Shanxi folk custom museum

Shanxi folk custom museum is located in the former Confucian Temple of Taiyuan. This was the site of Chongshan temple, where the Confucian temple was moved in 1882. As a Confucian temple, the main buildings such as Zhaobi, Jingting, Luoxing gate, Dacheng gate and Dacheng hall are well preserved; Dacheng hall and auxiliary hall are now used as exhibition halls. The ancient trees in the courtyard are towering, displaying the scripture buildings, stone carvings and other cultural relics collected from all over the country. At present, permanent exhibitions include Qianqiu Confucius exhibition, clothing boutique exhibition in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, cultural relics exhibition and ancient building models. In addition, there are old textbook exhibition, folk handicraft exhibition, lantern shadow spring and autumn shadow show exhibition and other theme exhibitions.

Shanxi folk custom museum

Shanxi folk custom museum, located in the Confucian Temple of Wenmiao Lane in Taiyuan City, was established on October 10, 2003, directly under the Cultural Relics Bureau of Shanxi Province. The Confucian temple was built in 1882, covering an area of 31000 square meters. The current central axis basically retains the original architectural pattern of the Confucian temple. From south to north, there are Zhaobi, liujiaoting, lingxingmen, dachengmen, dachengdian, two verandas in the East and West, and Chongshan temple. In 1996, it was listed as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit.

Development history

The Fu Confucian temple was built in the reign of emperor Tianhui (1123-1137), and the Xian Confucian temple was built in the reign of emperor Dading (1161-1189)

In 1881 (the seventh year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty), Fenshui overflowed and two Confucian temples in Xijie were destroyed.

In 1882 (the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty), Zhang Zhidong, then governor of Shanxi Province, proposed to build a new building on the ruins of Chongshan Temple destroyed by fire. It consists of pavilions, halls, gates, verandahs and ancestral halls. The former Chongshan temple is more magnificent, solemn, elegant and elegant than the original one.

In 1919 (8 years of the Republic of China), it was established as the provincial library museum. In 1927, it was renamed "Shanxi Provincial Public Education Center". During this period, the Dacheng hall dedicated to Confucius was changed into an "exhibition room for ancient gifts and musical instruments"; the majestic Dacheng gate was changed into an "auditorium lecture hall". Other temples are reading rooms, stacks, activity rooms and exhibition rooms.

In 1937, the Japanese attacked Taiyuan. After the fall of Taiyuan, the puppet Taiyuan municipal government renamed the Confucian Temple "Shanxi Xinmin Education Museum".

In 1953, after the founding of new China, it was changed into Shanxi Provincial Museum. For the protection of the Confucian temple and other reasons, the Cultural Relics Bureau of Shanxi Province built on the Confucian temple.

In 1998, the current situation of the Confucian temple in Taiyuan attracted the attention of the provincial and municipal departments concerned. The Provincial Bureau of cultural relics and other departments successively invested more than 1 million yuan in the restoration.

In 2010, the protection of Confucian temple has been gradually on the right track. Although there are many small cultural relics missing, most of the temples and cultural relics have been properly protected. At the same time, many cultural relics collected in Shanxi Province are neatly placed in the Confucian temple yard.

On March 5, 2013, the State Council announced the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units, and Taiyuan Confucian temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

In April 2020, the Institute of Archaeology of Shanxi Province was established by integrating with the former Institute of Archaeology of Shanxi Province.

Museum Activities

The exhibition area of the museum is 18000 square meters. The 21 East and West rooms and Dacheng hall are qualified to hold large-scale exhibitions. In 2004, 21 exhibitions of various cultural relics, paintings, pictures and models were held. In particular, "Fushan calligraphy exhibition and works of famous Japanese calligraphers", "Qin Jin traditional Chinese painting joint exhibition", "large scale Aerospace Model Exhibition" and "Li Keren grass calligraphy exhibition" attracted great attention and wide praise in Taiyuan. During the Spring Festival in 2005, the Museum held "Shanxi traditional arts and crafts exhibition and large-scale folk custom activities", inviting folk craftsmen to perform live, adding a bright color to the Spring Festival of the provincial capital. In 2007, we completed the basic exhibition of "Qianqiu Confucius Exhibition".

The museum has 2500 square meters of cultural relics storeroom, which can monitor the temperature and humidity artificially according to the different needs of cultural relics with different texture, providing a good protection environment for the collection and storage of all kinds of cultural relics. The museum has 36 people, including office, storage department, exhibition department, propaganda and education department, development department, security department and other departments. In 1995, it was announced as a provincial patriotism education base by Shanxi provincial Party committee and government.

architectural composition

Shanxi folk custom museum is located in the former Confucian Temple of Taiyuan. This was the site of Chongshan temple, where the Confucian temple was moved in 1882. As a Confucian temple, the main buildings such as Zhaobi, Jingting, Luoxing gate, Dacheng gate and Dacheng hall are well preserved; Dacheng hall and auxiliary hall are used as exhibition hall. Shanxi folk custom museum, located in the Confucian Temple Lane of Taiyuan City, was established in 2003. The Confucian temple was built in 1882, covering an area of 31000 square meters. The current central axis basically retains the original architectural pattern of the Confucian temple. From the south to the north, there are Zhaobi, liujiaoting, lingxingmen, dachengmen, dachengdian, East and West verandas and chongshengci, with three entrances.

History of Confucian Temple

Shanxi folk custom museum is our former Confucian temple in Taiyuan. This was the site of Chongshan temple, where the Confucian temple was moved in 1882. In 2003, Shanxi folk custom museum was established.

From south to north, Taiyuan Confucian temple has Zhaobi, liujiaojingting, lingxingmen, dachengmen, dachengdian, dongxiwei and chongshengci. The heart of the courtyard is broad and the ancient trees are towering. It has been protected to a certain extent.

As a museum, the Confucian temple has been opened to the public. The main exhibition hall is Dacheng hall and its East and West verandas. The exhibition covers the history of Shanxi, which is divided into ancient and modern parts. The whole exhibition reflects the important position of Shanxi's politics, economy, culture, military and other aspects in the history of China, and highlights the characteristics of Shanxi's people and culture, ancient construction and drama. For example, the Dacheng hall has been renovated: the tall statue of Confucius is awe inspiring, and all kinds of cultural relics are well displayed, most of which are placed in glass boxes and well protected.

Although the cultural relics in the exhibition hall are well protected, they are not ideal outside the exhibition hall. As a cultural relic storage point in Shanxi, there are a large number of Steles and small cultural relics in the courtyard of Confucian temple. These cultural relics are piled up in large quantities, but they are not classified and introduced, and there are no protection measures.

Although the Confucian temple is located in the center of the city, effective management and basically good surrounding environment have achieved certain results in the protection of the Confucian temple.

Outdoor cultural relics

Location visit information

No.40, Wenmiao lane, Yingze District, Taiyuan City

traffic

Self driving route: Taiyuan City - Fuxi Street - Fudong Street - Wuyi Road - Shangguan Lane - Wenmiao Lane - terminal.

Bus route: take bus No.102, 105 to Qiaotou Street station. Then walk to the southeast entrance of Shangma street and digongliang street.

Opening Hours

9:00-17:00

admission ticket

Ticket price: 20.0 yuan

Sometimes free tickets are offered for exhibitions.

Surrounding scenic spots or museums

Fenhe Park, Shanxi art museum, Shanxi Coal Museum, Shanxi Museum

Address: No.40, Wenmiao lane, Wuyi Road, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province

Longitude: 112.57935392394

Latitude: 37.86445307424

Tel: 0351-2029496

Traffic information: 101, 102, 105 road Wuyi East Street Station

Admission information: 30 yuan for adults, half price for students, 20% discount for off-season tickets (November March)

Opening hours: 9:00-16:00 (closed on Monday)

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