Shaoshan Mao Zedong Memorial Hall

Shaoshan Mao Zedong Memorial Hall

The memorial hall of Mao Zedong's former residence in Shaoshan is located in shaoshanchong, Shaoshan City, Hunan Province. The former residence of Mao Zedong is the place where Mao Zedong was born and his youth lived. Mao Zedong Memorial Hall includes: former residence of Mao Zedong, former site of Nan'an private school where Mao Zedong studied in his youth, Tomb of Mao Zedong's parents, Mao's ancestral hall, Mao Zhen's ancestral hall, Mao Jian's ancestral hall and other historical sites and memorial buildings. At the same time, it collects, studies, displays and publicizes cultural relics and materials reflecting Mao Zedong's life and thoughts. The collection of more than 60000 cultural relics and materials, and more than 1000 famous calligraphy and paintings, is an important base for the study of Mao Zedong's life and thought. The memorial hall is mainly composed of life exhibition area and special exhibition area (i.e. heritage Hall). It is used to hold the life exhibition of Mao Zedong in China, the exhibition of the remains of Comrade Mao Zedong, the revolutionary family of Comrade Mao Zedong and other special exhibitions, as well as relevant temporary exhibitions. It reflects Mao Zedong's brilliant life course from his determination to save the country, seeking truth to transforming China and the world It systematically shows the great achievements of Mao Zedong and the scientific system of Mao Zedong thought.

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Layout of Memorial Hall

The plaque on the front door of the memorial hall is engraved with the golden characters in Deng Xiaoping's handwriting: "Shaoshan Comrade Mao Zedong Memorial Hall".

Founded in 1964, the memorial hall is open to the outside world, including the former site group, life exhibition area and special exhibition area. The life exhibition area was transformed and officially opened to the outside world in 2013, the 120th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Mao Zedong.

The white marble statue (sculpture) of Mao Zedong in the preface hall was created by Liu Lin, a famous sculptor. It shows the glorious image of Mao Zedong as a politician, thinker and people's leader before and after the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The oil painting "Oriental red" on the background of the sculpture was created by the famous painter Li Ru. It expresses the theme that Mao Zedong's brilliant achievements are the same with mountains and rivers, the same with the sun and the moon. The ceiling marble five-star lamp on the top means that the great Savior and the stars are facing the sun. The front walls on the left and right sides are engraved with two poems in Mao Zedong's handwriting "Qilu · to Shaoshan" and "Qilu · Long March". On the left side of the hall are Mao Zedong's group photos with teachers and students of Shaoshan school when he returned to Shaoshan in 1959. On the right side are Mao Zedong's group photos when he met young friends from Asian, African and Latin American countries in 1959. These are two photos that people call "can hear laughter".

The memorial hall covers eight scenic spots, including the former residence of Mao Zedong, the tomb of Mao Zedong's parents, the former site of Mao Zedong's private school - Nan'an, Mao's ancestral hall, Mao Jian's ancestral hall, Mao Zhen's ancestral hall and the statue of Mao Zedong in his youth.

Architectural features

Located about 500 meters to the south of Mao Zedong's former residence, the memorial is a cement brick wood mixed structure. According to the instruction of Tao Zhu, the first Secretary of the Central South Bureau of the CPC Central Committee at that time, the design principle of the memorial is: "rural appearance, urban content". According to this principle, the whole building creatively combines Hunan rural farmhouse style with Suzhou garden style, integrating solemnity, simplicity and beauty. The white powder wall, sparse inner garden, bright single corridor, small bridge, rockery and garden pavilion give people a feeling of entering the palace of revolutionary traditional education and art.

Exhibition in the Museum

There are eight rooms in the museum, reflecting Mao Zedong's achievements in life and struggle from his youth and youth to his death in 1976. In addition, there are three special exhibition rooms: "Comrade Mao Zedong's revolutionary family", "Shaoshan scenery and people's thinking" and "international friends in Shaoshan".

The museum collects more than 10000 cultural relics, materials and photos about Mao Zedong's life and Shaoshan people's revolutionary struggle, and more than 400 first-class products. Among them are the bed Mao Zedong slept in when he was young, the book of songs and the Analects of Confucius he had read, the diary of he Erkang, which reflected Mao Zedong's peasant movement in Shaoshan in 1925, Liu Shaoyun, a student of the Second Military Academy of the National Revolutionary Army, who listened to Mao Zedong's speech "analysis of all classes in Chinese society" and the records engraved in 1941, including the date of Mao Zedong's birth and "hongzhongsi" In addition, there are treasures such as "Shaoshan Mao's Genealogy" commented by "Guo Er forgets his family".

In front of the memorial hall, there used to be a pond on the left and right. In front of the hall is a large square. On the top of the gate is engraved the golden characters written in Deng Xiaoping's handwriting: "Shaoshan Mao Zedong Memorial Hall". Entrance is a spacious hall, in front of the hall, a tall 2. The 67 meter statue of Mao Zedong, weighing more than 3 tons, stands in front of the red tent. Mao Zedong is dressed in a windbreaker, holding his military cap in his left hand and waving his right hand forward. Along a corridor full of flowers, we approach the preface hall, where pictures of the six revolutionary memorial sites are displayed in turn, namely Shaoshan, Mao Zedong's former residence, the site of the first National Congress of Shanghai, Huangyangjie, the site of Zunyi Conference, Yan'an and Tiananmen. It shows people the historical process of Chinese revolution. In the center of the preface hall, a model of Shaoshan mountains and waters is displayed. The 210 square kilometers of Shaoshan mountains are concentrated in the model. From the preface hall, you can go up the steps, cross the rockery, and walk along the corridor to the reception room, where a huge bronze statue of Mao Zedong stands against the wall. Further east to the upstairs, the three courtyards are arranged in the shape of Pinyin. On the opposite corner of the atrium, there are two small courtyards. The South courtyard is a terrace, which is different from the lower building. The light here is dim. It is the two treasure houses in the Memorial Museum: the exhibition of Mao Zedong's relics and the former residence of Zhongnanhai. In the hall of the north courtyard, there is a gray car lying quietly. The sign says: the car Mao Zedong returned to Shaoshan in June 1959. Now it has become a precious historical relic. To the East, it is the deepest part of the memorial hall. A yard more than ten meters long and seven or eight meters wide is connected with Mao Zedong Cultural Relics warehouse and Mao Zedong library. There are two exhibition halls in the yard: Shaoshan scenery nairensi and international friends in Shaoshan. Among them are the photos, inscriptions and original gifts of famous people at home and abroad visiting Shaoshan.

The development of Memorial Hall

Since its opening in 1964, the memorial has received more than 50 million visitors, including more than 70 party and state leaders and more than 100000 foreign guests from more than 140 countries and regions on five continents. General Secretary Jiang Zemin visited the museum twice. In April 1983, Deng Xiaoping inscribed a plaque for the memorial hall. On July 1, 1993, Comrade Hu Jintao visited the memorial hall. Now, the memorial hall has become one of the 100 outstanding patriotism education bases in China, and has become an ideal place for millions of people to remember Mao Zedong's great achievements and appreciate the lofty spirit and style of the Oriental giant.

In November 1990, the general office of the CPC Central Committee approved the transfer of more than 5000 Mao Zedong relics from Zhongnanhai, Beijing, to Shaoshan Mao Zedong Memorial Hall for preservation. Among the relics are the longniu seal, which is designated as a national first-class cultural relic; the watch that Guo Moruo sent to Chongqing for negotiation; the pajamas that have been worn for decades and 73 patches, as well as Mao Zedong's family bills and recipes.

In 2003, in order to celebrate the 110th anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong's birth, the Shaoshan Memorial Hall of Comrade Mao Zedong was renovated. There are 12 exhibition halls, including eight exhibition halls for the life and achievements of Mao Zedong in China, and four exhibition halls for special exhibitions: Exhibition of Mao Zedong's relics and six martyrs of Mao Zedong's family. The exhibition hall makes full use of sound, light, electricity, multimedia and other forms to highlight the display theme. During the visit, the audience can participate in the scene display, with a strong sense of interaction.

Closed renovation

According to the spirit of the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Hunan provincial Party Committee on August 24, 2012, the life exhibition area of Shaoshan Comrade Mao Zedong Memorial Hall is scheduled to be closed for renovation on October 8, 2012 and reopened to the outside world on December 26, 2013.

The life exhibition area of Shaoshan Mao Zedong Memorial Hall was founded in 1964. It has been 48 years and has received nearly 70 million visitors from home and abroad. It has played a great role in understanding Chairman Mao Zedong's life, achievements and personality.

The main design of the transformation of Shengsheng exhibition area is completed by Hunan Architectural Design Institute. The principle of combination of preservation and transformation is adopted. The overall style will still maintain the characteristics of garden architecture and be built according to the mountain trend, so that the new exhibition area after transformation will not only retain the historical sense of the original building, but also meet the functional requirements of modern exhibition opening. After the transformation, the exhibition area of the Memorial Hall's life will reach more than 5000 square meters, and the basic display "China has a Mao Zedong" will be launched.

During the closing period of the life exhibition area of Shaoshan Mao Zedong Memorial Hall, the special exhibition area will be open as usual.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused to you during the closing period. Thank you for your understanding and support. May you continue to pay attention to Shaoshan Mao Zedong Memorial Hall

Best travel time

Shaoshan Comrade Mao Zedong Memorial Hall is an indoor scenic spot, which is less affected by the weather. It is located in Shaoshan area. Shaoshan is located in the subtropical humid climate zone, with four distinct seasons, cold in winter and hot in summer, long hot period in summer and short cold period. Shaoshan is suitable for tourism all the year round. The best season is from March to October.

geographical position

Address: Shaoshan scenic spot, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province.

Address: Fengshan, Chongyin, Shaoshan City, Hunan Province

Longitude: 112.49160210466

Latitude: 27.905246530334

Tel: 0731-55685157

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