#Changting Museum Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
Museums
Address:
Zhaozheng Rd, Changting Xian, Longyan Shi, Fujian Sheng, China
Opening times:
Open today at 08:00-12:00,14:30-17:30Opening Soon
Recommended sightseeing time:
2-3 hour
Phone:
0597-3361210
The Capital of Hakka - The Splendid Tingzhou (Part II): Changting County Museum
The Changting County Museum is one of the earliest established comprehensive county-level museums in Fujian Province, located beside Zhaozheng Road, the main thoroughfare of Tingzhou Town.
The Changting County Museum is housed in the former site of the Fujian Soviet Government, and is recognized as a national excellent patriotic education base, a national 4A-level red tourism scenic area, a national third-level museum, a Fujian provincial party history education base, and a Fujian provincial national defense education base, among others.
The exhibition hall is mainly divided into the basic displays 'Tingzhou Hakka History Exhibition', 'Central Soviet Area Red Shanghai Exhibition', 'Fujian-born Generals of the Republic Exhibition', 'History of the Fujian Soviet Government Exhibition', and 'The Red Banner of Iron and Blood - The Combat History Exhibition of the Red 34th Division', which are important venues and bases for Changting County to carry out patriotic education, party conduct and clean government education, and youth education.
On the right side of the museum is the Tingzhou Hakka Museum, which mainly showcases the history, culture, traditional arts, and cultural relics of the Tingzhou Hakka. This exhibition includes four parts: 'Thousands of Miles Southward Migration - Prosperity along the Ting River', 'Capital of Hakka - Prosperous City', 'Hakka Charm - Renowned throughout China', and 'Setting Sail from the Ting River - Towards the World'.
The central hall of the museum is the former site of the Fujian Soviet Government. On March 18, 1932, the first Fujian Provincial Congress of Workers, Peasants, and Soldiers was held here, with more than 100 delegates attending. Representatives from the Provisional Central Government of the Chinese Soviet were present, including Ren Bishi, who attended and guided the congress, leading to the formal establishment of the Fujian Soviet Government. Behind the auditorium are the former offices of the eight functional departments under the provincial Soviet and the detention place of the early Communist leader Qu Qiubai.
The rear hall now houses the 'History of the Fujian Soviet Government Exhibition', which is divided into four parts: 'The Great Feat - The Solemn Birth of the Fujian Soviet', 'Striving for Excellence - A Glorious Model of Democratic Governance', 'Forging Ahead with Determination - The Lofty Monument Built with Blood', and 'Pursuing Dreams of Revival - Vigorously Composing the Fujian Chapter'.
The 'Red Little Shanghai' Exhibition Hall in the Central Soviet Area is located on the left side of the museum, containing four parts: 'The City of a Turning Point in the Chinese Revolution', 'The Economic Capital of the Central District', 'The Cultural Stronghold of the Central Soviet Area', and 'The Hometown of the Red Army Renowned throughout China'.
Inside the museum, there are two lush and vibrant cypress trees, planted during the Tang Dynasty, which experts have determined to be over 1,200 years old. These cypress trees, with their thick trunks and a height of about 12 meters, are extremely precious ancient trees in Changting County and are known as the 'Cypress Kings' of Fujian.
Changting County Museum
Fork in the Road
The Soviet Government of Fujian Province, Tingzhou Examination Hall
The former site of the Soviet Government of Fujian Province, also the Changting County Museum, is located at No. 41, Zhaozheng Road, Tingzhou Town, Changting County, Fujian Province. In the Song Dynasty, it was the site of the Tingzhou Garrison, in the Yuan Dynasty, it was the site of the Tingzhou Defense, and in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was the Tingzhou Examination Hall. 90 years ago, the first Workers, Peasants and Soldiers Congress of Fujian Province was grandly held here, which is a historic site of great symbolic significance in Tingzhou.
The building is a courtyard-style earth-wood structure with a floor area of 11,370 square meters. The Tang Dynasty Double Cypress, Longshan Academy and Zhu Xi Shrine are the highlights of the ancient sites, while the Provincial Soviet Grand Hall, the Eight Fujian Founding Generals Museum, and the Red Shanghai Exhibition are the red cultural displays.
On an early winter afternoon, there were not many tourists, the courtyard was very quiet, the sun was warm, the sky was clear and quiet, and the Wulong Mountain in the distance turned into a celadon color... The historical scenes in my mind overlap, making me feel the hard-won happiness of today's life.