Good News | The Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou City Has Been Accredited as a National Level-III Museum

On December 21, the China Museum Association announced the list of museums graded in the fourth batch, which included the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou City, designated as a National Level-III Museum.

Closure Notice

Notice: On Thursday, December 3, the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall will be closed in the morning for equipment maintenance and will reopen as usual in the afternoon. Please be advised. Thank you for your cooperation. Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall, Fuzhou City December 2, 2020

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

To fully leverage the educational and promotional roles of museums and memorial halls, to promote China’s fine traditional culture, and to 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 Fifth Primary School in Guangchang County to carry out a mobile exhibition‑on‑campus outreach program, enabling the school’s teachers and students to experience Fuzhou’s time‑honored history and culture right at their doorstep.

The “China Overseas Chinese International Cultural Exchange Base” was officially unveiled at the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall.

On the afternoon of November 6, the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou City solemnly held the unveiling ceremony for the “China Overseas Chinese International Cultural Exchange Base.” Attending the event were Luo Lido, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Federation of Overseas Chinese; Liu Zhonghua, Vice Chairman of the Fuzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese Revolutionary Committee and Vice Chairman of the Fuzhou Municipal Political Consultative Conference; Fu Fang, a second-level researcher in the Department of Cultural Exchange and Information Dissemination of the Provincial Federation of Overseas Chinese; Zheng Yule, a member of the Party Leadership Group and full-time Vice Chairman of the Fuzhou Municipal Federation of Overseas Chinese; Wang Leyong, an overseas committee member of the Fuzhou Municipal Federation of Overseas Chinese and Executive Vice President of the UAE China Peaceful Unification Promotion Association; as well as leaders from various relevant departments. The unveiling ceremony was chaired by Rao Fang, Director of the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou City.

Exhibition | Social Sciences Public Awareness Week and Bringing Exhibitions to Campus

To further promote ideological and cultural outreach on campus and to advance the popularization of social sciences in the new era, the Fuzhou Museum, the Wang Anshi Memorial Hall, and the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall have fully leveraged their educational and publicity roles, consciously shouldering the mission of “upholding the banner, rallying the people, cultivating new generations, revitalizing culture, and enhancing our image.” On the afternoon of November 4, 2020, during Social Sciences Popularization Week, the three institutions jointly organized a social‑science outreach event at Fuzhou No. 7 Middle School, themed “Bringing Exhibitions to Campus.” By drawing on traditional Chinese culture, they sought to enrich the spiritual lives of teachers and students and strengthen the moral and cultural resilience of today’s youth.

Call for the Collection of Cultural Relics

Ming‑dynasty dramatist Tang Xianzu is one of the hundred cultural luminaries recognized by UNESCO and a world‑renowned cultural giant. To promote theatrical culture and carry forward Chinese civilization, Fuzhou City in Jiangxi Province—Tang’s hometown—has been steadily building the Tang Xianzu cultural brand. The slogan “Fuzhou: A Place of Dreams and Drama” has earned growing acclaim. In order to present to the public Tang Xianzu’s illustrious life and artistic achievements from every angle, the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall of Fuzhou City hereby issues an open call for collecting items related to Tang Xianzu, as well as for information leading to such collections. We earnestly appeal to all sectors of society for their strong support. Details are announced as follows: I. Scope of Collection: 1. Works—Tang Xianzu’s…