Shanghang County Museum

Shanghang County Museum

The Shanghang County Museum was established in November 1975. It utilizes the provincial-level cultural relic protection unit “Former Residence of Comrade Mao Zedong – Linjiang Tower” as its office location and auxiliary exhibition space. It is a museum dedicated to social history and revolutionary commemoration. The museum is a publicly owned institution under the Shanghang County Bureau of Culture, Sports, and Publishing, and currently houses a collection of 4,730 cultural relics, with a staff of seven officially appointed personnel.

The museum is responsible for the protection, promotion, and scientific research of cultural relics across the county. It features a permanent exhibition titled “The Revolutionary History of the People of Shanghang.” Special thematic exhibitions include “Mao Zedong’s Nine Visits to Shanghang,” “Shanghang’s Military and Civilians During the War of Resistance Against Japan,” “Revolutionary Leaders in Shanghang,” “The Nanchang Uprising Troops in Shanghang,” “Taiwan, the Treasure Island of the Motherland, in My Heart,” and “Affection for the Old Revolutionary Base – Exhibition of Cultural Relics Donated by Some Veteran Comrades from Shanghang.” These exhibitions are open to the public year-round. On average, the museum receives 30,000 visitors annually.

Over the past thirty-plus years since its establishment, professionals at the museum have published more than 30 research-worthy academic papers in domestic and international publications, as well as at the central, provincial, municipal, and county levels, including over 20 at the municipal and county levels. The museum has also participated in the writing and publication of books such as “The Revolutionary History of the People of Shanghang,” “Shanghang’s Martyrs,” “Fu Baicui,” “A Record of Shanghang’s She Ethnic Talents,” “The Annals of Shanghang County,” “The Cultural Relics Atlas of China – Shanghang Volume,” “The Sons and Daughters of Western Fujian in the War of Liberation,” and “Wildflowers on the Battlefield.” Museum Director Lei Xiaohua has published a monograph titled “Vast River and Sky.” In addition, Deputy Director Huang Zhuyan was honored as a National Advanced Individual in the Cultural and Museum System in 1985, and cultural relics security officer Qiu Shuichang was recognized as a National Advanced Worker in Cultural Relics Protection.

The museum houses an artifacts room, a reference materials room, a publicity and reception room, and a security room.

Opening hours: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM daily (3:00 PM – 6:00 PM in summer)

Further reading:

· National Second-Class Museum of China