Flood Control Monument by mke1963
A year after the disastrous 1957 flood in Harbin, the authorities constructed the thirteen metre Flood Control Monument column in the big plaza on the riverbank where Zhongyang Jie ends at the levee by the Songhuajiang. The pools of water, frozen in winter, mark the height of the 1957 flood, which was surpassed by the rising waters on August 20th 1998.In winter, the Flood Control Monument plaza is the centre for a lot of activities, including horse and skiddo rides n the river, skating and ice hockey, toboggan and ice slides.
When it gets too cold, the lobby bar of the Gloria Inn hotel opposite serves coffee and tea!
