Hu Shi Memorial

Hu Shi memorial hall was founded on December 10, 1962 to commemorate Hu Shi's contribution to Literature and academia. It mainly includes three parts: Hu Shi's former residence, exhibition room and cemetery.

Hu Shi Memorial

Hu Shi memorial hall is located in Section 2, research institute road, Nangang District, Taipei city. It is Hu Shi's former residence. It was set up on December 10, 1962 to commemorate Hu Shi's contribution to Literature and academia. Hu Shi Memorial Hall often promotes many related activities, such as holding roving exhibitions or introducing Hu Shi's articles. Service staff can also introduce Hu Shi to tourists at any time. Hu Shi memorial hall has been established Become a perfect venue, so that people can understand Hu Shi more clearly.

The current director of Hu Shi memorial is pan Guangzhe.

Venue design

Hu Shi Memorial

It consists of former residence, exhibition room and cemetery. The former residence of Academia Sinica is a one story bungalow with white walls and blue windows. The interior furnishings keep the original appearance of Hu Shi when he was alive. The exhibition room adjacent to his former residence was donated by his American friend Mr. Li Dai in 1964. It displays Hu Shi's emotional world, academic and cultural achievements, Hu Shi and modern China, Hu Shi and Lei Zhen, and some articles, manuscripts and letters used during his lifetime. The cemetery is located on a green hill slope separated from the research institute by a road, far away from the former residence. It's open on Wednesdays and Saturdays, providing a chance for admirers to feel on the spot.

Layout of the Museum

Hu Shi memorial hall is divided into two parts: Hu Shi's former residence and exhibition room. "Hu Shi's former residence" - it still retains the original appearance of that year, so that people can understand the living conditions of Hu Shi at that time. Hu Shi has lived here since 1958 because he was the president of Academia Sinica. It is a flat style small western style house, covering an area of about 50 Ping. The main hall is where Hu Shi lived before he died. It has two bedrooms, a study, a bathroom, a guest room, a living room and a dining room. In addition, there are On the left side of the box room, as well as the kitchen, pantry, servant room and so on. "Exhibition room" - the gallery of Hu Shi's former residence was converted into an exhibition room, which is an auxiliary building of the memorial hall. It was opened on February 24, 1965 to display works, manuscripts, letters, photos, and all meaningful items in western language. It is also replaced regularly, and each display item is attached with a text description, indicating the name, experience, and the use of Mr. Hu Shi during his lifetime. It is a permanent exhibition Plan to change the exhibits according to the theme demands of special exhibition.

He is now a director

The current director of Hu Shi memorial hall is pan Guangzhe. The current directors and their terms of office are as follows.

Hushi cemetery

Hu Shi's tomb is located on the slope of the middle and south section of jiuzhuang in the northwest of jiuzhuang primary school and east of the second section of research institute road. There stands the statue of Hu Shi,

In the main tomb area, there is an epitaph engraved with marble. The white Gallery Pavilion surrounds the main tombstone wall. In addition, there are Sidu Monument and Zuwang monument. On the slope not far from the right of the main tomb area, there are Dong Zuobin's tomb, Dong Tonghe's tomb, Xu gaoruan's tomb, Wang Baoxian's tomb and Mr. Wu Dayou's monument.

Profile

Hu Shi (1891-1962), formerly known as Hu Hongxiang, was born in Jixi, Anhui Province. scholar. In 1910, he studied in the United States, entered Cornell University, and then transferred to Columbia University. He studied in Dewey and was deeply influenced by his experimentalist philosophy. At the beginning of 1917, he published "on the improvement of literature" in "New Youth". In 1917, he received his Ph.D. and returned to China in the same year as a professor of Peking University. He participated in the new youth, published papers on the literary concept of history, on the literary revolution of construction, and published a new collection of poems, the collection of attempts, becoming an influential figure in the new culture movement. In 1919, he published "study more problems and talk less about reformism", advocating reformism. In 1920, he left New Youth and founded endeavor weekly. In 1923, he and Xu Zhimo organized the Crescent society. In 1924, he and Chen Xiying, Wang Shijie founded modern review weekly. In 1932, he founded independent review with Jiang ting and Ding Wenjiang. In 1938, he served as ambassador of the national government to the United States. He was president of Peking University in 1946. He left Peiping in 1948 and then moved to the United States. In 1958, he was president of the Academia Sinica in Taiwan. Hu Shi has made great achievements in philosophy, literature, history and textual research of classical literature. His works include Chinese literature in the past 50 years, Hu Shi's literature, history of vernacular literature, textual research on Chinese Chapter novels, etc. Hu Shi's academic activities in his whole life are mainly in the aspects of history, literature and philosophy. His main works include outline of the history of Chinese Philosophy (Part I), collection of attempts, history of Vernacular Literature (Part I) and Hu Shi Wencun (Part IV). His most influential academic method is to advocate "bold hypothesis, careful verification". In his later years, he devoted himself to the textual research of shuijingzhu, but failed to write the final version. He died in Taipei in 1962.

Address: No.128, Section 2, research institute road, Nangang District, Taipei

Longitude: 121.61620645461

Latitude: 25.040528645347

Tour time: 1-2 hours recommended

Traffic information: take the MRT Bannan Line to Kunyang station or Nangang station, and take bus 212, 270, LAN 25, Xiao 12

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: every Tuesday to Saturday (9:00-17:00), national holidays are closed.