Memories of Old Minhang is preserved
By Lu Feiran |
October 27, 2012, Saturday
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A museum preserving the history and culture of the Old Minhang District has opened in the Jiangchuan area.
The Old Minhang Historical and Cultural Museum occupies 420 square meters and contains more than 110 pictures, 85 artifacts and five sand tables collected from the public.
"Minhang used to be known as 'Little Shanghai' before the 1950s," said Shen Yueqin, an official with the museum. "The western part of Minhang started industrial development in late '50s, which changed the area's appearance significantly. From the 1980s, with the acceleration of urbanization, Old Minhang finally disappeared."
Residents of Minhang who wanted their cultural history preserved for future generations decided last year to start the museum. Preparatory work took almost a year.
Some of the steles exhibiting in the museum are valuable, including one from Daomen Temple that traces its history back more than 120 years. Other steles, such as one marking the construction of the Hengli waterway in the Minhang and Jiading districts, also have high historic value.
The museum also features a memorial tower built in 1928 to call citizens to arms against Japanese invaders and later used to commemorate lives lost.
Minhang artists also contributed to the museum. Calligraphers created works based on a poem written by Li Ti, a Minhang woman poet from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The poem "Ten Sceneries of Shenjiang" describes the beautiful view of Minhang during her lifetime.
Minhang resident Zhang Wenhua has recreated the whole of Old Street from memory on a sand table.
Museum officials said they are still soliciting exhibits and artifacts from residents.
"We want anything like pictures, celebrity relics, old letters and postcards, old souvenirs and artistic crafts," said Shen. "We can also make copies or borrow the articles for exhibition if that's what the owners prefer."
Address: 1/F, 366 Heqing Rd
Time: 9am-4pm, closed on Mondays
Tel: 6430-2989
The Old Minhang Historical and Cultural Museum occupies 420 square meters and contains more than 110 pictures, 85 artifacts and five sand tables collected from the public.
"Minhang used to be known as 'Little Shanghai' before the 1950s," said Shen Yueqin, an official with the museum. "The western part of Minhang started industrial development in late '50s, which changed the area's appearance significantly. From the 1980s, with the acceleration of urbanization, Old Minhang finally disappeared."
Residents of Minhang who wanted their cultural history preserved for future generations decided last year to start the museum. Preparatory work took almost a year.
Some of the steles exhibiting in the museum are valuable, including one from Daomen Temple that traces its history back more than 120 years. Other steles, such as one marking the construction of the Hengli waterway in the Minhang and Jiading districts, also have high historic value.
The museum also features a memorial tower built in 1928 to call citizens to arms against Japanese invaders and later used to commemorate lives lost.
Minhang artists also contributed to the museum. Calligraphers created works based on a poem written by Li Ti, a Minhang woman poet from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The poem "Ten Sceneries of Shenjiang" describes the beautiful view of Minhang during her lifetime.
Minhang resident Zhang Wenhua has recreated the whole of Old Street from memory on a sand table.
Museum officials said they are still soliciting exhibits and artifacts from residents.
"We want anything like pictures, celebrity relics, old letters and postcards, old souvenirs and artistic crafts," said Shen. "We can also make copies or borrow the articles for exhibition if that's what the owners prefer."
Address: 1/F, 366 Heqing Rd
Time: 9am-4pm, closed on Mondays
Tel: 6430-2989
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