National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature at a cost of 150 million Yuan (US$18 million) is a three-storey building capturing the splendour of traditional Chinese architecture: red walls, latticed windows and sloping roofs. Unlike most Chinese ancient buildings, the museum is decorated with blue roofs and white window frames.) which gives a jolt of colour to the typically somber style of the city' s museums. Covering an area of 15, 000 square metres, the museum includes exhibition halls'. a library and a multi-functional centre. The museum also spared little expense to create a place that would stand out and compare to the leading museums in China. All the statues and paintings in the museum are works by China's most famous artists. Even the hand-shaped door handles of exhibition rooms are pieces of art they are bronze sculptures made into the hand mould of Ba Jin in 1996, one of China's greatest writer and the museum's honorary director. Three displays will remain fixtures at the museum: "Development of Modern Chinese Literature," "Memories of Literature Giants" and "Donation of Writers." Some of the exhibits, to a certain extent, are antiques. These include the original scripts, letters, diaries and photos which cannot be found elsewhere.
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