The porch
The 5-meter-long, Chinese-style porch is transparent in all directions, and the two walls are inlaid with 58 bluestone carvings of historical figures, which is the essence of 653 stone carvings in aoyuan. On the fence outside the porch, there are 291 stone carvings, including 229 reliefs, 42 heavy carvings and 2 shadow carvings. In addition, there are calligraphy couplets inscribed by celebrities from all walks of life all over the country. There are all kinds of calligraphy styles of genuine cursive script, with excellent calligraphy and exquisite carving skills, which is the soul treasure of Fujian stone carving art.
Jimei liberation monument
Jimei liberation monument is located in the center of the garden. The monument is 28 meters high, majestic and towering. It is made of granite. On the front of the monument, there are seven characters of Mao Zedong's calligraphy: "Jimei Liberation Monument", and on the back, there is an inscription written by Mr. Chen Jiageng, which is 284 words. The monument base has four steps: 13, 1, 8 and 3, with 13 representing the heyday of his career, 1 representing the year when he encountered difficulties, 8 representing the eight-year war of resistance and 3 representing the three-year war of liberation. The stone column of the monument is engraved with all kinds of rare birds, monsters and exotic flowers and herbs. On the front of the monument is the relief of the first Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Conference, in which the party and state leaders took a group photo. In front of the monument is a zhaobi with a height of 7 meters and a width of 3 meters. In the middle, there are 12 reliefs with three maps of China, Fujian and Taiwan Province embedded, which reflects Mr. Chen's desire for the reunification of the motherland.
The base of the monument is 13 stone steps, which are wide, symbolizing the smooth development of Chen Jiageng Company from 1913 to 1926. Jimei School has also developed rapidly, with primary schools, normal schools, middle schools, aquatic navigation schools, commercial schools, agricultural schools and Xiamen University. The second floor is 1 steps, which is narrow, symbolizing that during the decade from 1927 to 1936, due to the pressure of imperialist consortia and the impact of the world economic crisis, Chen Jiageng closed its business, and the scales of Jimei and Xiamen University were reduced. There were two layers of monuments on the platform. The two-story wall of the monument is also embedded with stone carvings, and the inscription on the first floor of the front is * * * and Vice President Li Jishen.
The three reliefs on Li Jishen's inscription record the grand occasion of founding ceremony. On the right is "Chairman Mao raised the flag at Tiananmen Square in Beijing when the People's Government was established on October 1st, 1949", on the left is "Commander-in-Chief Zhu paraded in front of Tiananmen Square in Beijing when the People's Government was established on October 1st, 1949", and in the middle is "All the Standing Committee members of the Preparatory Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference took a group photo in front of Qinzheng Hall in Beijing on September 19th, 1949".
Chen Jiageng Mausoleum
Chen Jiageng Mausoleum, with a sitting in the shape of a life-saving turtle, is inlaid with thirteen hexagonal green bucket stones, which can be seen by people. The tomb is a "wind" shell, and the inside of the tomb is inlaid with 15 pieces of green bucket stones, on which Mr. Chen Jiageng's first half life experience is carved. The surrounding stone carvings record Mr. Wang's life of devoting his money to learning and serving the country sincerely.
The tomb is shaped like a horseshoe, and 15 bluestone reliefs are used around it to introduce Mr. Wang's important experience in the first half of his life. "Exploring things in the sea", "Picking peanuts", "Picking sea oysters" and "Digging sweet potatoes" are four pictures of Chen Jiageng's hard-working life. Three pictures of "Going Abroad by Boat", "Serving Rice Merchants" and "Getting Married Back to Zizi" are engraved with the first time that Chen Jiageng went abroad to study business and returned to his hometown to get married. Chen Jiageng's achievements in Singapore are shown in four pictures: Huangli Cannery, Huangli Orchard, Tree Planting Rubber Orchard and Cooked Rice Machine Factory. A picture of "Fujian Security Council" reads: In 199, Chen Jiageng was introduced to Sun Yat-sen by his friend Lin Yishun. The last three pictures "Run Jimei School", "Buy Three Ships" and "Run Xiamen University" show the situation of Chen Jiageng's investment in promoting education. The stone carvings around the tomb can be said to be an exhibition of Mr. Chen Jiageng's life story, which reproduces the patriotic overseas Chinese leader's life of devoting all his money to education and serving the country sincerely. In front of the mausoleum is a rectangular hall-style pavilion.
Mr. Chen Jiageng died in Beijing on August 21st, 1961 at the age of 88. In 1988, the State Council listed Chen Jiageng Mausoleum as the third batch of national key cultural relics protection units.