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Portrait or photograph of Tang Xianzu: Portrait of Tang Xianzu, the playwright

Virtual Memorial

Tang Xianzu

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Tang Xianzu, remembered for Drama, The Peony Pavilion, Ming literature.

1550 - 1616Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China
Portrait or photograph of Tang Xianzu: 湯顯祖, Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), Ming poet and dramatist, author of Peony pavilion 牡丹亭
湯顯祖, Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), Ming poet and dramatist, author of Peony pavilion 牡丹亭 Symane, [1], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Tang Xianzu Is Remembered

Tang Xianzu is remembered for drama, the peony pavilion, ming literature. 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 Tang Xianzu.

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

Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Tang Xianzu'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

Tang Xianzu, courtesy name Yireng (義仍), was a Chinese playwright of the Ming Dynasty.

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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Memorial or place connected to Tang Xianzu: The play Mu dan ting huan hun ji (The peony pavilion) is by Tang Xianzu (1550–1616), a native of Linchuan, Jiangsu P

The play Mu dan ting huan hun ji (The peony pavilion) is by Tang Xianzu (1550–1616), a native of Linchuan, Jiangsu Province. Tang achieved the degree of jin shi in 1583 and assumed

Tang, Xianzu, 1550-1616, http://www.wdl.org/media/7112/service/thumbnail/6000x6000/1/1.jpg Gallery: http://www.wdl.org/en/item/7112/, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Memorial or place connected to Tang Xianzu: Linchuan si meng , also called Yumingtang si meng (The four dreams of the Jade Tea Hall), is a collection of four ma

Linchuan si meng , also called Yumingtang si meng (The four dreams of the Jade Tea Hall), is a collection of four major dramas by the famed Ming-dynasty dramatist Tang Xianzu (1550

Tang, Xianzu, 1550-1616, http://www.wdl.org/media/11395/service/thumbnail/6000x6000/1/1.jpg Gallery: http://www.wdl.org/en/item/11395/, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Memorial or place connected to Tang Xianzu: Statues of Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeare

Statues of Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeare

Philip Halling, Geograph Britain and Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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