China Cultural Chronicles September 2, 2012
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From the Tomlinson Group website:
The local Chinatown Business Improvement Association, in a unique partnership with the City of Ottawa, the City of Beijing and the Government of Canada, commissioned the construction of a traditional Chinese gateway arch at the intersection of Somerset St. and Cambridge Ave. Called the Ottawa Chinatown Gateway Arch, it's a symbol of prosperity, health and good fortune, and is of a Chinese imperial-style design with nine distinguished golden roofs covered with glazed tiles. Symbolic coins of gold, silver, copper, iron and tin are among the items embedded in the structure to bring blessings to the people and to the land.
R.W. Tomlinson played an integral role in facilitating the construction and utilized a small group of workers from the Heavy Civil Division to set the footings and columns that would ultimately support the total weight of the structure, which approaches 135 tonnes. Over the course of six months, R.W. Tomlinson and local residents watched as Somerset St. transformed and revitalized with this colourful symbol of prosperity. For our part, we worked diligently and were able to place the concrete footings and columns quickly, which allowed us to form and cast reinforced concrete beams and window blockouts, which are integral for the stability and longevity of the structure. This work was completed within a short two-month window.
The Chinese Government provided technicians and artisans to ensure the authenticity of the structure. In order for the project to succeed, it was important that we worked together. While R.W. Tomlinson constructed the structural components of the arch, the Chinese artisans created the roof structures, inlaid panels and emblems. We worked together to erect and incorporate them into the finished product. All of this while trying to overcome the cultural and language barriers. Among the accomplishments that we are all proud of was the way all parties adapted through the use of interpreters and hand signals to develop a unique camaraderie.
On April 14, 2011, R.W. Tomlinson was informed that the American Public Works Association selected the Chinatown Gateway Arch as one of the Projects of the Year for 2011. This honour would not have been possible without the seamless co-ordination between the Canadian and Chinese construction teams. Congratulations to everyone involved with the project. This was quite the accomplishment and has put us in an elite group of winners.
Other interesting facts surrounding the gateway arch:
Total weight of the structure is approximately 135 tonnes,
including
the foundations.
Designed for a 100-year wind storm and a 500-year earthquake occurrence.
An earthquake on June 23, 2010, occurred during the placement of the
last roof section.
Eleven layers of paint were used throughout the structure.
Gold leaf is inlaid on emblems and panels.
Two gateway lions are located at the base of the arch. The male lion is
holding the world and the female is holding a cub.
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- Forbidden City #1
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Follow me on Twitter - Gu Chu river valley, Tibet 2012
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Allong the river valley of Gu Chu going south (upstream), passage thru a ravine, you wil reach the capital of Repkong county "Rongpo Gyakhar".
Repgong county, in central Amdo and just south of the Ma chu རྨ་ཆུ་ ( Yellow River) in the hart of Amdo, contains a large proportion of the Tibetan population. Farmers and nomads are spread through the verdant valleys and plains, and there are many monasteries dotted around the region. Its principal monastery predates Labrang and Kumbum by several centuries, and the county itself possesses 36 smaller monasteries, mostly of the Gelukpa school, although there are also important Nyingmapa and Bon hermitages here.
The main river of Repkong is the Guchu, which flows north to converge with the Ma chu རྨ་ཆུ་ ( Yellow River) below Lamo Dechen.
The capital, Rongpo Gyakhar, is both the administrative centre for Repkong county and for the entire South Ma chu རྨ་ཆུ་ ( Yellow River) Prefecture.
Area:3.353 sq km.
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Allong the river valley of Gu Chu going south (upstream), passage thru a ravine, you wil reach the capital of Repkong county "Rongpo Gyakhar".
Repgong county, in central Amdo and just south of the Ma chu རྨ་ཆུ་ ( Yellow River) in the hart of Amdo, contains a large proportion of the Tibetan population. Farmers and nomads are spread through the verdant valleys and plains, and there are many monasteries dotted around the region. Its principal monastery predates Labrang and Kumbum by several centuries, and the county itself possesses 36 smaller monasteries, mostly of the Gelukpa school, although there are also important Nyingmapa and Bon hermitages here.
The main river of Repkong is the Guchu, which flows north to converge with the Ma chu རྨ་ཆུ་ ( Yellow River) below Lamo Dechen.
The capital, Rongpo Gyakhar, is both the administrative centre for Repkong county and for the entire South Ma chu རྨ་ཆུ་ ( Yellow River) Prefecture.
Area:3.353 sq km.
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