, “Xin The cultural relief wall of Yunxixi will finally unveil its mysterious “veil” in October 2021. This is another masterpiece of Yunxi after the Yunnan Tin Museum. It is also an epic on the tin industry that spans thousands of years, and a beautiful business card showing the unique cultural qualities of the tin capital of the world.

Origin

“Remember by’tin’, nature is natural, step by step hardships, accumulation from generation to generation, use tin to reflect the foundation of the future; remember by’tin’, the unity of nature and man, innovations time after time, take off year by year, with tin Make great achievements in the world.” The preface in the design of the relief wall of Yunxixi culture vividly interprets the historical and cultural origins of Gejiu and Yunxi.

Gejiu, famous for its large tin production, can be traced back to the Western Han dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. In the years of vigorous construction in the motherland, Gejiu’s tin industry drove the growth of the industrial economy of Yunnan Province. Founded in 1883, Yunxi is the birthplace of China’s tin industry and the cradle of Yunnan’s industrial civilization. For more than 130 years, generations of Yunxi people have been adhering to the family and country sentiments of serving the country through industry, defying hardships and dangers. Pioneering innovation has made important contributions to the revitalization of the national tin industry.

On the basis of the former Tin Museum, how to show the brilliant achievements of China’s tin industry civilization and the profound cultural heritage of China’s tin industry in a more unique way? After in-depth investigation and research, the decision-makers of Yunxi Holding Company believe that as an important form of external cultural expression, the embossed wall can highly condense and classic silhouettes of corporate development history, important figures, important events, etc., which is beneficial to promote corporate culture Inheritance is organically unified with the shaping of the city image and the improvement of city taste. The office area of ​​Yunxi in Gejiu is close to the city street. The stone walls on the left and right sides of the gate occupy a longer area, transforming it into a cultural landscape wall with the characteristics of tin culture. Sufficient and practical. In 2017, the idea of ​​building a tin culture wall in the headquarters of Gejiu, Yunxi was put forward.

Group policy

In order to create a high-standard tin culture and art landscape wall with unique Yuntin elements and aesthetic vision, Yuntin Holding Company broke the traditional thinking, introduced a number of cultural and creative teams, and invited relevant leaders from Honghe Prefecture and Gejiu City and celebrities in the cultural and artistic circles , From shallow to deep, from theoretical discussions to the formation of the main line of ideas, and work together to promote the implementation of the design plan.

The main leaders of the party and government of Yunxi Holding Co., Ltd. presided over many meetings to review the plan and clearly stated: The construction of the tin culture wall project must adhere to the guidance of historical materialism and dialectical materialism, and show art on the basis of respecting historical authenticity. To achieve the integration of history and modernity, it is necessary to not only reflect the leading position of Yuntin in the world tin industry for a century, but also show the civilization process of the development of the tin industry in the world. To achieve both elegance and popular appreciation, it is based on the life of the masses, integrating local elements, and integrating modern design elements to show the sense of the times. It has strong artistic expression and visual impact, allowing art to carry the weight of history and the colorfulness of modernity.

Relevant sources said that Gejiu and Yunxi are complementary, inseparable, and inseparable. It is more intuitive to present the contents of the various sections of the tin culture wall in a way of telling stories, which is a profound expression of the century-old history of Yunxi and the thousand-year-old tin culture of Gejiu. It is recommended to show the stories of Yunxi and Gejiu from the aspects of history, legends, characters, and architecture.

On the basis of fully absorbing the opinions of all parties and conducting in-depth research on the key design plans of cultural and creative companies, in October 2019, a senior consultant team composed of authoritative figures in the education and cultural circles-the design plan of Yunnan Changhe Education Group Was selected. After repeated revisions and improvements, in September 2020, the plan was finalized and officially entered the production stage.

Completed

With the joint efforts of the designer, construction, and Yunxi participating units and production staff, in October 2021, a large-scale tin culture theme group sculpture with a total length of 80 meters and an average height of 5.4 meters will be carved in Yunxi Office on Jinhu East Road, Gejiu The entrance of the building was completed.

The overall tin culture relief materials are made of refined tin produced by Yunxi Smelting Branch Company, which is handcrafted by more than 100 employees of Yunxi Tengsheng Arts & Crafts Company. The entire wall uses nearly 40 tons of refined tin. The wall is centered on the symbol of Yunxi “YT”, with the theme of “Xin Ying Qianqiu” and “Yun Teng Wanli”, separated on the side of two majestic tin lions at the gate of Gejiu office area in Yunxi. Passing through the tunnel of time and space, along the historical track, the ancestors of the tin industry, tin miners, and scientific and technical personnel, full of dynamic tin mining, transportation, selection, and smelting production scenes…a giant tin industry development in a brilliant galaxy The picture scroll is unfolded by means of high-relief art.

Witness to the history of tin mining, the old way of transporting ore with horses and horses, the word “tin” in different fonts, hands holding Gejiu Jinhu, the auspicious bird representing the Hani nationality, the ancient Gejiu Concentrator Bell Tower, Yunnan and Vietnam Railways, the “Three Masters of Yunxi”, geological experts represented by Xiong Bingxin and Ding Wenjiang, the 29th train, the 8th mine… On the left-side theme relief wall with the English letter “Y” as the central axis, Each element is a story, and they are connected together as if to tell the historical glory of “Xi Ying Qianqiu”.

The gazes of the new era Yuntin industrial workers, the Hani terraces that fully demonstrate the national culture of their hometown, the tin water that represents the reputation of splashing over China and the world, the hard-working people of the ancient tin industry walk through time and space to enter Xinyun Tin, and tin products are in the high-speed rail and Widespread use of aerospace products and other industries, large-scale industrial equipment that helps Yuntin’s rapid development, gears that symbolize Yuntin’s technological progress, the earth that symbolizes Yuntin’s global development, and eagles that symbolize the development of global tin industry and fly high.” “YT” brand looks at the future Yunxi people with a wider field of vision… On the theme relief wall on the right with the English letter “T” as the central axis, groups of very realistic pictures seem to portray “Yunteng” “Wanli” heroic.

Below thousands of miles, the clouds are on the tin; above thousands of miles, hold up the new “tin” look. “Xi Ying Thousands of Miles and Clouds” is a kind of spirit and attitude that Yunxi has looked back on the vicissitudes of history and faced the future, and is a concrete manifestation of Yunxi people’s cultural self-confidence. The completion of the embossed wall of Yunxi tin culture is a valuable asset of Gejiu and even Chinese tin culture. It will certainly benefit the people of Gejiu and become a shining business card to show the world the unique charm of Xidu, a small mountain and water town.