The Liberation Pavilion stands in the inner south-eastern corner of the
ancient city moat near the site where the troops of People's Liberation Army
where able to breach the city wall on September 24, 1948. The city wall has
since been removed.
Construction of the pavilion was completed in September 1986. The entire
structure stands about 34 meters tall and occupies an area of 617 square
meters. Its overall architectural design follows classical Chinese patterns.
Set on broad stone pedestal, the pavilion proper has two stories and is capped
by an eaved roof. However, the sides of the pedestal are decorated with
bas-relief stone carvings that depict scenes from the civil-war battle for Jinan in the style of
Socialist realism.
Another notable decorative feature of the pavilion is the gilded relief
inscriptions that read "Liberation Pavilion" on the stone pedestal as
well as on the pavilion proper. The characters of these inscriptions were taken
from the handwriting of Marshal Chen Yi, who commanded the Shandong counter-offensive during the
Chinese Civil War. The interior of the pavilion houses an exhibition related to
the civil war battle for Jinan .
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