Laoshe Memorial Hall

Laoshe memorial hall is located in the newly expanded Daming Lake scenic area. It is built on the basis of the original courtyard No. 12, Xueyuan street. After walking out of the southwest gate of Daming Lake, you can turn east. The memorial hall is not big. It's an old-fashioned courtyard with a north facing south and a green brick roof, about 200 square meters. "Lao She Memorial Hall" at the gate is the handwriting of Mr. Lao She's son Shu Yi, which is more elegant. Above the gate of Laoshe memorial hall is a gold plaque with black background inscribed by Laoshe's wife Hu Qianqing, which reads "Laoshe and Jinan". The white wall inside the door is also carved with Lao She's famous work autumn in Jinan, which reminds countless people of their memories.

With the theme of Mr. Lao She's stay in Jinan, the museum displays his four-year life and literary achievements in Jinan.

Laoshe Memorial Hall

Laoshe memorial hall is located at No.19, fufu Hutong, Dengshikou West Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing. It was originally Laoshe's former residence, namely "Danshi courtyard". It is an old-fashioned courtyard in Beijing. The small black door faces east in the West. The entrance is a courtyard with only two South rooms and a courtyard facing west. It was officially opened on February 1, 1999.

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Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-16:00

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Historical evolution

Formation of former residence

On December 9, 1949, Lao she returned to Tianjin from the United States at the invitation of Premier Zhou Enlai. Two days later, he went to Beijing and was received by Premier Zhou Enlai. In April 1950, Lao she purchased an ordinary courtyard at No.10 Fengsheng Hutong (today's No.19 Fengsheng hutong), which is the site of today's Lao She Memorial Hall. Mr. Lao She has lived and worked here for 16 years. He has received Premier Zhou Enlai and the last emperor Puyi several times. He has also received Ba Jin, Cao Yu, Zhao Shuli and many other cultural celebrities. He has written 24 works, including Longxugou, teahouse, Fang Zhuzhu, and under the red flag.

On May 12, 1984, the Beijing Municipal People's government announced Laoshe's former residence as the third batch of cultural relics protection units in Beijing.

Renovation of former residence

In 1994, Mrs. Lao She and her daughter wrote a letter to Chen Xitong, Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party committee, and Li Qiyan, mayor of Beijing, proposing to donate Lao She's former residence and some of her calligraphy, paintings, and antiques to the state. At the same time, Hu is willing to donate her own works of art to the state.

In July 1997, Lao She's family donated Lao She's former residence to the state. The donation handover ceremony was held in Beijing municipal government. Jia Qinglin, Secretary of the municipal Party committee, and other municipal leaders attended the ceremony. Shan Jixiang, director of Beijing Municipal Bureau of cultural relics, and Hu Fuqing, Lao She's wife, attended the ceremony with their children.

In 1998, Beijing Municipal Bureau of cultural relics carried out the renovation of the former residence.

Four months after closing for renovation in 2014, Laoshe memorial hall was reopened to the public on August 19, 2014.

Collection

Ba Jin's letter to Hu Jianqing in his later years

Bing Xin's letter to Hu Jianqing in his later years

A letter from Zang Kejia to Hu Qianqing in his later years

Lin Fengmian's painting of wild geese in ink

Silk ground on non dark color peony axis

Black glazed sunflower wine pot

Small hardwood Kang Table

The origin of Memorial Hall

On May 18, 1998, the "preparation office for Laoshe's former residence" was set up. On June 4, 1998, the first preparation meeting for Laoshe memorial was held. After that, we entered the intense preparatory work.

On October 24, 1998, the general office of the CPC Central Committee and the general office of the State Council approved that Lao She's former residence should be transformed into a memorial hall.

On February 1, 1999, the 100th anniversary of Lao She's birth, Lao She memorial hall was officially opened to the public.

The exhibition contents of Laoshe Memorial Hall include the original display of the former residence (Beijing siheyuan), the exhibition of Laoshe's life and creation.

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Wang Zhihong

Fufu hutong is located in Donghuamen District, Dongcheng District. It is the second Hutong from west to East in the north of Dengshikou West Street. It connects dacaochang Hutong and Dengshikou West Street from north to south, with a length of more than 170 meters. It was called "kite Hutong" in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and "Fengsheng Hutong" in the Xuantong period. When the place name was reorganized in 1965, it was renamed "Fengsheng Hutong" because it had the same name as "Fengsheng Hutong" in Xicheng District.

Fengsheng Hutong No. 19, the old house number is Fengsheng Hutong No. 10. In the west of the south entrance of the Hutong, there is a courtyard with two entrances, covering an area of 500 square meters. To the east of the street gate is a "small gate building" with a wall. Inside the street gate is a "one character screen wall" built to the south of the south mountain wall of the East Chamber of the inner courtyard, blocking the two doors leading to the inner courtyard. There are two South chambers on the south side of the street gate, which are the outer courtyard. The two doors are built between the south room and the East Room of the courtyard. There are three North rooms in the courtyard, one ear room on each side of the north room, three East and West rooms and two South rooms. Although the roof of the house in the courtyard is a tiled clear water ridge, the wall is not a clear water wall from the whole brick to the top, but a wall called "four corners hard, chessboard heart", that is, the upper, lower, left and right sides of the wall are built with whole bricks, and the middle is a broken brick wall covered with gray skin.

The specifications and layout of the courtyard reveal that its original owner should be a "well-off family" with a certain cultural taste. The walls of small gate, small courtyard, "small gate building" and "four corner hard" reveal that the owner is not a rich official by any means. He has neither social status to show off nor more surplus money. The courtyard can only be adapted to local conditions, but the layout of the courtyard is standard, even quite ingenious.

The second gate is built in the southeast corner of the inner courtyard, occupying the "Xun" position of the inner courtyard; the street gate is built in the north of the east wall of the outer courtyard, and the outer courtyard is regarded as an independent courtyard sitting in the West and facing the East, also occupying the "Xun" position, which is called "normal". Xun, one of the eight trigrams, is wood, wind, and the shape of the trigram is; it is located in the southeast, and it is in late spring, meaning Jishun. "Xun" position open door in Beijing siheyuan is a rule. The outer courtyard is long and narrow, and there are only two South rooms in the southeast. However, the two South rooms in the inner courtyard occupy the northwest part of the outer courtyard, which makes people suspect that they are the North rooms of the outer courtyard. The four houses in the southeast and northwest parts and the two open spaces in the southwest and northeast parts make the long and narrow outer courtyard combine the virtual and the real, and the staggered layout is caused. It can also be understood as the "yin yang fish" in the middle of the eight trigrams, but they just change from a circle to a rectangle Shape, this is quite ingenuity. Indeed, "Feng Shui" is an ancient superstition. The ancients used to ridicule that "Mr. Feng Jian used to say nothing, and the guide pointed to the north and the West and the East. If there was a land of dragons and tigers, why not bury naiweng at that time". However, the construction of a small courtyard is so particular about "Feng Shui", we can not but admit that the builders had a certain cultural quality.

In 1949, when Lao she returned from the United States, he was entrusted to buy the courtyard. In March 1950. Lao She was satisfied with the courtyard and decorated it carefully. He also planted two persimmon trees in the courtyard. In the golden autumn, orange persimmons were hanging all over the branches. His wife Hu Fuqing gave the courtyard the nickname of Danshi courtyard.

In "Danshi courtyard", Lao She created drama "Fang Zhenzhu", "Longxugou", "youth commando", "salesgirl", "family photo", "teahouse", novels "looking at Chang'an in the west", "Nameless Highland has its name", "under the red flag". In addition, he also created a large number of essays, poems, essays and quyi works. The drama Teahouse is known as the epic of modern Chinese history, while Longxugou is the Anthem of new China. In December 1951, the Beijing Municipal People's Government awarded Lao She the title of "people's artist". However, on August 24, 1966, Lao she walked out of the "Danshi courtyard" and never came back. On May 24, 1984, Laoshe's former residence was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Beijing. In 1996, Laoshe memorial hall was built.

Introduction to Lao She

Personal profile

Lao She (1899-1966), formerly known as Shu Qingchun, was born in Beijing. He is a famous writer in modern times. He was a primary school principal, a middle school teacher and a university professor. During the Anti Japanese War, he presided over the work of the all China Anti enemy Association of literary and art circles and made a positive contribution to uniting the broad masses of literary and art workers to participate in the Anti Japanese propaganda. After liberation, he served as vice chairman of China Federation of literary and art circles, vice chairman of China Writers Association, and chairman of Beijing Municipal Federation of literary and art circles. In December 1951, he was awarded the title of "people's artist" by Beijing Municipal People's government. Lao She created many well-known literary works in his life, such as four generations in one house, Camel Xiangzi, teahouse, Longxugou, etc.

Life of the characters

Lao She graduated from Beijing Normal School in 1918 and was the principal of the 17th National Primary School (now Fangjia Hutong primary school). In 1923, he served as a writer in Beijing Education Association. At the same time, he took part-time courses in Beijing public No.1 Middle School (now Beijing No.1 Middle School) and studied in Yanjing University. In 1923, he went to the Oriental College of London University to teach Chinese and Chinese literature, and successively wrote novels such as Lao Zhang's philosophy, Zhao ziyue and Er Ma. In 1930, he returned to China and successively served as a professor of Qilu University and Shandong University. He successively wrote novels crescent moon, Camel Xiangzi and my whole life

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