The China Record Museum (CRM) is a national comprehensive record-themed museum. It is located in the[...]
The China Record Museum (CRM) is a national comprehensive record-themed museum. It is located in the Huang Rongyuan Mansion, one of the top ten mansions on Gulangyu Island. It is committed to creating a place for systematically protecting, displaying, researching, and sharing the historical documents and archives of old records, filling the long-existing gap and blank of the “audio memory archive” in China.
The out-of-print original sounds and objects from a hundred years ago reproduce the glorious origin and low-key posture of the “Chinese Good Voice”. Since its completion, the Huang Rongyuan Mansion has hardly been open to the public. After half a century, the century-old building and century-old records are once again connected, as if verifying the indissoluble bond between this national treasure building and music. The Huang Rongyuan Mansion is rejuvenated by music and sincerely invites the world to experience the eternal charm of Gulangyu, the Island of Music.
Entering the China Record Museum, one can hear many precious historical sounds: the first recorded sound of mankind, “Mary Had a Little Lamb” hummed by Edison; the only recorded speech of Mr. Sun Yat-sen, “Encouraging the Nation”; the album “Si Wu Hua Dong” jointly recorded by the four famous Peking Opera female roles; the only recording in the legendary life of Ruan Lingyu, the “Queen of Silent Films”, “Searching for My Brother Thousands of Miles”; the “Mandarin Phonograph Records” recorded by the language prodigy Zhao Yuanren to promote Mandarin; from the inspiring “March of the Volunteers” to the first record of New China, “The Sky of the Liberated Areas”.
In addition, there are many treasures in the museum with extremely high academic research and collection values: the recording album “Eternal Melody” of the first performance of the Marquis Yi of Zeng’s Chime Bells after they were unearthed; the first edition of the recording master disc of “March of the Volunteers” by Oriental Pathe in 1935 and different versions of “March of the Volunteers” from different periods, countries, and regions; the first Xiamen Yuqian Qingqu (Nanyin) record recorded on Gulangyu Island in 1908; the first stereo long-playing record “Blood Handprint” that opened a new era of Chinese stereo music; as well as the first tape, the first CD, and the first glass CD of New China and other precious records from different periods.
In addition to record exhibitions, the China Record Museum also houses old record players of various models and brands from around the world and various precious paper documents. Many of these documentary materials are publicly displayed for the first time, such as the autographed letters, royalty lists, and creative manuscripts of celebrities like Mei Lanfang, Ma Lianliang, Hu Die, Zhao Yuanren, and Li Jinhui.
Opening hours: Open from 09:00 – 17:30, Tuesday – Sunday throughout the year; Closed all day on Monday throughout the year; Open from 09:00 – 17:30 on New Year’s Day, Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Festival, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and National Day.
Preferential policies:
Disabled: Half price for those holding the “Disability Certificate” or “Disabled Military Personnel Certificate”.
Military: Half price for active-duty and retired Chinese military personnel with valid identity documents.
Firefighters: Half price for fire and rescue personnel (including active-duty, retired, disabled, and cadets of fire and rescue academies) with valid identity documents.
Police: Half price for on-duty public security police officers nationwide with a valid “People’s Police Certificate”.
Children/Seniors: 1. (The description for children/seniors seems incomplete here)
Children under 4 meters (not included) and elderly aged 70 and above (included) can enjoy half-price admission with their personal ID.
Children under 1.2 meters (not included) in height enter for free, accompanied by their ticket-holding guardians. Each ticket-holding guardian can only bring one child for free. Additional individuals must purchase tickets separately.
Free Admission Note: The information above is for reference only. Please refer to the day’s disclosure by the scenic spot for specific details.
