Wang Yirong, a native of Fushan, Yantai City. He was a modern epigrapher. In 1899, he discovered oracle bone inscriptions and was the first to research and prove them as characters of the Shang Dynasty. This move caused a sensation in domestic and foreign academic circles and pushed the history of Chinese characters back to the Shang Dynasty more than 1700 BC, creating a new situation in the research of philology and history. Wang Yirong was born into a scholarly and official family. In 1900, when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Beijing, Wang Yirong uttered the oath of ‘I cannot live unjustly’ and led his whole family to die heroically for the country. The Wang Yirong Memorial Hall has seven exhibition rooms, displaying more than 300 relics of Wang Yirong, including letters, correspondence, works, calligraphy, oracle bone inscriptions, etc., which are vivid and detailed. The museum also collects more than 200 masterpieces and rare treasures of domestic and foreign historians, oracle bone scholars, calligraphers and painters. Opening hours: Open from 09:00 to 17:00 all year round; closed all day on Mondays all year round; open from 09:00 to 16:30 all year round; open from 09:00 to 19:00 on National Day; closed all day all year round; closed all day all year round. Closed on New Year’s Eve and the first day of the lunar year. The specific business status is subject to the opening situation on that day. Service facilities: Luggage storage: Provide storage services. Scenic area interpretation: The Wang Yirong Memorial Hall provides a free interpretation service once in the morning and once in the afternoon on weekends and holidays (the interpretation lasts about 45 minutes). For reservation of interpretation services, please issue an official letter with the official seal of the unit. For specific matters, please go to the service desk or call the reservation number for consultation. In case of special circumstances, the memorial hall will make other arrangements. Thank you for your understanding. Must-see tips: 1. Please consciously accept the security check when entering the museum to ensure your personal safety, museum safety and cultural relic safety. 2. Please do not bring any prohibited items such as various controlled knives, lighters, promotional materials, dangerous goods, liquid beverages, pets, photography and video equipment into the venue. 3. For non-valuable personal items, please store them in a bag or handle them outside the museum on your own. 4. Please tidy up your clothes before visiting. People with disheveled clothes or drunkards are not allowed to enter. 5. Please do not talk loudly when visiting and set your mobile phone to vibration or mute so as not to affect others’ visits. 6. Please do not touch the exhibits and display cases when visiting. 7. Please do not eat in the venue. 8. Smoking is prohibited in the venue. 9. Please do not run, chase, climb or lie down in the venue. 10. Please help us maintain the visiting order and good visiting environment in the exhibition hall and follow the guidance of the staff. 11. To ensure the safety of cultural relics, please do not take pictures of the basic exhibitions and special exhibitions held. If journalists need to enter the exhibition hall to take pictures due to work needs, please go to the service desk and consult the staff.
Wang Yirong Memorial Hall
Wang Yirong, a native of Fushan, Yantai City. He was a modern epigrapher. In 1899, he discovered ora[...]
