Capital to cement position as a cultural center

Long-term plan to upgrade historic Beijing sites aims to make it known as a city of museums

Release time : 2020-06-01 10:50:26

source : China Daily

serve as museums, were broadcast in a livestreaming program on May 13-18.

These involved 10 historical figures who lived in the city, such as writers Lao She and Lu Xun; Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang; geologist Li Siguang; and Zhan Tianyou, who is known as the father of China's railways.

At the Lao She Memorial Hall, a one-hour live broadcast attracted more than 3.32 million viewers on May 16, according to China National Radio.

Zhoukoudian Site Museum, the Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture, and Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum all showcased their diverse collections through virtual tours on May 18.

During livestreaming shows at the China National Film Museum and Overseas Chinese History Museum of China, viewers could enjoy one-to-one guide services, CNR reported.

Some, including China Media Museum, adopted virtual reality to provide vivid cloud tour experiences.

"Even though we are in a special period of COVID-19 prevention, we still connect our audience closely with the beauty of cultural heritage with the help of VR tech," said Pan Li, head of China Media Museum."Going to museums has become fashionable nowadays as the public has a growing need for culture," he added.

In addition, the Capital Museum initiated a series of "Me and Museum" art educational programs, soliciting entries of video and audio clips, paintings and photographs from the public.

The best of them were displayed in the museum.

Li Qing, deputy curator of the Memorial Hall of Xu Beihong (1895-1953), a renowned painter, told Xinhua News Agency: "Livestreaming has given us a new approach to providing cultural services for the public and it has expanded the role of museums in social education."