
¡¡¡¡ ¡¶Zhejiang of 7000 Years¡·displays nearly
a century's Zhejiang historic relics from 1840's Opium War
till 1949's establishment of People's Republic of China,
showing lasting resistance spirit of Zhejing people towards
intrusion and feudualism, which is divided into: Resist
Foreign Intrusion, Xinhai Revolution, Spark Enlighting the
Plain, Land Revolution, Japanese Resistance War and Liberation
War etc.
I Resist Foreign Intrusion
¡¡¡¡After the Opium War broke out in 1840, China' independence,
territory and state dignity has been trampled severely.
China began falling into semi-colony and semi-feudal society
and the existence danger of distinguishment appeared. Zhejiang
people rose to risist the intrusion of superpowers of the
occident and have done many striking deeds. Three officers
of Dinghai Ge Yunfei, Wang Xipeng and Zhen Guohong struggled
bravely and died proudly; And the garrison Wu Jie commanded
calmly and led the Qing Army to defeat the French Army,
won the sole victory since Opium War. Those spirit will
last forever and be respected forever.
¡¡¡¡This part of display adopts modernized scientific measures,
including technologies such as audio, video and illustration
etc. With strong times atmosphere and influence, it has
been greatly popular among the audience.
II Xinhai Revolution: 
¡¡¡¡Xinghai revolution is the first try of Bourgeois class
in Chinese history. It overthrew Qing Dynasty and ended
feudalism's more than 2000-year ruling over China. From
Zhejiang-Anhui uprising initiation to restoration of Zhejiang,
a large number of Zhejiang personage such as Xu Xilin, Qiu
Jing, Tao Chengzhang, Zhang Taiyan and Cai Yuanpei have
devoted themselves actively to revolution, and meeting the
establishment of Republic of China. However, up-and-down
dated democratic revolution ended tragically in history
due to its limitation, though it has overthrown Qing Dynasty.
¡¡¡¡Qiu Jin, coming from Shaoxing of Zhejiang, is a neoteric
outstanding revolutionist, and the forerunner of Chinese
Women Liberation Movement. She studied in Japan early, played
an active part in the movement of anti-Qing Dynasty and
founded earliest popular women journal ¡¶Chinese Women¡·.
While scheming for uprising, Qing Jiu has been arrested
by the Qing Government and put to death at Xuantingkou of
Shaoxing County. She is the first devoting life and shedding
blood for revolution of Chinese women prior to Xinhai revolution.
The exhibition hall displays her favorite huge portrait
and uses waxwork symbolically to restore her painstaking
efforts for revolution, vividly and lifelike.
III Sparkle Enlightening
¡¡¡¡October Revolution has brought in the spring wind of communism.
¡°First Congress¡±Jiaxing South Lake Conference declared grandly
that China Communist Party has come into being, and it unified
the vast public to stand out all oppress.
¡¡¡¡During the period of Land Revolutiion, Chinese Communist
Party launched and initiated farmer rising. Thirteenth Red
Army and Central Pioneer Troop has been founded, who created
the new route of the countryside encircling the city and
up in arms taking over the old regime. Simple knives, wooden
seals on show reproduced the hard journey of the revolution.
¡¡¡¡During the Anti-Japanese War, Chinese Communist Party
gave priority to the Welfare of the people and built unified
battlefront against Japanese intrusion. In Zhejiang, two
bases of Eastern Zhejiang and Western Zhejiang have been
exploited in succession. Of course, Chinese people finally
obtained victory after long lasting battles. In the center
of exhibition hall, a batch of guns and canons used by Zhejiang
people at war time have been displayed. These rough guns
and canons have defeated the finely equipped Japanese army.
The audience is attracted, there are filled with patriotism
and national pride.
¡¡¡¡The Anti-JapaneseWar succeeded, the Guomingdang started
domestic war aggressively, setting Chinese people in sufferings.
Under extremely hard conditions, the Communist Party led
Zhejiang People to strive against Guomingdang, and receiving
Zhejiang liberation in May 1949.
¡¡¡¡A sparkle is strong enough to start burning of the plain.
Experiencing centuries' depression and hardships, Zhejiang
people has met their new epoch. After that, Zhejiang enters
into a brand-new historic period.
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