Opening time of Wu Tongjia’s Former Residence Memorial Hall in 2021
The Wu Tongjia Former Residence Memorial Hall is located in Hailing, Taizhou. It was officially opened on the morning of January 29, 2021. The construction of the memorial hall is an important step in restoring the style of the historical and cultural district. There are many exhibits in the memorial hall and they are very precious. Let’s learn more about them below. The opening time of the Wu Tongjia Former Residence Memorial Hall in 2021
The Wu Tongjia Former Residence Memorial Hall was officially opened on the morning of January 29, 2021.
Sun Qun, Secretary of the District Party Committee, delivered a speech at the ceremony. He said that the completion of the memorial hall of Wu Tongjia’s former residence is an important step in restoring the style of the historical and cultural district in Hailing and a key step in upgrading the "North Gate". It is also a benchmark for promoting "urban construction of beautiful areas" and improving the quality of the city.
Hailing will dig into Wu Tongjia’s integrity, further collect historical materials, enrich the collection, and comprehensively improve the level and grade of exhibitions; make good use of the educational function of the memorial hall, tell the “Wu Tongjia story” well, and build the memorial hall into It is an important place to cultivate patriotic sentiments and cultivate moral sentiments; promote the cultural brand of Hailing District, continue to polish the Hailing cultural identity, amplify the cultural brand effect, and create a new tourism landmark in Taizhou. Character profile
Wu Tongjia (1862-1929), also known as Di Xuan, was a famous Mingxian in Taizhou in the late Qing Dynasty. He passed the Jinshi examination when he was less than 18 years old, and served as a lecturer at the Hanlin Academy. Examiners in Shanxi, Henan, Guizhou, Guangdong and other places. In the 30th year of Guangxu's reign, he was appointed as the academic envoy of Anhui Province and transferred to the official envoy, and soon he was actually appointed as the academic envoy. After returning to Taizhou in his later years, he changed his name to "Weitang" and benefited the people with his outstanding medical skills. He lived a very frugal life. After his death, his family only had a few clothes and a few books. He left many good stories among the people of Taizhou. Wu Style Exhibition Hall
In the "Wu Style" exhibition hall, this couplet written by humanities scholar Mr. Wu Weichun profoundly summarizes Wu Tongjia's life story.
There is a huge stone seal in the exhibition hall, which was carved by the famous seal carver Mr. Wang Kai. The material used is Qingtian stone, one of the four famous stones. This seal is 96 centimeters high and weighs more than 200 kilograms. The sides are engraved with two quatrains by Wu Tongjia. This is the largest seal among all kinds of exhibitions in Jiangsu, and it can be called "the first seal in Jiangsu".
In the exhibition hall, there is a double-sided fan with two poems by Dong Qichang, a late Ming calligrapher and painter, written by Wu Tongjia himself. Each fan bone of this fan is made of agarwood, which is very precious.
The museum displays a large number of objects, pictures, scrolls, and sculptures, which truly and systematically introduces Wu Tongjia's life. Hailing Culture
Wu Tongjia participated in the establishment of the Chinese Studies Research Society in 1922. The Chinese Studies Research Society was located in the county library at that time. Its main responsibility was to guide students to read and study useful knowledge for world affairs.
Most of the exhibits currently on display in the Chinese Studies Museum are works by members of the Chinese Studies Research Society. Deep Love in Sangzi
Wu Tongjia’s former residence was restored and placed on the last second floor (the original site of his ancestral home) according to the records of literary and historical experts.
The former residence was built in the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. It has blue bricks and black tiles, hard mountain roofs, and a bungalow with a building behind it. The front is low and the back is high. It has the characteristics of the times. After renovation, it has become a landmark of the old city in the north of the city. architecture.
The real situation of the year was taken into consideration when decorating the museum, and the furniture of the early and mid-Qing Dynasty was used to present it. It is divided into the main room, bedrooms, and study rooms. There are calligraphy and painting works by the predecessors of the Qing Dynasty, as well as some of Wu Tongjia himself. real thing.