After the liberation, Fuzhou Municipal People's Government did a good thing for the people by converting the dirtiest Scholar's Tomb in the center of the city into the Worker's Cultural Palace for the public to relax during holidays. Fuzhou Workers' Cultural Palace For many old Fuzhou people, Fuzhou Workers' Cultural Palace is a place that carries too many memories and emotions for them.
In June 1954, Fuzhou City Federation of Trade Unions issued a call, thousands of laborers in the Jindou Mountain that piece of barren hills to move the tomb to move the hill, two European-style buildings rose - the first auditorium and the Museum of Arts and Culture. As a cultural institution under the Federation of Trade Unions of Fuzhou City, the required funds are mainly allocated by the above. 1960s Fuzhou City Workers' Cultural Palace, workers' science and technology learning, skills training, and arts and sports groups to do a great deal of activities. On New Year's Day, the Palace always held a large-scale garden party and other activities. And every morning around six o'clock, there are always nearly 1,000 people in front of the Palace of Culture Square playing tai chi, fan dance, practicing sword ...... is not lively, far more than the status quo today.
In the early 1980s, the financial allocations canceled, since then, the Palace of Culture began to operate independently.
At the same time, the Palace of Culture carried out a series of renovation and construction: in November 2000, the Fuzhou City Federation of Trade Unions allocated 600,000 yuan, the Palace of Culture self-financing 80,000 yuan, for the reconstruction of the lighting stadium; in 2001, the Palace of Culture and attracted funds to the original card art gallery was converted into a women's fitness guidance center of the staff of the city of Fuzhou, the original second auditorium was converted into a badminton hall.
In the early 21st century, the Palace of Culture covers an area of 88 acres, building area of 2.7 million square meters, there are libraries, movie theaters, basketball courts, swimming pools, dance halls and other activities in 15 places, the annual flow of 1.8 million people.
Because the ride is free for people over 70 years old, old people from Jinan District, Cangshan District and other places gather here to make friends, participate in various activities and talk about various topics. The New Palace of Culture is the largest single building area now built in China. The new palace makes full use of the natural height difference of 4.5 meters that exists between Bayiqi Road and Yangzhong Road, which improves the utilization rate of underground space and the scientific nature of the design.
The new Palace of Workers' Culture is centered on Chairman Mao's statue, with the central axis consisting of sunken courtyards and a central plaza running from east to west. On the north-south axis, the workers' cultural and leisure promenade and affiliated buildings are symmetrically laid out, blending the beauty of nature, landscape, humanity and modern architecture.
The new Palace inherited the old Palace of Culture European architectural style, retaining the original architectural elements, such as the rain table, Roman columns, etc., the plaza of alabaster Chairman Mao statue is retained from the old Palace of Culture, reflecting the cause of the labor movement and the inheritance of the memory of the workers.