Lu Xun Memorial Hall

In the southeast corner of Lu Xun Park in Hongkou District, the Shanghai Lu Xun Memorial Hall is located. The museum building is a simple and elegant two-story courtyard-style building. The impression it gives is black tiles and white walls, simple and peaceful. Here, you can visit Mr. Lu Xun’s manuscripts, as well as precious items such as his clothes, daily necessities, letters, photos and books during his lifetime, allowing people to understand Mr. Lu Xun from various details. The Shanghai Lu Xun Memorial Hall opened in 1951 and is the first figure memorial hall after the founding of New China. Coming here, you can see the name of the museum on the gable. In front of the atrium in the museum, there is an inner garden ‘Baicao Garden’. The garden is lush with branches and leaves, fleece-flower roots cover the corners. There is a well in the garden, and there is also a black-awning boat. The stone well railing and black-awning boat are all from Mr. Lu Xun’s hometown, Shaoxing. On the first floor of the memorial hall, there is the ‘Zhaohua Library’, a special library for cultural celebrities, and the special exhibition hall ‘Benliu Art Garden’. Moreover, there are often various forms of special cultural exhibitions. The second floor is the exhibition hall for Lu Xun’s life, that is, the main exhibition area. The cultural relics in the collection are mainly collected over the years and donated by Mr. Lu Xun’s wife Xu Guangping and his friends during his lifetime. You can see Mr. Lu Xun’s manuscripts, clothes, daily necessities, and many precious photos. You can learn about Mr. Lu Xun’s life story through detailed pictures and texts. The plaster mask of Mr. Lu Xun treasured in the museum is worth seeing. On the day of Mr. Lu Xun’s death, it was made by Japanese friends from Mr. Lu Xun’s remains. The beard and eyebrow whiskers adhered to it are the only original things left on Mr. Lu Xun. In addition, you can also see the scene of Neishan Bookstore and various editions of Mr. Lu Xun’s works. Moreover, Lu Xun’s tomb is in Lu Xun Park next to it. You can go and pay your respects. The memorial hall is next to Tian’ai Road and Shanyin Road. These are two tree-lined small roads filled with romantic and literary atmosphere. You can also take a walk. And Lu Xun’s former residence on Shanyin Road is where Mr. Lu Xun once lived in Shanghai. You can go and have a look on the way. It takes about 7 minutes to walk there. Opening hours: Open from 09:00 to 17:00 from Tuesday to Sunday all year round; closed all day on Monday all year round. Service facilities: Scenic area interpretation: Group visitors can implement free reservation for interpretation. Reservation phone number: 65402288-210. Audio guide rental: You can obtain services such as free audio guides. Service: Follow the WeChat official account: Shanghai Lu Xun Memorial Hall. ① After entering WeChat, you can directly click on [Guide] for audio guide. ② Users can select the language type of the interpretation according to the system page: Chinese, English. Must-see tips: 1. The museum provides free wheelchair rental and item storage. Tourist materials are available for free. 2. If you need to take pictures in the exhibition hall, you need to go to the service desk with valid documents (such as ID card, student ID card, etc.) to apply for a temporary photography permit.

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