Xinyu Fu Baoshi Memorial Hall

Xinyu Fu Baoshi Memorial Hall

The Xinyu Fu Baoshi Memorial Hall was officially opened to the public on October 8, 2004, after renovation. The renovation project commenced on March 15, 2004. The site covers a total area of 12 mu, with a building floor space of 2,400 square meters. The renovated memorial hall includes one foyer, three exhibition halls, and one multi-functional hall. The display area spans nearly 700 square meters, with an exhibition route over 400 meters long. The “Fu Baoshi Life and Art Exhibition” in the museum is divided into three sections: “The Path of Art,” “Love for the Homeland,” and “Fu Baoshi’s Works and Writings.”

Fu Baoshi (1904–1965), courtesy name Qingyuan, registered name Fu Zhongzhou, commonly known as Changsheng or Ruilin, was born in Zhangtang Village, Beigang Township, Yushui District, Xinyu City. His father, Fu Juhe, and mother, Madam Xu, lived in poverty and moved to Nanchang, where they made a living by repairing umbrellas.

Fu Baoshi was born in Nanchang in 1904 and began attending private school at the age of seven. In 1913, his father passed away, and life became extremely difficult. The family survived on the meager income his mother earned by repairing umbrellas during the day and doing laundry for others at night. In 1915, when Fu Baoshi was just 11 years old, he became an apprentice at a porcelain shop and began teaching himself painting and seal carving. … More details about Fu Baoshi ++