Yan’an News Memorial Hall

#chinatravel We visited the Yan’an News Memorial Hall on a quiet afternoon, and its hillside setting on Qingliang Mountain gave the experience a quiet gravity before we even stepped inside. As we moved through the four main halls, each organized around a core theme, we found ourselves immersed in moments that once shaped the country’s early media history. Recreated wartime pressrooms and underground radio stations were filled with detail — over 180 original objects and hundreds of photos displayed with soft, intentional lighting. It didn’t feel like just a history lesson. It felt like walking through the pressrooms themselves. What stood out most was how carefully the space allows the story to unfold without ever feeling overdone. We moved through at our own pace, pausing at weathered newspaper prints, heavy broadcasting equipment, and digital displays that helped contextualize without distracting. Outside, the view over the hills framed everything with stillness. It’s a place that invites reflection not only on media or revolution, but on how thoughtfully history can be told. The Yan’an News Memorial Hall stayed with us long after we left, not because it was dramatic, but because it was deeply composed. #china #travel