Notice | Temporary Closure of the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou City

Dear Visitors: Due to equipment maintenance and safety inspections in the park, the facility will be temporarily closed for one day on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. Thank you for your support and understanding!

The Twenty-Four Solar Terms at the Soup House | Great Cold

Da Han is the last of the twenty-four solar terms. It occurs when the Big Dipper points to the constellation Chǒu and the Sun reaches a celestial longitude of 300°, typically around January 20 on the Gregorian calendar. Like Xiao Han, Da Han marks the degree of cold; it signifies that the weather has reached its most extreme chill.

Public Notice of Recruitment Results for Docents at the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou City, 2024

Fuzhou City Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall In accordance with the Recruitment Plan for Museum (Memorial Hall) Docents, and under the guidance and supervision of the competent authorities, following preliminary review and interviews, the list of newly hired personnel is hereby announced as follows: Zhou Miao The above-mentioned candidates have been evaluated comprehensively and found to meet the recruitment requirements. They are now subject to public notice from January 15 to January 21, 2024. Should you have any objections, please promptly bring them to our attention. Contact telephone: 0794–8220300 Fuzhou City Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall January 15, 2024 – END –

Appreciation of a Fine Article | Discourse Analysis of “Intangible Cultural Heritage”–Themed Exhibitions

The discourse of intangible cultural heritage (hereafter “ICH”) has now been widely integrated into the scope of museum work, aligning with both the theory and practice of the museum sector. Over the years, exhibition narratives centered on ICH have exhibited certain tendencies toward typification and homogenization, giving rise to relatively stable professional conventions. To critically reflect on this state of affairs, it may be necessary to shift the focus from the technical dimensions of practice to a more theoretical level, returning to the contexts in which such discourses emerge for analysis.

Appreciation of a Fine Essay | A “Cool” Reflection on the Museum’s “Hot” Appeal

At present, the growing popularity of museums shows no sign of slowing, with in-person visits and virtual “cloud tours” becoming a new form of social interaction for young people. Take the National Museum of China as an example: in 2022, it welcomed over 1.6 million visitors, nearly 40% of whom were aged 19 to 35. Data indicate that during this year’s National Day holiday, domestic museum tourism surged by more than fourfold compared with the previous period, with Generation Z emerging as the backbone of museum‑going. Why are young people increasingly drawn to museums?

Appreciation of a Fine Article | Methods for Shaping and Approaches to Constructing Emotional Affordances in Virtual Museums

Emotional Affordances of Virtual Museums: A Case Study of the London Science Museum’s Online Resource “Objects and Stories” — Jiang Han [Abstract]