National Development and Achievements Series: Cultivation and Renewal — The Education Legacy of Hong Kong's Ta Teh Institute
Moonchu Historical Images and Culture Gallery,
Hong Kong Museum of History
Free Admission
Jointly Presented by
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Guangzhou Municipal Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau (Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Heritage Administration)
Jointly Organised by
Hong Kong Museum of History
The Memorial Museum of Comrade Mao Zedong Sponsoring the Peasant Movement Institute
Supported by
Hong Kong Chronicles Institute
This is one of the exhibitions of the 'National Development and Achievements Series'. The Series now invites the public to revisit the history of Ta Teh Institute and the stories of its faculty and students, giving visitors insight into the development of education and the achievements of cultivation of talent for developing the country.
Ta Teh Institute was established as a full‑time liberal arts university at Tuen Mun in Hong Kong and operated between 1946 and 1949. It was founded under the leadership of the Guangdong District Committee of the Communist Party of China, with cooperation between the Communist Party of China and the patriotic democrats. The Institute offered a high-calibre professional and cultural curriculum, and brought together many renowned academics and cultural figures, including historians Hou Wailu and Jian Bozan, political scientist Deng Chumin, literary theorist Huang Yaomian, economists Shen Zhiyuan and Qian Jiaju, as well as literary figures such as Guo Moruo, Mao Dun, Cao Yu, and philosopher Hu Sheng. Through new models of school administration, the Institute cultivated an impressive cohort of talent who went on to play leading roles in the development of the country.
2026 marks the 80th anniversary of the establishment of Ta Teh Institute. The exhibition features over 60 items (sets) of artefacts related to the Institute and its alumni, as well as around 125 historical photographs and supplementary exhibits. Complemented by clippings, archives, reconstructed campus scenes, and multimedia presentations, this exhibition brings alive the establishment and development of the Institute and explores the teaching environment, campus life and development of staff and students. Visitors will enjoy a multifaceted view of the Institute’s founding history and, through the stories of its people, learn of the Institute’s pivotal role in cultivating talent and its contributions to developing the country.
Exhibition Pamphlet
Public Guided Tours
Each tour lasts about 1 hour for 20 persons on a first come, first served basis. Visitors are required to get quota slips at the Guided Tour Service Counter on 1/F Lobby for registration within 1 hour before each session starts. For details, please click here.
Group Visit and Guided Tour Services
Guided tour services are available for visiting groups from registered schools, charitable or non-profit making organisations and bona-fide non-profit-making district organisations supported by the District Office of the Home Affairs Department with 20 people or more, or those devoted to people with disabilities or the elderly with 10 people or more. For details, please click here.
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Issue 3 of Ta Teh Youth |
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Student card issued by Ta Teh Institute |
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Medal of the 4th Hong Kong and Kowloon Inter-schools Athletic Meet awarded to Ta Teh student Liang Dongmei |
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Group photo of Ta Teh Institute’s basketball team |
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Ta Teh alumna Jiang Zongfan’s People's Liberation Army (PLA) Guangdong-Jiangxi-Hunan Border Column brassard |
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Ta Teh alumnus Yang Guang’s Commemorative medal from the National People’s Comfort Delegation to the PLA |
