Tsinghua Second Gate
Tsinghua Second Gate is the earliest school gate of Tsinghua University. It was built in 1911. It was torn down in 1966 during the Cultural Revolution and rebuilt in 1991. It is a three-arch stone gate made of blue brick base and white jade. Natong's inscription "Tsinghua Garden" in large characters.[1][2] Another prominent "old gate" at the Tsinghua University is the West Gate, which was built in 1933.
Architectural style[edit]
The Second Gate belongs to the classical western bricklock mechanism, the Baroque style,[1] the green brick pedestal, the white jade, two sides of the intermediate arch, two Taoulk cylinders, the back is the square column.[3] In the middle of the arc, the perfect big arch is engraved with the "Tsinghua Garden", the "Tsinghua Garden", and the font is full. There is a fine small arch side on both sides of the big arch.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b 朱晓光 (2004). 清華之旅 (in Chinese (China)). 北京: 浙江人民出版社. pp. 112–114. ISBN 7213019287. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- ^ a b 朱文一 (2010-10-01). 中國大學校園指南清華大學 (PDF) (in Chinese (China)). 北京: 清華大學出版社. p. 110. ISBN 9787302239987. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ 苗日新 (2012). 導遊清華園 (in Chinese (China)). 北京: 清华大学出版社. pp. 52–57. ISBN 9787302290001. Archived from the original on 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
External links[edit]
Media related to 2nd Gate, Tsinghua University at Wikimedia Commons