438th article第438期原创双语推文
Some people say that architecture is as epic as poems and songs, and others say that architecture is frozen music. In fact, architecture can be said as the most visualized representation of the development speed of a city and even a country.
有人说，建筑如雄浑的诗词歌赋。也有人说，建筑是凝固的交响乐。或许，没有什么比建筑更能直观地反映一座城市乃至一个国家的发展速度。
In recent years, many Chinese and foreign friends coming to Zhengzhou would say approvingly that the city is advancing by leaps and bounds. Their high praise of the modern buildings which are towering and further polish the urban appearance is unconcealable.
这几年，很多中外友人来到郑州，总会竖起大拇指说“日新月异”，语意间流露出对那些拔地而起、改变城市面貌的时尚建筑的赞叹。
Indeed, walking on the streets of Zhengzhou, you will always notice special architecture coming into sight unexpectedly.
的确，每当走在郑州街头眺望，总有意想不到、造型奇特的建筑闯入眼底。
Erqi Memorial Tower
二七纪念塔
Since its completion in October 1971, the Erqi Tower has become the spiritual landmark of Zhengzhou. It is an immortal public artwork, created by Lin Leyi, an architect who was innovative and respected tradition, and rebuilt Huairen Hall and Ziguang Hall.
自从1971年10月落成，二七塔就成了郑州的精神地标。改建过怀仁堂和紫光阁的建筑设计师林乐义，在特殊的时代背景下，站在传统的肩上勇于创新，留给这座城市一件不朽的公共艺术品。
Photo: Wang Hening, Li Yan
Today, the Erqi Tower is still considered by Zhengzhou people to be the most representative landmark of the city, and it has been a must for most Chinese and foreign tourists in Zhengzhou to take photos with the Erqi Tower.
时至今日，二七塔仍被郑州人认为是最具代表性的城市地标。大多数中外游客到了郑州，必到二七塔合影留念。
Photo: Sun Yazhou
The Erqi Tower is a dual-tower with a height of 63 meters. In 2006, it was listed as a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level, and is the youngest of its kind in China. In recent years, as the night view lighting project of the Erqi Tower kept progressing, the Erqi Tower with a deep historical and cultural background has become one of the most beautiful places in Zhengzhou at night.
二七塔是双身并联式塔身，高63米，2006年被列为全国重点文物保护单位，也成了中国最年轻的全国重点文物保护单位。近几年，随着二七纪念塔夜景亮化项目的不断推进，这座有着深厚历史文化背景的宝塔，成了郑州夜景最美的地方之一。
Millennium Plaza
千玺广场
Photo: Wang Xiuqing
"Big Corn", 280 meters high, also known as the tallest building in Central Plains, is the main building of Millennium Plaza. The golden "big corn" standing straight by the side of Ruyi Lake is visible from the high-rise buildings in any direction in the city.
有着“中原第一高楼”之称的“大玉米”，高280米，是千玺广场的主楼。站在郑州市任何一个方位的高楼上，几乎都能看到金灿灿的“大玉米”昂首挺胸，屹立在如意湖畔。
Photo
: Fu Rui
It is said that the design was inspired by the "Chongyue Temple Pagoda" in Shaolin Temple, the oldest brick pagoda in China, with a history of more than 1,000 years. The shape design of "big corn" fully takes in the profound cultural origins of the Central Plains. In terms of function, it is an urban comprehensive service facility which supports business, office, hotel, conference, leisure, exhibition, tourism, etc.
据说，其设计灵感来自少林寺“崇岳寺塔”。崇岳寺塔是我国最古老的砖塔，距今已有1000多年的历史。在造型设计上，充分融合中原大地深厚的文化渊源。在功能上，其也是一座集商业、办公、酒店、会议、休闲、展览、观光旅游等多功能为一体的城市综合服务设施。
Photo: Ma Jian
During festive days, the "big corn" is stunning against colorful lights, illuming the city with an inspiring light show.
每逢佳节，夜幕下的“大玉米”流灯溢彩，绚丽纷呈，用一场场振奋人心的灯光秀点亮这座城市。
Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Center
郑州奥林匹克体育中心
Photo: Ma Jian
Taking the overall design idea of "the center of Heaven and Earth, the Yellow River coming from the heaven", Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Center, with a total construction area of 584,000 square meters, is constructed into a "品" pattern, where stadium, gymnasium and swimming pool stand firm forming north-south symmetry, just like three stone islands, and the surrounding structures are like swirling water of the Yellow River. "The center of heaven and earth" refers to the circular and square shape of the stadium, gymnasium and swimming pool, implying the harmony and preciseness in traditional Chinese culture. At the same time, it echoes the "square inside and round outside" layout of the ancient city of Shang Dynasty, reflecting the profound historical and cultural deposits of Zhengzhou City.
郑州奥体中心整体设计理念取“天地之中、黄河天水”之意，采用“品”字形格局，以东西向为主轴，形成南北对称的布局，体育场、体育馆、游泳馆像黄河中的三座石岛，而周围的环境就像黄河水一般盘旋，总建筑面积达58.4万平方米。“天地之中”即体育场、体育馆与游泳馆造型方圆中正，暗喻天圆地方之意，同时与商都古城外圆内方的格局相呼应，体现郑州深厚的历史文化底蕴。
Photo: Xie Zhongyuan
On Nov. 14, 2018, in the AEC Excellent Award 2018 held in Las Vegas, the United States, Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Center project won the Best Practice in the Large Project Group in Construction, ranking thrid in the world and second in China. It was also the first time that Henan Province had won such an international award in the field of engineering construction.
2018年11月14日，在美国拉斯维加斯举办的“2018全球工程建设业卓越BIM大赛发布会”上，郑州奥体中心项目，获得了施工类大型项目组最佳应用奖全球第三、中国区第二的好成绩，这也是河南省在工程建设领域首次获得该类国际性大奖。
Henan Art Center
河南艺术中心
Photo: Ma Jian
Henan Art Center, located in the core area of CBD, Zhengdong New District, is a great work of Carlos Ott, a renowned Canadian design master, who was inspired by the shape of pottery xun (a music instrument), stone panpipe and Jiahu Bone Flute which were excavated at Henan Province. The inspiration of art wall comes from the rolling spindrift of the Yellow River. Henan Art Center is a perfect mix of ancient Central Plains Culture and modern architectural art, through which, we can feel the harmonious cohesion of ancient wisdom and modern fashion, and the future generations will perceive the characteristics of this age.
位于郑东新区CBD核心区的河南艺术中心，由加拿大国际著名设计大师卡洛斯 •奥特设计。灵感来源于河南出土文物乐器陶埙、石排箫和贾湖骨笛的造型，艺术墙的设计源自黄河波涛翻卷的浪花造型。艺术中心堪称古代中原文化与现代建筑艺术的完美结合。在这里不仅让现代人能感受到古代文化和现代节奏交融的气息，还可以满足未来的人们在此通过该建筑感悟这个时代的特色。
Fu Tower
中原福塔
Photo: Ma Jian
Fu Tower, 388 meters tall, has consumed a total of 22,000 tons of steel, including the heaviest components of 40.2 tons. To prevent corrosion of the steel structure, it applies the hot-dip galvanized coating with fluorocarbon paint technology. The steel components are connected with high-strength bolts, and the installation accuracy rate of nearly 850,000 bolts reaches 99.98%. The high-strength bolt connection substituting high altitude welding is a breakthrough in the history of tower construction, which further highlights its significance in addition to the perfection as an artistic modern architecture.
中原福塔，塔高388米，共耗用钢材2.2万吨，最重构件40.2吨，钢结构防腐处理采用热镀锌上涂氟碳漆技术，钢构件连接采用高强螺栓连接方式，高强螺栓用量近85万颗，安装准确率达99.98%。它是现代建筑与艺术的完美结合，其高强螺栓连接代替高空焊接技术在建塔史上是一次突破。
Photo: Zhu Zhe
The tower seat resembles ding, implying that it will stand firm in the Central Plains. The tower body is shaped like a set of cymbals, an ancient musical instrument combination, indicating its function of communication. Viewed from above, it looks like a five-petal plum blossom; plum blossom is the provincial flower of Henan, and since the five petals of plum blossom are taken for five blessings, it symbolizes that five blessings are here for the Central Plains. Seen from the ground, the tower looks like a solidified firework standing up, circled with upward rotating lines.
塔座形状酷似鼎，寓意为鼎立中原；塔身形如古代的乐器组合“编铙齐鸣”，寓意着其具有通讯传播功能；从上空俯瞰电视塔像一朵五瓣梅花，腊梅是河南的省花，寓意为梅开五福，花开中原；从地面仰视，此塔像一尊竖立旋转向上、自然腾跃、飘逸飞舞的凝固礼花。
Greenland Twin Towers
绿地中心双子塔
Photo: Zhou Changjian
Greenland Center, with an investment of 2.5 billion yuan, consists of two 280-meter-high skyscrapers, which are collectively multi-functional, integrating office, hotel, catering, leisure, entertainment and shopping. The two towers create a huge gate landscape, through which, you can look far into the incredible skyline of Zhengzhou. It may convey the wish of Central China people to embrace the wider world.
投资25亿元的绿地中心由两座280米的高楼组成，是集结了写字楼、酒店、餐饮、休闲娱乐以及购物于一体的多功能大楼，双塔组成了门型景观，透过这扇门，远眺郑州绝美天际线，似乎承载着中原人对接国际的夙愿。
Muse Shopping Park
木色购物公园
Photo: Ma Jian
Featuring unique decoration style and refined design concept and division, Muse may be more like a park than a shopping mall. Placing yourself in it, you will get amazed by an eyeful of goods, and can also experience the seamless switch between the garden and the park.
独具一格的装修风格，精致化的设计理念与划分，与其说木色是购物中心，还不如称之为公园。当你置身其中，不仅可以感受到琳琅满目的商品，更能体验到花园与乐园的无缝切换。
Photo: Ma Jian
This commercial project was designed by the highly acclaimed Taiwanese designer Zhu Zhikang, who used a warm woody tone as the main color and carefully constructed deep caves, roof gardens and rich vegetation, showing a thorough blending into nature. There is also the largest indoor waterfall in Henan Province, with a 20-meter-high drop and full of visual impact. Small as it may be, we can feel its ambitious and thoughtful services. It has shaped new concepts of space aesthetics and it advocates new time consumption experiences.
这个商业项目由广受赞誉的台湾设计师朱志康执笔设计，以温润的木质感为主色调，精心构筑幽深岩洞、楼顶花园，植被丰富，全面融入自然。更有河南省最大的室内景观瀑布，20米高的落差，视觉冲击力十足。小体量、大情怀，塑造空间美学新概念，倡导时间消费新体验。
Zhengzhou Museum
郑州博物馆
The new Zhengzhou Museum, which has just been opened, wears a "crown" that symbolizes the Yellow Emperor civilization. Its main body is designed as a "treasure bowl", which completely reflects the glorious civilization history of the Central Plains.
刚刚启动试开放的郑州博物馆新馆，将象征黄帝文明的“冕冠”作为顶部设计原型，同时博物馆主体还有“聚宝盆”的形象寓意，充分彰显了中原大地光辉灿烂的文明历史。
Photo: Ma Jian
The new Zhengzhou Museum has a total construction area of about 147,000 square meters, making it the largest single museum in China. With a total steel consumption exceeding 12,000 tons, it surpasses any other similar building in the country regarding the total steel consumption and usage number of steel structure core tube.
郑州博物馆新馆总建筑面积约14.7万平方米，是国内单体面积最大的博物馆。其总用钢量超过12000吨，创造了全国同类建筑总用钢量和钢结构核心筒使用数量之最。
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