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.
Celebrating the Lunar New Year with You | An Appreciation of the Sequential Art Series “One Hundred Scenes of Ancient Customs” (Part 7)
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2023-03-06
The Year of the Rabbit, Gui Mao, has arrived! All the staff at the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou City extend their New Year greetings to you. Wishing you a year filled with abundant wealth, boundless good fortune, and great prosperity!
Great benefit! During the Spring Festival, our museum’s official WeChat account will continue to share the illustrated series “One Hundred Scenes of Ancient Customs,” showcasing the rich cultural heritage of Chinese folk traditions.
and history Carrying on the tradition, we’ll celebrate the Lunar New Year with you—joyfully and happily!
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Autumn Society (Song Dynasty)
After the rain, the lingering sun shines on the courtyard’s locust trees, while the temple drums beat in rhythmic cadence as the festival procession returns.
Once more, the divine platter brings forth slices of meat; I can scarcely bear to see the wild geese bearing the chill.
Books, indeed, should not be read idly all day; wine, to cure deafness, is drunk in a single cup.
Remember the boundless vistas of Mirror Lake, where water lilies scatter and knotweed blossoms bloom.
——Song Dynasty, Lu You, “Autumn Community Festival”
Tide-Watching at Qiantang (Song Dynasty)
Having finished with the river tide, I entered the city at dusk; red banners fluttered, while white ones drifted lightly.
No matter how much one eats and reels, let us strive to have the imperial streets resound with drums and music in welcome!
——“On the Poem of Riding the Waves”
For the Rabbit God (Qing Dynasty)
The moonlit palace and the osmanthus hall are utterly free of dust, and the paper-cut circles gleam like a full moon.
There are also ignorant little children, who burn incense and prostrate themselves before the Rabbit God.
——Qing Dynasty, Zhang Chaoyong, “Miscellaneous Verses on the Seasonal Customs of Yanjing”
Drinking Chrysanthemum Wine (Jin Dynasty)
The dew of the night still clings heavy, while the morning sun shines even brighter.
Long and chrysanthemum wine, a grand feast offered in the Western Hall.
——Five Dynasties, Xu Xuan, “Poem on the Cornel Berry”
Climbing High (Tang Dynasty)
I know from afar that my brothers are climbing high, with dogwood branches stuck everywhere—yet one is missing.
— Tang Dynasty, Wang Wei, “Remembering My Brothers in Shandong on the Ninth Day of the Ninth Month”
Spring Feast Platter (Jin Dynasty)
I gradually sense the east wind’s chill, and at the spring table I taste the tender green wormwood and yellow chives.
— Song Dynasty, Su Shi, “Sending Off Fan Deru”
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Representative works: the picture-story books “The Fifteen Strings of Cash,” “The Fairy Matchmaker,” “Dream of the Wolf,” “Selected Stories from Liaozhai,” and “Yang Zhi Sells His Saber.”
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