[Beijing traveling] Beijing University red chamber

Beijing University red chamber located at local sand beach north street, one of for Beijing University old school buildings, old name “national capital big school”.

In 1918 constructed, building for I-shaped, altogether 4, the building used the red brick to build all over the body, thus was called the red chamber. at the beginning of 1918, Li Dazhao founded China first Marxism research team in this. on May 4, 1919, the Beijing University students embarked from the red chamber to Tiananmen have held the demonstration. Later, northern side the red chamber square will become Beijing students to carry on the revolutionary movement many times the assembly place. 1919 to 1920 Mao Zedong once in building library work. Lu Xun is appointed the Beijing University Chinese is time professor's restroom in two building staircase with a handrail opposite. Many renowned scholars and the new faction character have taught in here. Here has also concentrated the new tide society, the national magazine company, the new-vernacular literature research board, the philosophy research board and so on many innovation associations, "New tide", "National", "each week Commentary" and so on progress publications are being located in the basement the red chamber printing shop print publication. The so deep history and the humanities origin, cause “the Beijing University red chamber” after the times change, but is amazing throughout, becomes one of our country New Culture Movement's landmarks. in 1953 the Beijing University moved to the western suburbs completely. at the beginning of May, 1984 has established “the red chamber commemoration sign”.

“The Beijing University red chamber” also had been some time ago many a signboard - - - Beijing New Culture Movement memorial hall. The memorial hall has recovered the same year Li Dazhao office, Mao Zedong have worked the newsprinting paper reading room, as well as student classroom and so on. According to memorial hall comrade in charge introduced that in the original address restoration's Li Dazhao office, maintained basically same year's original condition, on the desk, the chair, the table rings the bell and so on it is said is the same year's original.

The new arrangement's periodical exhibition room has displayed 20 many kinds of by the Museum of the Chinese Revolution collection 54 New Culture Movement time periodical, the magazine; The New Culture Movement exhibition room, through more than 90 pictures, more than 60 cultural relics, has reappeared New Culture Movement's historical style really, and the image elaborated New Culture Movement's historic importance and revolutionizes and on the China social development path's tremendous role in China.

It is reported that this memorial hall is in the central committee with the national Department concerned vigorously support, by the Museum of the Chinese Revolution construction, it manages the hall goal is to let more people understand that the engraved inscription New Culture Movement's historical merit, is specially the young people opens the patriotic education for the general populations the classroom.