May Fourth Square

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May Fourth Square (Chinese: 五四广场; pinyin: wǔsì guǎngchǎng) also known as Wu Si Guang Chang, is a large (10 hectares) public square in Qingdao's central business district. It is located between the new municipal government building and Fushan Bay and is composed of Shizhengting Square, the central square and the coastal park. Named after the nationwide protest May Fourth Movement that started in Qingdao, the square is best recognized by the large "May Wind" (五月的风) sculpture near the seaside. The square is a popular tourist destination, and is bordered by the city government to the north, the sea to the south. The eastern and western sides of the square are surrounded by high-rise buildings.

The "May Wind", the iconic sculpture of May Fourth Square, is one of the landmarks of Qingdao in the new century. The color is Chinese red and the shape is a spiraling wind. Its simple lines and heavy texture show the image of "strong wind" rising from the sky, reflecting the patriotic spirit and national strength of the May Fourth Movement against imperialism and feudalism. Written by Huang Zhen, the sculpture is 30 meters high, 27 meters in diameter and weighs more than 500 tons, making it the largest "steel" urban sculpture in China.^[1]

On June 9-10, 2018, the 18th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held in Qingdao, Shandong Province. The Qingdao summit was also the first summit of heads of state held after the expansion of the SCO membership. A sculpture of the SCO Qingdao Summit with the theme of "mutual trust and mutual benefit, cooperation and win-win" was unveiled in May Fourth Square.^[2]

On September 25, 2018, the light show to celebrate Chinese Mid-autumn festival was put on the buildings across the sea of the May Fourth Square. ^{[citation needed]}