New exhibition revives memories of old Hangzhou

If you're interested in what Hangzhou looked like 75 years ago, there is an exhibition that offers a one-stop experience.

2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the liberation of Hangzhou. Hangzhou Museum has curated a special exhibition centering around the “urban memories” of Hangzhou starting from the "Liberation Day of Hangzhou" on May 3, 1949, until May 3, 2024. By selecting "100 significant events" representing collective memories and extensively collecting "witness objects," the exhibition tells the stories of ordinary people's lives and the changes they have undergone.

Exhibition Information    
Dates: April 29, 2024 - October 9, 2024 (Closed on Tuesdays) 
Location: Temporary Exhibition Hall, South Building, Hangzhou Museum 
Tickets: Free, reservation required (Reservation link: WeChat official account "Hangzhou Museum Reservation") 
Transportation: Hangzhou Metro Line 7, Wushan Square, Exit D 
Parking: 10 RMB/hour 
At the entrance service desk on the second floor, you can receive for free retro ticket counterfoils of train tickets and movie tickets". The staff will also stamp your special exhibition ticket with visiting date. 
Next to the interactive experience area, you can get an exhibition guide map, which allows you to collect stamps. There are a total of five free stamps available.

Photogenic Spots
Hangzhou Railway Station in 1960 
The Spaceship at Hangzhou Youth & Children's Center 
Hangzhou Jiefang Road Department Store 
Longxiangqiao Bus Stop for Bus No. 151 
Underground Warfare at Mingzhu Cinema 
Conference Room by West Lake 

Through ten years of effort, the museum has collected one million items that reflect Hangzhou's urban changes, industrial cultural development, and shifts in lifestyle since 1949. The factory workshops, cafeterias, and enamel cups from the 1980s are all nostalgic memories of the previous generation.
Many of the collections come from factories and government agencies, fulfilling their roles in the city's history. Though now retired, they still bear witness to Hangzhou's past.

Intern：Qiu Yueyue
Editor: Daria Fominykh
Senior editor: Zhou Ji
Source: Hangzhoufeel