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Portrait or photograph of Qi Baishi: Chinese modern painter Qi Baishi ’s portrait on the former USSR stamp, 1958, design by V. Zavyalov.

Virtual Memorial

Qi Baishi

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Qi Baishi, remembered for Painting, Seal carving, Modern Chinese art.

1864 - 1957Beijing, China
Portrait or photograph of Qi Baishi: Qi Baishi, by Lang Jingshan
Qi Baishi, by Lang Jingshan Lang Jingshan, http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-11/29/content_30741109.htm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Qi Baishi Is Remembered

Qi Baishi is remembered for painting, seal carving, modern chinese art. 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 Qi Baishi.

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 Qi Baishi'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

Qi Baishi was a Chinese painter, noted for the whimsical, often playful style of his works. Born to a peasant family from Xiangtan, Hunan, Qi taught himself to paint, sparked by the Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden. After he turned 40, he traveled, visiting various scenic spots in China. After 1917 he settled in Beijing. Qi was the master of Hu Jieqing, the wife of Lao She.

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 Qi Baishi: 1946 photograph of Qi Baishi, by Lang Jingshan

1946 photograph of Qi Baishi, by Lang Jingshan

Lang Jingshan, http://new.cphoto.net/chinese/kl/ljs/index.htm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Qi Baishi: Qi Baishi

Qi Baishi

Zheng Jingkang, Scanned from China Photography issue 1978.6 by 維基小霸王, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Qi Baishi: ​1958年,周恩来和华君武、王朝闻、邵宇、钟灵、徐明(自右至左)等参观齐白石画展。

​1958年,周恩来和华君武、王朝闻、邵宇、钟灵、徐明(自右至左)等参观齐白石画展。

Unknown author Unknown author, http://l4065171.blog.163.com/blog/static/1378632172013101715252989/, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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