Zhapu is affiliated to Pinghu City, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. It is located in the southeast of Pinghu City. Its east and north borders with Dushangang Town, Lindai Town and Danghu Street, Pinghu City respectively, and its west and southwest It borders Haiyan County . Since ancient times, it has been known as the "Gateway to Jiangsu and Zhejiang" and "An Important Town in Haikou". In the Qing Dynasty, it was an important gateway for China's foreign economic and cultural exchanges. This year marks the 180th anniversary of the Battle of Zhapu. May 18, 1842 is a day that will always be engraved in the hearts of the people of Zhapu. More than 2,300 British troops invaded Zhapu in three groups. In Tangjiawan, Hulu City, Tianzun Temple and other places, Zhapu soldiers and civilians bravely resisted the British invasion without fear of violence, and wrote a magnificent chapter of anti-British resistance. The Battle of Zhapu was also one of the most outstanding battles in the history of the Opium War, so it was included in the "General History of China".
Zhang Weidong led a group of students to the site of the Anti-British Battlefield for on-site teaching (photo by Zhong E)
On the afternoon of June 16 this year, a man from Zhapu, Pinghu City, led a group of children to the site of the Anti-British Battlefield for on-site teaching. He told the children about that evocative history in an emotional way. During the whole process, the children listened very attentively and benefited a lot.
This Zhapu native is a local resident named Zhang Weidong. He is a member of the Pinghu Science and Technology Branch of the Democratic League, a member of the Pinghu CPPCC Literature and History Research Association, and a member of the 13th Pinghu CPPCC. These children are students in the primary school of Zhapu Experimental School affiliated with Hangzhou Normal University.
Zhapu is surrounded by mountains and sea, and has rich marine resources and profound marine culture. On the morning of December 4, 2020, the founding ceremony of the "Youth Marine School" was held at Zhapu Experimental School Affiliated to Hangzhou Normal University, marking the school's Another leap forward in marine-specific education, this is also the first “Youth Marine School” in Pinghu City. Zhang Weidong was invited to attend the meeting and was hired as a consultant for the Junior Ocean School. On that day, he donated his collection - Zhapu City Bricks to the school. On May 18, 2021 International Museum Day , Zhang Weidong walked into the school again and spent a meaningful festival with the children. This time he brought the theme report and mini-exhibition of "The History of Weights and Measures" to the children in the school, and also donated his own collection - weighing weights from the Han Dynasty , which was warmly welcomed by the school and the children.
Zhang Weidong explains the objects in the exhibition to the students (photo by Zhong E)
Zhang Weidong, who loves local culture, history and folk collections, has been committed to the excavation and inheritance of the history and culture of Zhapu Ancient Town. He originally planned to carry out the "180th Anniversary of the Battle of Zhapu" on May 18 this year. "The commemorative event was postponed for nearly a month due to the impact of the epidemic. Under his full planning, the "Looking Back at History, Passing on the Fire" - Commemorating the Defense of Zhapu was co-sponsored by Pinghu Municipal Museum , Pinghu Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning, Zhapu Town Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and Zhapu Experimental School Affiliated to Hangzhou Normal University The 180th anniversary event of the First World War was held on June 16 at the Zhapu Experimental School affiliated with Hangzhou Normal University.
The highlight of this event is the physical exhibition, most of which are provided by Zhang Weidong. This is also the first time that the Pinghu Municipal Museum has entered the campus to hold an exhibition. Nearly 200 historical objects are displayed at the exhibition site, including opium guns, trade objects of the Qing Dynasty, sailor hats of the Qing Dynasty, Zhapu city bricks, old photos of Zhapu Qing Dynasty, etc. In accordance with relevant regulations such as the "Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People's Republic of China" and "Museum Regulations", the Pinghu Museum increases the overall coordination of cultural relics in accordance with laws and regulations, establishes and improves an inter-museum exchange and cooperation mechanism for cultural relics, and promotes the loan of collections and important exhibitions. The regularization and institutionalization of touring exhibitions will allow more cultural relics to come out of the warehouse and onto the exhibition line. Among them, the Pinghu Municipal Museum also specially transported Qing Dynasty iron cannons to the exhibition site. After careful display, the exhibition has a strong sense of history and makes people feel the centuries-old weather.
Zhang Weidong introduced the exhibits to the students at the "Looking Back at History, Passing on the Fire" - commemorating the 180th anniversary of the Battle of Zhapu (photo by Zhong E)
In order to allow students to feel the weight of history more closely, Zhang Weidong held opium in hand at the scene Old objects from the war period were used to explain the Zhapu Defense War in detail to the students, so as to give students a close-up experience and further understand Zhapu's long history of revolutionary struggle and glorious revolutionary tradition.After the exhibition, he also led the students to the anti-British anti-British sites of Tianzun Temple, Hulu City ruins, and Nanwan Fort to revisit the anti-British relics, explain the anti-British deeds, and plant the seeds of understanding the history and culture of his hometown.
Making cultural relics come alive is easier said than done, because appreciating cultural relics usually requires deep basic knowledge. Therefore, Zhang Weidong, a native of Zhapu, has been thinking about how to make teenagers stay and play. To this end, the Pinghu Municipal Museum, Pinghu Municipal Natural Resources and Planning Bureau, Zhapu Town Federation of Literary and Art Circles and Zhapu Experimental School Affiliated to Hangzhou Normal University jointly organized and hosted "Looking back at history, passing on the firepower" - social education activities to commemorate the 180th anniversary of the Battle of Zhapu. This is how we use our own unique way to make cultural relics come alive! (Reporter Zeng Qinghua Correspondent Zhong E)
After the exhibition, he also led the students to the anti-British anti-British sites of Tianzun Temple, Hulu City ruins, and Nanwan Fort to revisit the anti-British relics, explain the anti-British deeds, and plant the seeds of understanding the history and culture of his hometown.Making cultural relics come alive is easier said than done, because appreciating cultural relics usually requires deep basic knowledge. Therefore, Zhang Weidong, a native of Zhapu, has been thinking about how to make teenagers stay and play. To this end, the Pinghu Municipal Museum, Pinghu Municipal Natural Resources and Planning Bureau, Zhapu Town Federation of Literary and Art Circles and Zhapu Experimental School Affiliated to Hangzhou Normal University jointly organized and hosted "Looking back at history, passing on the firepower" - social education activities to commemorate the 180th anniversary of the Battle of Zhapu. This is how we use our own unique way to make cultural relics come alive! (Reporter Zeng Qinghua Correspondent Zhong E)
