Event Recap | The May Day holiday was bustling with visitors, and exciting activities were a hit every day.

During the 2025 Labor Day holiday, the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou welcomed a massive influx of visitors, with peak attendance approaching nearly 10,000. In response to the public’s enthusiastic interest, our museum made every effort to provide top‑notch services, ensuring visitor safety while delivering an exceptional touring experience.

During the May Day holiday, our museum welcomed nearly 40,000 visitors. To ensure that as many guests as possible could access public services, we increased the number of free guided tours and deployed staff at various points throughout the exhibition areas to provide supervision and maintain order, thereby safeguarding visitor safety. Despite the large crowds, the atmosphere remained calm and well-organized.

During the May Day holiday, all municipal-level and above model workers, advanced workers, recipients of the May Day Medal, military personnel (including veterans), teachers with associate professor titles or higher, physicians, and science and technology professionals may present valid documentation to receive a complimentary gift.

The cyanotype process produces a photographic image with blue midtones and shadow areas, which can be created on photographic paper, starch‑pasted cloth, or other materials using either a negative or a transparent positive.

Using fragments of blue-and-white porcelain as a medium for artistic creation, this practice both revitalizes traditional craftsmanship and sustains cultural memory. Through deconstruction and reassembly, these fragments transcend the constraints of conventional vessel forms, giving rise to a visual language that seamlessly blends classical elegance with contemporary sensibility.

Incense pendants, a traditional handicraft, feature a rich variety of motifs—such as the auspicious symbols of dragons and phoenixes in harmony, or lotus flowers in full bloom—enhancing the artistic charm of one’s living space. During production, these pendants are often infused with fragrant spices, helping to soothe the mind and allow one to savor a moment of tranquility.

In ancient China, the term “relief” did not exist, yet Chinese sculpture placed great emphasis on relief techniques. The Song‑dynasty treatise “Yingzao Fashi” records three terms—“tidi toutu,” “tidi yin qi,” and “tidi qi tu”—which respectively describe three distinct relief methods. The floral relief pieces created for this event will serve as excellent decorative accents, whether hung in the home or in a vehicle.

The dried‑flower round fan takes naturally air‑dried flora as its soul, capturing the timeless beauty of roses, daisies, baby’s breath, and more on its simple, elegant surface. The delicate veins of each petal are vividly rendered—soft hues like rosy pink or pale goose yellow, or rich shades of deep crimson and indigo—creating a poetic tableau that fits snugly in the palm. With each gentle sway, it seems to carry the earthy fragrance of plants long preserved by time, exuding a light, graceful elegance steeped in classical charm.

The exhibition is still on display—everyone is welcome to come and check it out!

(1) “Appreciation of Ancient Anti-Corruption Couplets: The Chapter on Upholding Integrity” — A Special Exhibition on Studying and Promoting the Spirit of the CPC Central Committee’s Eight-Point Decision on Improving Party and Government Conduct

Location: Yumingtang Square

Time: May 1 to May 17

(2) “Tang Xianzu, the Sage of Eastern Drama”

Location: Jinta County Museum, Gansu Province

Time: April 25 to July 25

During the May Day holiday, our museum screened the opera documentary “Kunqu Opera: Six Centuries—An Immortal Legend” in the lecture hall on the third floor of Yumingtang. The film traces the “past and present lives” of Tang Xianzu’s celebrated masterpiece, “The Peony Pavilion.” Born at the zenith of Kunqu opera, “The Peony Pavilion” has become an enduring masterpiece of Chinese literature and drama. Like England’s great literary giant William Shakespeare, Tang Xianzu is universally regarded as one of the world’s greatest dramatists. The legendary tale of Kunqu, nurtured by this art form, ultimately transcends Kunqu itself, providing a treasure trove of quintessential works that have sustained and advanced Chinese opera, while also becoming a precious spiritual legacy for the Chinese people—and indeed, for all humanity. The staging of the youth‑oriented version of “The Peony Pavilion” moves today’s audiences to tears, evoking a dream from four centuries ago; the profound emotions conveyed in the play transcend political differences, social divides, generational gaps, and the passage of time. Generation after generation of Chinese, even as they mourn the fleeting beauty of spring, still sigh softly: “A love as splendid as blossoms, years that flow like water.”

Our museum has created four playful seals inspired by Tang Xianzu’s “Four Dreams of Linchuan,” which are offered free of charge to visitors as part of a stamp‑collecting activity. This allows guests to take home a cherished memento of the “Four Dreams” after their visit, savoring its timeless charm.