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Portrait or photograph of Li Shizhen: Li Shizhen portrait

Virtual Memorial

Li Shizhen

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Li Shizhen, remembered for Medicine, Materia medica, Ming dynasty scholarship.

1518 - 1593Qichun, Hubei, China
Portrait or photograph of Li Shizhen: Li Shizhen figurine on display at the Hong Kong Museum of Art.
Li Shizhen figurine on display at the Hong Kong Museum of Art. Mk2010, Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Li Shizhen Is Remembered

Li Shizhen is remembered for medicine, materia medica, ming dynasty scholarship. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Li Shizhen.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Qichun, Hubei, China is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Li Shizhen's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Li Shizhen, courtesy name Dongbi, was a Chinese acupuncturist, herbalist, naturalist, pharmacologist, physician, and writer of the Ming dynasty. He is the author of a 27-year work, the Compendium of Materia Medica. He developed several methods for classifying herb components and medications for treating diseases.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

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Portrait or photograph of Li Shizhen: 李士珍

李士珍

Unknown author Unknown author, Fu Runhua, Zhongguo Dangdai Mingren Zhuan, Shijie Wenhua Fuwu She, 1948, p.63., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Li Shizhen: Bust of Li Shizhen in Hunan International Economics University. The Bust of Li Shizhen is an important part of the sculptu

Bust of Li Shizhen in Hunan International Economics University. The Bust of Li Shizhen is an important part of the sculpture group of renowned scientists at Hunan International Eco

Uploaded by Huangdan2060, Own work, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Image connected to Li Shizhen: The li (貍; Japanese: ri or yamaneko ), identifiable as wildcat (leopard cat, Prionailurus bengalensis ), from Tōchū kokuyaku honz

The li (貍; Japanese: ri or yamaneko ), identifiable as wildcat (leopard cat, Prionailurus bengalensis ), from Tōchū kokuyaku honzō kōmoku vol. 12, translated by Shinkai Suzuki (193

Anonymous (fl. c. 1603. Illustrations found in Bencao gangmu , edition of 1603, reprinted e.g. in Japanese edition of Kanei 14, Book 51 in volume 34 of 36 ) Facsimiles reproduced in Suzuki translation of 1931., Li, Shizhen (1931) "Kemono-bu dai-51-kan jō fūri&

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