The Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou is a comprehensive cultural venue built to commemorate Tang Xianzu, one of the world’s hundred great cultural figures and a master of Ming‑dynasty drama in China. It is also one of Jiangxi Province’s ten major memorial halls dedicated to historical luminaries.

Exhibition • Heritage | Bringing Exhibitions to Campus, Educating Hearts, and Letting Culture Shine


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2020-11-30

To fully leverage the educational and outreach roles of museums and memorial halls, promote China’s fine traditional culture, and enrich the spiritual and cultural lives of contemporary teachers and students, on the morning of November 27, the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall, the Municipal Museum, the Wang Anshi Memorial Hall, and the Guangchang County Museum of Fuzhou City jointly visited the No. 5 Primary School in Guangchang County to carry out a mobile exhibition‑on‑campus outreach program, enabling the school’s faculty and students to experience Fuzhou’s time‑honored history and culture right at their doorstep.
For this event, the four museums have meticulously prepared numerous promotional display panels. The exhibits include: the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou City—featuring the special exhibitions “Tang Xianzu, the Sage of Eastern Opera” and “Supreme Sentiment: The Four Fragrances”; the Wang Anshi Memorial Hall—showcasing a collection of Wang Anshi’s poems and verses; the Fuzhou City Museum—highlighting celebrity culture and red‑revolutionary heritage; and the Guangchang County Museum, presenting its permanent exhibition.

Staff from the four museums, using illustrated display panels, introduced students to Fuzhou’s time-honored culture. As vivid historical figures such as Wang Anshi and Tang Xianzu came to life through their stories, the children gained a deeper appreciation for the charm of traditional Chinese culture.
Most captivating of all was the professional teacher’s vivid, expressive performance of traditional opera, complete with engaging storytelling and lively interaction. The children were utterly spellbound, crowding around the teacher and eagerly urging him to share another excerpt!
After the tour, the children eagerly raised their hands to interact with the docent, sharing what they had learned and the impressions they’d gained. Some even received small prizes for participating in a quiz!
“Strengthening museum–school collaboration and sharing cultural heritage resources,” through mobile exhibition programs on campus, has enriched students’ “second classroom,” deepening their understanding of Fuzhou’s profound historical and cultural legacy and bolstering their pride in their hometown’s time-honored history, while further enhancing the role of museums and memorial halls in providing cultural services to the public.