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 Information | The “Eastern Drama Sage Tang Xianzu” Exchange Exhibition Arrives at Zixi County Museum
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2024-09-02
“Tang Xianzu, the Sage of Eastern Drama” Exchange Exhibition
Entering the Zixi County Museum
To implement Xi Jinping’s Thought on Culture, promote the “Fuzhou: The Vessel of Dreams” brand, strengthen exchanges and cooperation with more distinguished museums, and expand the cultural influence of Tang Xianzu, our museum recently brought its signature touring exhibition, “Tang Xianzu: The Sage of Eastern Opera,” to the Zixi County Museum, where it will be on display from August 20 to September 30, 2024.
The “Four Dreams of Linchuan,” masterfully crafted by the great Ming‑dynasty dramatist Tang Xianzu over the course of his entire life, stand as a dazzling gem in the annals of Chinese drama and indeed in the history of world theater. The romantic, fantastical passions that transcend life and death in his works are rivaled in the global theatrical tradition only by those of Shakespeare; for this reason, the two are celebrated as twin luminaries of the Eastern and Western stages. The exhibition “Tang Xianzu, the Sage of Eastern Drama” offers a comprehensive overview of Tang Xianzu’s life and his monumental theatrical achievements. Conceived as a thematic permanent display to mark the 400th anniversary of his passing in 2016, it was meticulously curated by the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou and was awarded the Excellence Prize in the 14th National Museum Top Ten Exhibitions Competition (2016). This traveling exhibition represents a refined, condensed version of that original presentation.
Zixi County Museum
Zixi County Museum is situated within the Taibo Scenic Area in the northern part of Zixi County, nestled against the mountains and by the water, surrounded by lush greenery, and set in a serene, picturesque environment. It was completed and opened to the public at the end of 2012. The museum complex covers an area of 1,738.8 square meters, with exhibition space totaling 2,056.7 square meters and a total floor area of 2,319.75 square meters. The museum building is designed in the style of Ming and Qing‑era architecture, exuding an elegant, time‑honored charm.
Xi Jinping’s cultural thought underscores that culture is the soul of a nation and a people; without strong cultural confidence and vibrant cultural prosperity, there can be no great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Through this exhibition, we hope to look back on history together, revisit the classics, appreciate the artistic allure and contemporary relevance of Tang Xianzu and his works, strengthen our confidence in Chinese culture, and imbue China’s fine traditional culture with new contemporary meanings and expressions.
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