At No. 29, Wusi Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing, there is a building built with red bricks and red tiles on the roof. This is the Red Building of Peking University, which was built in 1916 and completed in 1918. After completion, the Red Building of Peking University is the location of the Peking University Department, the First College (Liberal Arts Teaching Building) and the library. It is also an important place for Li Dazhao, Chen Duxiu, Mao Zedong and others to carry out early revolutionary activities. The New Culture Movement and the May Fourth Movement were launched here one after another, and the early Communist Party organizations in Beijing were born here.
htmlOn June 29, "Glorious Causes, Red Prologue - Peking University Red Building and the Theme Exhibition of the Early Beijing Revolutionary Activities of the Communist Party of China" will be officially opened to the public in Peking University Red Building. The total area of this exhibition is about 8,000 square meters, and 67 exhibition rooms are set up on the 3rd floor of the Red Building. The public can walk into the Red Building, travel through a hundred years, and experience the red history.What highlights and features do this exhibition have? What detailed designs are included in the exhibition layout? What services will be provided to the public after opening? A reporter from the Beijing News talked to Luo Cunkang, the head of the exhibition team of the Peking University Red Building Theme Exhibition.
11 Part 2 of the hall "Evoke national awakening and build the center of the new cultural movement", and the first unit "The beginning of the new cultural movement". Photo by Wang Guibin, reporter of Beijing News,
, Luo Cunkang, head of the exhibition and exhibition team of Peking University Red Buildings. Photo by Wang Guibin, reporter of Beijing News,
The exhibition is divided into 6 parts, and more than 550 original cultural relics are exhibited
Beijing News: What is the special significance of this exhibition? What are the main contents displayed?
Luo Cunkang: This exhibition will give the public the glorious history of Peking University Red Building and the early Beijing revolutionary activities of the Communist Party of China. It will focus on four aspects: the center of the New Culture Movement, the source of the May Fourth Movement, the main position for the early spread of Marxism in China, and one of the main birthplaces of the Communist Party of China, and highlight the early revolutionary activities carried out by Li Dazhao, Chen Duxiu, Mao Zedong and others in Beijing.
Specifically, the exhibition content is divided into six parts according to the timeline of revolutionary activities, namely, "experienced the failure of the exploration of saving the nation through various forces in modern times, the working class began to step onto the stage of history", "awakening national awakening and building the center of the new cultural movement", "holding high the banner of patriotism and forming the source of the May Fourth Movement", "sowing the spark of revolution, and building the main battlefield for the early spread of Marxism in China", "making and preparing to build the Communist Party of China, creating one of the main places for the party's birthplaces", and "never forget the original aspiration and keeping the mission in mind."
This exhibition opened the three floors of the Red Mansion above the ground, with a total of 67 exhibition rooms, 958 pictures and 1,357 cultural relics on display, of which more than 550 original cultural relics were exhibited, and more than 70 particularly precious cultural relics were exhibited. One of the particularly precious cultural relics is the original "My View of Marxism" published by Li Dazhao in September 1919 in "New Youth". This article marks Li Dazhao's transformation from a democratic to a Marxist.
Beijing News: What are the biggest highlights and features of this exhibition?
Luo Cunkang: The exhibition is held at the former revolutionary site. The biggest highlight of this exhibition. The Peking University Red Building has a history of more than 100 years. The exhibition brings the audience into the historical scene, travels through a hundred years, and feels the relevant situation of the early leaders of the Communist Party of China carrying out revolutionary activities in the Peking University Red Building, and learns the vision and revolutionary spirit of the older generation of revolutionaries.
This exhibition restored and displayed six former sites, including the library director's room where Li Dazhao worked, the second reading room where Mao Zedong worked, and the liberal arts chief's room where Chen Duxiu worked. Many old objects from that year are retained in the former site, allowing the exhibition and the former site to organically integrate and complement each other.
In addition, digging deep into archival materials is also a major feature of this exhibition. During the curation process, we have extensively collected and organized relevant information from the Central Archives, Beijing Archives, Peking University Archives, and the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League Archives. There are 310 archival materials on display in this exhibition.
Li Dazhao worked in the library director's room. After the completion of the Peking University Red Building in 1918 to December 1922, Li Dazhao worked here.Photo by Wang Guibin, reporter of Beijing News,
Lightweight materials and small scenes to maximize the protection of the building
Beijing News: How does this exhibition layout take into account the functionality of the exhibition and the protection of the former Red Building site? What considerations have been added to the design?
Luo Cunkang: Peking University Red Building is a national cultural relics protection unit and is also a former school site. The internal functional structure is not designed for exhibitions, so it is also challenging for us to display construction.
In the exhibition, we fully consider the characteristics of the Red Building, especially light materials, and use small scenes instead of large scenes, such as the New Youth Editorial Department, Beijing Newspaper Hall, etc. that are restored on the wall. It is just an appearance, not a large landscape in which many exhibitions can open the door and walk in. Through these methods, the load bearing of the building is minimized. On the other hand, we have added a lot of art designs, such as bas-reliefs, Chinese paintings, and oil paintings, making the entire exhibition more vivid and sensible.
In addition, we combined the original characteristics of the Red Mansion and tried our best to protect the cultural relics during the exhibition and construction, and did not destroy the original building layout, so as to achieve "one room, one plan, one special topic". Almost every room is a small special exhibition; it does not destroy the original style, such as the windows of each exhibition room remain the same.
Beijing News: After is open to the public, how can we take into account the protection of the Red Chamber and ensure the orderly visit?
Luo Cunkang: After is open to the public, considering the ability of the Red Chamber, the number of daily audience reservations we arranged is 1,000, and each receives 500 visitors in the first and afternoons. The daily opening hours range from 9:00 to 17:00, and the hall is closed every Monday.
In addition, several personnel will be arranged on each floor of the building to provide prompts and guidance to the audience to ensure civilized and orderly visits, and minimize the impact on the building and cultural relics as much as possible.
login room. Zhang Shenfu worked here. When Mao Zedong was at Peking University, he was mainly responsible for logging in new books and magazines. Photo by Wang Guibin, reporter of Beijing News,
provides different long visit routes
Beijing News: When will this exhibition last? Can you provide some exhibition advice for the public?
Luo Cunkang: This exhibition will be the regular basic exhibition of the future of Peking University Red Building. There are 20 tour guides arranged in the building to serve the audience who come to visit. We have designed several different tour explanation routes for the public. You can choose according to your own time. Of course, the public can also choose individual exhibition rooms to visit according to their interests.
Beijing News: The exhibition will be unveiled to the public soon. As a curator, what are your expectations?
Luo Cunkang: We hope that by visiting the former revolutionary site of the Red Chamber of Peking University and the historical facts, the public can better understand and understand the original aspirations and missions of early revolutionary activists such as Li Dazhao, and inspire everyone to move forward better in the new era. I also hope that young people can learn and understand the glorious history of the early Beijing revolutionary activities of the Communist Party of China and further strengthen their life ideals.
We will also take this exhibition as an opportunity to conduct in-depth research on the history of Peking University Red Building and the early Beijing revolutionary activities of the Communist Party of China, further increase the collection of relevant cultural relics and historical materials, and tell the public the story of the early founders of the Party carrying out revolutionary work in Peking University Red Building, and inspire everyone to work hard in the new era.
The "Special Notice of Our Society" published on the homepage of Volume 4, No. 4 of "New Youth", announced that the "Ibsen" will be launched in Volume 4, No. 6. Photo by Wang Guibin, Beijing News reporter
■Exhibition content
Part 1
Experienced the failure of the exploration of saving the nation through various forces in modern times. The working class began to appear on the stage of history. The focus was on reflecting that China gradually became a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. In order to change the humiliating fate of the Chinese nation, countless advanced elements and people of lofty ideals have carried out indomitable exploration and struggle. With the failure of various national saving plans one after another, China's leadership responsibility for anti-imperialism and anti-feudal democratic revolution finally fell on the Chinese working class and its political parties.
Part 2
Arouse national awakening and build the center of the new cultural movement
includes three units: "The beginning of the new cultural movement", "The confrontation between the old and new cultures", and "The emergence of Beijing progressive societies". It focuses on reflecting a group of intellectuals represented by Chen Duxiu, Li Dazhao and others, holding up the banner of democracy and science, setting off a vigorous new cultural movement, and creating favorable conditions for the outbreak of the May Fourth Patriotic Movement and the spread of Marxism.
Part 3
Hold high the banner of patriotism and form the origin of the May Fourth Movement
includes four units: "Paris Peace Conference and China's diplomacy failure", "Beijing Patriotic Student Movement", "Chen Duxiu, the Commander-in-Chief of the May Fourth Movement", and "Chinese working class on the political stage", focusing on reflecting the May Fourth Patriotic Movement led by Beijing student struggle, which has made an important history of ideological cadre preparation for the establishment of the Communist Party of China.
Part 4
Sowing the spark of revolution and building the main position for the early spread of Marxism in China
includes 6 units: "The impact of the Russian October Revolution on China", "'Firecaster' Li Dazhao", "Peking University Marxist Theory Research Association", "Young Mao Zedong established Marxist belief in Beijing", "Promoting the widespread dissemination of Marxism", "Bounding with the working class", focusing on reflecting a group of advanced intellectuals represented by Li Dazhao, researching and spreading Marxism, promoting the combination of Marxism with the Chinese workers' movement, consolidating and expanding the ideological position of Marxism, and making ideological preparations for the founding of the Communist Party of China.
Part 5
Brewing and preparing for the establishment of the Communist Party of China to create one of the main birthplaces of the party
includes 6 units: "'Southern Chen Bei Li' meets to establish the party", "Representatives of the Communist International come to China", "The establishment of early Communist Party organizations in Beijing", "The establishment of party and youth league organizations in various places in the north", "The birth of the Communist Party of China and the early party organizations in Beijing", "The booming rise of the revolutionary cause in the north", and "The main founder of the party, Bei Li Nanchen, actively promotes the establishment of early Communist Party organizations in Beijing, Shanghai and other places, actively participates in the preparation and preparation for the establishment of the Communist Party of China, and actively participates in the important history of the First and Second National Congresses of the Party. At the same time, it reflects the important history of the Beijing Party Organization, as the center of leading the revolutionary cause in the north, concentrated its efforts to lead the northern workers' movement and promote the booming rise of the revolutionary cause in the northern region after the founding of the Party.
Part 6
Don’t forget the original aspiration and keep the mission in mind
Take Comrades Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important expositions on the founding of the Communist Party of China as the main line, and concentrate on displaying the relevant contents of the commemorative activities and ceremonies of Marx, Li Dazhao, Mao Zedong, the May Fourth Movement, the founding of the Communist Party of China as the main line. It also reserves a page to display the commemorative activities and ceremonies of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the important speech of General Secretary Xi Jinping.
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