
Virtual Memorial
Mei Lanfang
A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Mei Lanfang, remembered for Peking opera, Performance, Chinese theater.

Why Mei Lanfang Is Remembered
Mei Lanfang is remembered for peking opera, performance, chinese theater. 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 Mei Lanfang.
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
Beijing, China is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Mei Lanfang'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
Mei Lan, better known by his stage name Mei Lanfang, was a notable Chinese Peking opera artist in modern Chinese theater. Mei was known as the "Queen of Peking Opera". Mei was exclusively known for his female lead roles (dan) and particularly his "verdant-robed girls" (qingyi), young or middle-aged women of grace and refinement. He was considered one of the "Four Great Dan", along with Shang Xiaoyun, Cheng Yanqiu, and Xun Huisheng.
Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.
Photos

Hu Shih (2nd left, front row) and members of Mei Lanfang Peking Oprea Troupe, such as Qi Rushan (1st left, front row) and Mei Lanfang (3rd left, front row) in 1930
Unknown author Unknown author, http://localsev.lib.pku.edu.cn/bdms/bdms_portal/photos.asp?id=6, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Source
欧阳予倩和梅兰芳,1956年
Unknown author Unknown author, http://media.open.com.cn/media_file/rm/dongshi2004/zgxddwxs/xiandai/first/xj-8-4.htm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Source
1956年欧阳予倩与梅兰芳
Unknown author Unknown author, http://media.ifeng.com/pk/now/meilanfang/200812/1210_5192_915853_3.shtml, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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