Quanzhou Fujian-Taiwan Relations Museum, which shares the same origin with southern Fujian culture, is a national-level thematic museum that reflects the historical relationship between mainland China and the treasure island of Taiwan. It is well worth visiting.
The entire building adopts the design concept of "round sky and square earth". What I like most is the beautiful reflection of the Nine Dragon Pillars in the landscape square in the reflecting pool. The Nine Dragon Pillar symbolizes that compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are descendants of the dragon. The water in the reflecting pool flows continuously from the inside out, symbolizing the long-standing relationship between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
The lobby of the museum is majestic. The highlight is a mural composed of a large banyan tree and its roots, which symbolizes that compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait share the same culture, species, and roots.
The entire museum has four floors. The core exhibition area is the basic exhibition "Fujian and Taiwan" on the second floor and the special exhibition "Native Fujian and Taiwan" on the third floor.
There are not many tourists in the museum, and the whole exhibition experience is very good. After reading it, you will have a more comprehensive understanding of southern Fujian culture. Don’t miss it when you come to Quanzhou!
Folk craft exhibits on the first floor
The boutique exhibition is located in the west temporary exhibition hall on the first floor. It focuses on the fine crafts created by Huo Jian and Taiwan’s Ding Yi art circle over the years, and displays the folk crafts of Fujian and Taiwan. Cultural exchange activities are grand, and displays are produced on-site to allow visitors to participate and interact.
The exhibits are provided by the members of the Quanzhou Folk Ding Art Artists Association. The exhibits include Hui’an stone carvings, Hui’an wood carvings, Quanzhou wood carvings, Quanzhou embroidery, Dehua porcelain, Yongchun lacquer baskets, Quanzhou bodiless handicrafts, God's general's helmet, Quanzhou lanterns, bamboo weaving craftsmanship, and copper utensils. Taiwan's arts and crafts include Kinmen pottery, colored glaze crafts, Jiaozhi pottery, puppets, religion, wood carvings, stone carvings, and colored glaze. There are also Fujian and Taiwan folk and religious exhibits, including the heads of divine generals, helmets, battle arrays, bronzes, embroidered banners, civil sedans, martial arts sedans, statues, etc., as well as various props for religious celebrations.
"Fujian and Taiwan" Theme Pavilion on the second floor
Part One: Ancient Homeland - Fujian and Taiwan are connected by a river, and the original cultures of Fujian and Taiwan are closely connected, *** Together they opened up their ancient homeland.
Part 2: Blood affinity - Fujian and Taiwan have the same roots and ancestry, are connected by blood, and are closely related by flesh and blood.
Part Three: Subordination and ***——Taiwan has been Chinese territory since ancient times.
Part 4: Development colleagues, millions of able-bodied Fujian immigrants, crossed Taiwan to develop Baodao from a barren land into a prosperous area.
Part Five: Cultural Inheritance—Today, Taiwan’s dialect, sacrificial vessels, folk crafts, handicrafts, etc. still retain the rich Southern Fujian and Hakka traditions.
Part Six: All Gods Worshiped Together—Fujian immigrants came to Taiwan and brought statues of gods or incense from their ancestral home. Most of the various gods worshiped by Taiwanese people were introduced from Fujian, and their ancestral temples are all in Fujian.
Part Seven: Interconnected Customs——Taiwan and Fujian, especially southern Fujian, have interlinked customs and the same habits.
In front of these seven parts, there is also a preface hall, which displays the map of Fujian and Taiwan in the ancient (Qing) Dynasty and the National Map of the People's Republic of China. The content and the profound "five connections" between Fujian and Taiwan will be reminded. More than 1,500 cultural relics and documents are on display in the theme hall. These precious cultural relics and documents bear witness to the profound historical connections between Fujian and Taiwan, and will reproduce various historical scenes of Fujian and Taiwan's close relatives.
The "Native Fujian and Taiwan" special exhibition on the third floor
The "Native Fujian and Taiwan" special exhibition area is 1,500 square meters. According to the four seasons of "spring, summer, autumn and winter", The whole scene display technique shows the unique folk customs of Fujian and Taiwan. The temporary exhibition hall covers an area of ??more than 1,500 square meters and can hold various temporary exhibitions and activities, providing a platform for display, cooperation and interaction for cultural exchanges across the Taiwan Strait.