Social Sciences Popularization Week Series Event | The Exhibition on Diligence and Integrity Arrives at Fuzhou Vocational and Technical College

As an ancient prefecture in the Jiangyou region, Fuzhou boasts a long history and a profound cultural heritage. It has been home to numerous renowned scholars and eminent statesmen—such as Yan Shu, Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong, and Tang Xianzu—each of whom left behind a rich legacy of spiritual and cultural wealth. To promote the “Cultural Fuzhou: The Vessel of Dreams” brand, enhance the influence of the city’s outstanding cultural traditions, and strengthen collaboration between museums and educational institutions, from October 12 to 13, the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall, the Wang Anshi Memorial Hall, and the Fuzhou Municipal Museum jointly organized a Social Sciences Popularization Week. The event brought a thematic exhibition on diligence and integrity directly to first-year students at Fuzhou Vocational and Technical College, laying a solid foundation for their new campus life and sowing the seeds of a culture of diligence and integrity.

Tang Xianzu’s Story | Setting High Ambitions in Youth

At the age of fourteen, Tang Xianzu entered the county school. The county school was the traditional institution where students prepared for the civil-service examinations; candidates were admitted only after passing the preliminary tongshi examination, which prepared them for higher-level tests. This was called “entering the school” or “enrolling,” and also referred to as ru pan (literally “entering the pond,” a classical metaphor for joining the scholarly community). Students were known as xiangsheng or shengyuan, commonly called xiucai; a xiucai could sit for the juren examination, and a juren could advance to the jinshi examination. In the year before he entered the county school, Tang Xianzu had already begun studying under Mr. Xu Liangfu in the city of Fuzhou and had won his teacher’s esteem.

Tang Xianzu Stories | A Serendipitous Encounter Leads to Honored Guests – Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall, Fuzhou City: A Digital Memorial Hall

In his hometown of Fuzhou, many tales circulate about Tang Xianzu in his youth, each one revealing his wit and extraordinary talent. One such story, well known even to women and children, is that of him dodging the rain. The tale goes:

Mid-Autumn and National Day Holiday | Notice of Opening for the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall

In this season when the sweet fragrance of osmanthus fills the air, we are about to celebrate the 74th anniversary of our motherland. In 2023, National Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival fall exceptionally close together,

Event Information: The “Yu Ming Xin Xiang” Tang Xianzu Culture “Four-Pronged Outreach” Initiative Arrives at the High-tech Zone Fire and Rescue Brigade

To implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on supporting the military and families of service members in the new era, and to fully leverage the memorial hall’s roles in social service and cultural dissemination, our institution visited the High-tech Zone Fire and Rescue Detachment on September 20 to conduct public education activities.

Event Information | A Joint Exhibition by Three Museums Arrives at Fuzhou Vocational and Technical College

Fuzhou boasts a long and illustrious history of urban development and has been home to many renowned scholars and eminent statesmen, including Yan Shu, Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong, and Tang Xianzu, endowing it with a profoundly rich cultural heritage. To promote the “Cultural Fuzhou: The Vessel of Dreams” brand, celebrate the region’s outstanding cultural traditions, and fully leverage the educational and outreach roles of museums and memorial halls, while strengthening collaboration between cultural institutions and schools, on September 19, the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall, the Wang Anshi Memorial Hall, and the Fuzhou City Museum jointly visited Fuzhou Vocational and Technical College to bring exhibitions onto campus.