2024 New Year’s Day Event Preview | The Spring Festival ushers in splendor, and the Year of the Dragon marks a new chapter.

As 2024 is about to begin, the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou City has meticulously prepared New Year’s Day events and a New Year exhibition, inviting you to join us!

Lecture Announcement | Tang Xianzu and the Four Dreams of Linchuan: Toward a Global Perspective on Tang Xianzu Studies

Major Event Highlights | Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival, National Day Family‑Friendly Creative Show, “The Four Dreams of Linchuan” Opera Performance—Eight Days of Nonstop Festive Fun

Flowers bloom in full, the moon shines bright, and families gather together—what a joyous time in this golden autumn! This year’s Mid-Autumn and National Day holiday spans a full eight days—have you decided where to go yet? To enrich the festive cultural life of both visiting tourists and local residents, and to support the “Cultural Fuzhou: The Ship of Dreams” brand campaign, our museum is presenting a series of special events—come join us! Mooncakes, lanterns, graffiti, plaster dolls… a dazzling array of hands‑on crafts awaits. During the holiday, savor Zixi bread, and enjoy three consecutive nights of performances of the Xiuhe Gaocang rendition of “The Four Dreams of Linchuan.” With nonstop highlights every day of this eight‑day break, there’s something for everyone. If you love museums and are passionate about traditional opera and handmade crafts, or if you’d like to bring your little ones along for a fun parent‑child activity, our festive programs are not to be missed!

Event Preview | Qixi Festival: Handcrafted Fans and Praying for Good Fortune

The Qixi Festival, also known as the Double Seventh Festival, the Weaving Maid’s Festival, or the Daughters’ Festival, is a traditional folk holiday in China, centered on prayers for blessings, the pursuit of skillful craftsmanship, and love. Originating from star‑worship, the festival evolved over time to become associated with the beautiful legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. According to tradition, on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet atop the Magpie Bridge in the sky. Since then, it has come to symbolize romantic love and is regarded as China’s most romantically charged traditional festival.

Event Announcement | The “Fragrant Zongzi Leaves, Crafting Dragon Boats” event is waiting for you to join!

The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanyang Festival, the Dragon‑Boat Festival, the Double Fifth Festival, or the Tianzhong Festival, is a major folk holiday that combines ancestral rites and worship of the gods, prayers for good fortune and warding off evil, festive celebrations, and culinary traditions. Originating in the veneration of natural celestial phenomena, it evolved from ancient dragon‑worship rituals. During the midsummer days of the fifth lunar month, the seven stars of the Azure Dragon ascend to the central southern sky, occupying the most “righteous and balanced” position of the year—just as the fifth line of the Qian hexagram in the I Ching states: “The flying dragon is in the heavens.” Thus, the Dragon Boat Festival is regarded as an auspicious day when the dragon soars in the sky, and dragon imagery and dragon‑boat culture have remained integral to its enduring heritage. According to legend, Qu Yuan, a poet of the Chu state during the Warring States period, drowned himself in the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month; since then, the festival has also been observed as a commemoration of his sacrifice.

Event Announcement | Colorful Easter Eggs with Childlike Creativity—Celebrating Children’s Day Joyfully

With childlike innocence still intact, “June 1st” is a day to celebrate childhood. Children are the future of our nation and the hope of our people. Creating a nurturing family, supportive social environment, and conducive learning conditions—so that they may grow up healthy, joyful, and happy—has long been a shared goal across the globe. The annual “International Children’s Day,” observed on June 1st, is a special holiday dedicated entirely to children.