Beijing 2024 - National Museum of China (中国国家博物馆) Next Building on Pro-China

Almost around 2pm, we finally made our way to the next building, the south wing. On the way there, we saw a grotto exhibition on, and I really wanted to go see it. But it was a ticketed special exhibition, and the tickets were already sold out :(   Here's a tip when visiting China, always get your ticket before arriving. You are competing with the whole of China here! So if you are travelling solo, plan ahead!!!!

In case you missed my post of the map of the North Wing, here it is again. I forgot to take a similar photo of the South Wing, sorry!

Rushing for time, we kinda waltzed through the South Wing. I just noted that almost everything was pretty red in the South Wing! Cause a few floors of it was dedicated to China's modern history and the forming of the new China you see today. So it was pretty much a patriotic exhibition. I didn't mind it and wish I had more time to spend here instead. My husband on the other hand, was totally not interested in anything related to modern China's history, lol. Hence I wasn't able to linger as long as I had wanted to.

Info at the entrance at one of the hall. Feel free to zoom in to read the details. 

Patriotic painting of the modern China.

The national flag and national anthem. 

The founding ideology of modern China, mainly was based on communism. Perhaps an utopian ideology? When I was young, we were taught that communism was bad. Growing up and learning more about it, I wouldn't say it was totally bad, but just too idealistic? And perhaps hard to implement? But somehow some countries have survived on it, places like Vietnam and China, both I have visited and love.

Dr Sun Yet Sun was also featured in the hall. Again, brainwashed by education that he was the enemy of the state. Yet here he was featured. Seriously, visiting China does real damaged to my view of the world! I can't tell whether it was for the better or worst. I only can tell that things aren't always what I thought it would be!

Painting of China diplomacy in the old days.

Painting of China in the modern world diplomany.

Some interesting statistic of China.

 

Tea for the comrades! I always knew tea brings people together! But I didn't realised that it would be featured here in the halls of pro-China movement. It's called the Big Bowl Tea! Does everyone drink from the same bowl? Is that what it symbolises? This is from the Youth Tea Society.