Wang Luobin Music Art Museum

Wang Luobin Music Art Museum

In 1939, Wang Luobin came to Qinghai and taught at Kunlun Middle School in Xining, Qinghai. The boundless Gobi Desert, towering snow-capped mountains, vast grasslands, azure lakes, flocks of livestock, and solitary herders inspired boundless emotion and creative passion in Wang Luobin. In the spring of 1940, while filming "Long Live the Nation" on the Golden and Silver Beach Grassland in Qinghai with film director Zheng Junli, Wang Luobin created the immortal work "In That Faraway Place." This song captivated the hearts of the Chinese people and brought Western folk songs to the world. More than 50 of the over 1,000 classic musical works collected and compiled by Wang Luobin during his lifetime were created on the Golden and Silver Beach Grassland in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai.

To honor the great national music artist and promote Western culture, in 2009, the People’s Government of Haibei Prefecture built the Wang Luobin Music Art Museum on the Golden and Silver Beach Grassland. During the museum's construction, Wang Luobin’s family members, close friends, witnesses to his will, the lawyer executing his will, and scholars researching Wang Luobin’s music art all provided strong support.

Museum Overview:

The Wang Luobin Music Art Museum was grandly opened on June 30, 2009, in Haibei Prefecture. The museum displays a large collection of photos and artifacts related to Wang Luobin, as well as over 200 song and opera manuscripts from different periods. It is the largest museum in China dedicated to showcasing Wang Luobin’s music culture and Western music. The main exhibition hall consists of five sections: "Journey to the Musical Holy Land," "Vibrant Blooms in the Musical Holy Land," "Unwavering Musical Pursuit," "Messenger of Western Music," and "Endless Musical Bonds." Over 700 precious photos and manuscripts bear witness to history’s respect and admiration for this Chinese national artist. This museum is the largest memorial site in China that centrally presents Wang Luobin’s music culture and Western music art.

The museum covers a construction area of 1,321.37 square meters, with two floors, and has an overall cubic design. The front features a memorial wall shaped like a notepad, highlighting how the world-famous song "In That Faraway Place" traveled from the Golden and Silver Beach Grassland to the world.

The overall layout of the museum consists of four main parts: a multifunctional hall, a VIP hall, an interactive audiovisual room, and the main exhibition hall.

Multifunctional Hall: The first floor of the memorial features an 80-seat multifunctional cinema hall with a construction area of 264 square meters, used for screening documentaries, feature films, and stage plays about the Golden and Silver Beach and Wang Luobin, all with strong thematic and visual appeal.

VIP Hall: The first floor of the memorial includes a VIP hall with a construction area of 46 square meters.

Interactive Audiovisual Room: The audience interaction area in the main exhibition hall consists of five sections: "Journey to the Musical Holy Land," "Vibrant Blooms in the Musical Holy Land," "Unwavering Musical Pursuit," "Messenger of Western Music," and "Endless Musical Bonds."

Location: No. 26, Yuanzi Road, Xihai Town, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Ticket Information: 50 RMB; children under 1.1 meters tall are admitted free of charge; seniors aged 70 and above are admitted free of charge with a senior citizen ID.

Opening Hours: 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM

Information Source: Xining Municipal People’s Government

Gathering the treasures of folk music, passing on the peerless melodies of heaven and earth

Wang Luobin, known as the “Father of Chinese Folk Songs,” a master musician of his generation, completed his final journey on March 14, 1996.

History leaves behind memories and recollections. Yet, history will forever remember this musician who devoted half a century to the land of the northwest. A lifelong lover of music, Wang Luobin dedicated his heart and soul, as well as the most brilliant years of his life, to the collection, organization, creation, and dissemination of Chinese ethnic music culture.

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