Research On The Development Of Shaoshan Revolutionary Memorial Exhibition System

Shaoshan Revolutionary Memorial Exhibition System(S.R.M.E.S)indicates that in order to commemorate Comrade Mao Zedong,the great leader of Chinese people,various kinds of revolutionary history displays or exhibitions are held in the former sites and venues of his birthplace Shaoshan city.As one of the famous revolutionary commemorative places in China,Shaoshan’s display has been developing for more than sixty years with no interruption and has a great influence in the industry.It is the benchmark for the exhibition development of the domestic revolutionary memorial sites.Unfortunately,the current study of the development of S.R.M.E.S is still in the combing stage of some information,not looking at its sixty years’ development from the macro perspective of museology,not sorting out its display development systematically,and not combining its concrete development with the theory of museology.This article is to sort out,sum up,study,and interpret the development of S.R.M.E.S from these aspects.This thesis chooses the exhibition development of " Mao Zedong’s Former Residence to Memorial Museum " as the main line of research,and extends the research objects to the commemorative venues,such as Mao Zedong Library,Shaoshan Hotel;the public memorial exhibition of former sites,such as Nan’an Private School,Mao’s Ancestral Hall;and part of the village,private and commercial exhibitions around Shaoshan city.From the perspective of museology,the thesis analyzes the restored exhibitions,the original displays,auxiliary displays,basic displays,special exhibitions,temporary exhibitions and other types of exhibitions presented in Shaoshan Revolutionary Memorial place and sorts out the historical details of its development.At the same time,this thesis divides the development stages of S.R.M.E.S,analyzes its development characteristics,and summarizes its development gains and losses from the macro perspective.The study found that in the course of more than sixty years’ development,S.R.M.E.S has presented three stages,reflected four characteristics,and left two types of cultural heritage.It is based on the former residence,and developed into the only commemorative display system which systematically exhibits Mao Zedong’s life,brilliant thoughts and personality across the country and provided a valuable template for the development of other revolutionary memorial exhibition system.