Anji Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall

　　Wu Changshuo (1844–1927), whose given names were Jun and Junqing, courtesy name Changshuo, and sobriquets included Fulu, Kutie, and Dalong, was a native of Anji County, Zhejiang Province. Born in old China during a time of great hardship, Wu experienced warfare and displacement in his youth, enduring countless dangers. In middle age, he lived in straitened circumstances described as “gazing at the sky in hunger,” and his life was marked by adversity. Yet it was precisely this life experience that laid the foundation for the depth, breadth, and richness of his art. The era forged this giant and erected a monument in the history of Chinese art, exerting a profound influence on later generations.

　　To commemorate this outstanding artist, the people of his hometown built the Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall in 1986 on the eastern side of Dibu Town, Anji County. In 1998, the new building of the Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall was put into use. Located within Changshuo Park, the new hall blends harmoniously with its surroundings.

　　The memorial hall has a total exhibition area of 600 square meters. The second floor hosts the “Wu Changshuo Life Photo Exhibition” and the “Wu Changshuo Works Exhibition,” while the first floor serves as a temporary exhibition space for various types of displays. The museum houses Wu Changshuo’s calligraphy, paintings, seals, poetry, letters, personal belongings, as well as works by his descendants, disciples, and renowned contemporary artists. The memorial hall has also published collections such as the “Collected Works of Wu Changshuo in the Museum” and “Wu Changshuo.”

　　Together with the Wu Changshuo Former Residence, the Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall serves as a window for external exchange and a base for patriotic education in Anji County.

　　

　　Wu Changshuo (1844~1927)　　Wu Changshuo (August 1, 1844 – November 29, 1927), originally named Jun and also known as Junqing, courtesy name Changshuo, with other sobriquets including Cangshi and Cangshi, was widely known by various aliases, the most common being Cangshuo, Laocang, Laofou, Kutie, Dalong, Fadaoren, and Shizunzhe. He was a native of Zhangwu Village, Xiaofeng County, Zhejiang Province (now Zhangwu Village, Anji County, Huzhou City). A renowned traditional Chinese painter, calligrapher, and seal engraver during the late Qing and early Republican periods, he was a representative of the “Later Shanghai School” and the first president of the Xiling Seal Art Society in Hangzhou. Together with Ren Bonian, Pu Hua, and Xugu, he was known as one of the “Four Great Masters of the Late Qing Shanghai School.” He excelled in “poetry, calligraphy, painting, and seal engraving,” integrating epigraphy with these arts, and was hailed as the “Foremost Master of Stone Drum Script Calligraphy” and a “literati…” Details+