How to plan a groundbreaking ceremony

The groundbreaking ceremony is one of the forms of various celebration ceremonies, usually for important buildings, such as buildings, venues, pavilions, pavilions, gardens, Monuments, etc., are formal celebratory activities held at the beginning of construction.

There are some unique rules for the selection and layout of the groundbreaking ceremony site. The location for the groundbreaking ceremony should generally be chosen at the construction site where the building is being built. As for the specific location of foundation laying, conventionally it should be chosen on the right side of the main entrance of the building.

Under normal circumstances, the cornerstone used for laying the foundation should be an intact rectangular stone with beautiful appearance. On the cornerstone, the text should usually be written vertically. On its upper right corner, the official name of the building should be engraved. In the center, there should be two characters "foundation" engraved. In the lower left corner, the full name of the foundation laying unit and the specific year, month and day of the foundation laying ceremony should be engraved. Most of the fonts on the cornerstone should be written in regular script, and it is best to use gold or black characters on a white background.

Specifications of cornerstones

There is no fixed specification for cornerstones. The commonly used ones are: vertical type 1.3*0.6*0.08 meters. There is also a horizontal type of 0.8*0.8*0.08 meters. There are also special hexagonal three-dimensional ones. Materials include: black sand marble; red stone (Xinjiang red, local red, Indian red, etc.); granite. The main colors come down to three types: black, red, and hemp white.

Introduction to the Groundbreaking Ceremony

Under or on one side of the cornerstone, a sealed and intact iron box should be placed, containing various information about the building and the name of the founder. At that time, it will be buried underground together with the cornerstone by the founder and others as a memorial. Usually, a colorful shed should be set up at the site of the groundbreaking ceremony to place models, design drawings, and renderings of the building, and to have various construction machinery on standby. The procedure of the groundbreaking ceremony is generally divided into five items. The first item is that the ceremony officially begins, guests are introduced and everyone stands up. The second item is to play the national anthem. In the third item, the owner introduces the function and planning design of the building. The fourth item, the guests gave a speech to express their congratulations. The fifth item is to formally lay the foundation stone. At this time, gongs and drums should be played loudly, or festive music should be played. First, the founder holds a new spade tied with red silk in both hands to lay soil for the foundation stone. Afterwards, the host and other guests will cultivate the soil for it.

Commonly used cornerstones

The conventional foundation-laying ceremony is to carve the commemorative time and related units of the project on the cornerstone (usually made of marble), and place the cornerstone in the center of the prepared foundation bed. Amid the sound of music, guests were invited to cultivate soil, and fireworks and cannons sprayed ribbons to add to the fun. Some have very detailed requirements for the cornerstone itself, and some foundation laying ceremonies even require the use of golden shovels to cultivate the soil. Some real estate developers have special requirements for the foundation laying ceremony. Some are very particular about the time, location, Feng Shui, etc. of the foundation laying. They have to ask a specialized master to calculate it. If it is according to Buddhist etiquette, it needs to be sprinkled.

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