Source: China Daily (4/9/18)
Hangzhou museum memorializes poet Xu Zhimo
By chinadaily.com.cn
The main gate of the new Xu Zhimo Memorial Museum, in a photo taken on April 8, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
With this upgrade to the old museum site, a new area has been set up to narrate the late Chinese poet’s bond to Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province.
Born in Zhejiang, Xu Zhimo (1987-1931) is one of China’s best-loved poets. In the 1920s, Xu studied at King’s College in Cambridge University. His poem, Farewell to Cambridge, written in 1928 when he made a later visit, is one of his most widely known pieces, learned by millions of schoolchildren across China.
The new museum houses hundreds of books related to Xu and artworks of modern Chinese calligraphy and paintings. [Photo/VCG]
In addition to Xu’s books published in the 1920-30s, visitors will also be able to have a close look at qipao dresses worn by Xu’s wife Lu Xiaoman (1903-1965). [Photo/VCG]
The new museum has a strong architectural style inspired by buildings in China’s Jiangnan area, south of the Yangtze River. [Photo/VCG]