Qingdao folk custom museum

"Folk Museum" is the oldest existing brick and wood structure building complex of Ming and Qing Dynasties in Qingdao city. It is the so-called "heaven first, then palace, then Qingdao city".

In addition to the theater is glazed tile roof, other buildings are clear water walls, small gray tiles, and by Suzhou style painting, carved beams and painted buildings, resplendent. Among the ancient buildings in Qingdao, the architectural art and color painting art of Qingdao Tianhou Palace are second to none. The main scenic spots are: Shanmen, Fuding, Notre Dame hall, God of wealth hall, Longwang hall, 60jiazi Xingxiu temple, Folk Museum, bell tower, Drum Tower.

Qingdao folk custom museum

synonym

Qingdao folk custom museum generally refers to Qingdao folk custom museum

Qingdao folk custom museum, founded in 1996, is located in Qingdao Tianhou palace, No. 19, Taiping Road, Qingdao. The house is a brick and wood structure complex of Ming and Qing Dynasties, which was built in 1467, Chenghua third year of Ming Dynasty. It has a history of nearly 540 years and covers an area of 3400m2. It is a famous cultural landscape integrating folk culture, Mazu culture and marine culture. It is now an AA tourist attraction of the National Tourism Administration, Municipal cultural relics protection units are open to the public all the year round.

Development history

Qingdao folk custom museum was established in 1996. The house is a Ming and Qing brick and wood structure building complex built in 1467, which has a history of nearly 540 years.

Main functions

The main functions of Qingdao folk custom museum are: collecting folk cultural relics, conducting folk research, holding exhibitions, disseminating history and folk knowledge, and doing a good job in various folk cultural activities.

architectural composition

In the museum, there are Tianhou hall, Longwang hall, God of wealth hall, sixty Jiazi Xingxiu temple, folk custom exhibition room, and "Tianjie art forest" with paper-cut, Chinese knot, pearl weaving, Goubian, cloth art, glass wire burning, gourd art, agate art, calligraphy and painting, golden shell carving mosaic, pyrography, inner painting bottle and other workshops on the first street.

Folk activities

Various kinds of folk cultural activities are held, including: Exhibition of folk collections, on-site production and sales of folk crafts, appreciation of folk cultural collections every Sunday morning, quiz of lantern riddles every Saturday morning, ringing of bells on Lunar New Year's Eve, Xinzheng folk cultural temple fair in the first month, God of wealth Folk Tourism Festival on July 22, and Tianhou Festival on September 9 Yang Temple Fair, etc.

Tourism characteristics

If you want to understand and study the folk customs and culture of Qingdao, then Tianhou palace will be the first choice. Qingdao is the first stop of the interview activity of "meeting Shandong Cultural Fair - China's online media in Shandong". Tianhou palace is not included in the plan of this interview, but its superior geographical location and cultural characteristics still attract many people.

Tianhou palace stands by the sea, less than 500 meters away from the trestle. It was built in the third year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1467). It has a history of more than 500 years. It is known as "there was heaven before the palace, and then there was Qingdao city". It is a famous cultural landscape integrating Tianhou culture, marine culture and folk culture. It is also the oldest existing brick and wood structure building group in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Qingdao. After seven large-scale renovations, Tianhou palace has a building area of 1500 square meters. It has two courtyards in front and behind, and 16 halls, which are respectively maiden hall, Dragon King Hall and ducai mansion. They are dedicated to the statues of Tianhou, Dragon King, Wenwu God of wealth, etc. On both sides of the theater tower are the bell tower and the drum tower, and the wing rooms on both sides are now exhibition halls. In addition to the theater is glazed tile roof, other buildings are clear water walls, small gray tiles, and by Suzhou style painting, carved beams and painted buildings, resplendent. The burden paintings on the main beam of Tianhou palace show the twelve hairpins in Jinling and other figures in Red Mansions, as well as the spring and autumn stories such as "drawing Phoenix by playing flute" and "flying in Dunhuang". Among the ancient buildings in Qingdao, the architectural art and color painting art of Qingdao Tianhou Palace are second to none.

The West Chamber of Tianhou palace is the Tianjie art forest of Tianhou palace. There are traditional folk arts, such as carving, paper cutting, handicrafts, New Year pictures and interior paintings, pyrography, painted gourd, etc., especially the live production and performance of artists.

Pyrography, also known as pyrography, evolved from ancient pyrography. It can be divided into bamboo, cloth, silk, rice paper and gourd pyrography. Electric pyrography is a traditional craft in our country. It can create various exquisite works such as figures, landscapes, flowers, birds, fish and animals in the process of engraving. Moreover, different media will produce different artistic effects. It is known as "one of the best artists in the world".

Southwest Shandong art is a unique folk art in Shandong Province, mainly cotton textile. On the basis of maintaining the traditional characteristics, it integrates the modern life interest and aesthetic needs, and has a strong local flavor and distinctive national characteristics.

Visit information

Bus routes: take No.6, No.26, No.214 and get off at tianhuangong station. Take No.1, No.25, No.202, No.223, no.225, No.228, no.231, No.304, no.307, NO.311, No.312, No.316, No.321, no.367, No.501 and get off at XueDa Road station.

Address: No.19, Taiping Road, Shinan District, Qingdao

Longitude: 120.327227

Latitude: 36.061352

Tel: 0532-82877656

Tour time: 1-2 hours

Traffic information: take bus No.6, No.26, No.214

Ticket information: the ticket is free, but there is an extra charge for praying, burning incense and fortune telling in Tianhou palace

Opening hours: 9:00-16:30