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Portrait or photograph of Tao Yuanming: Tao Yuanming by Chen Hongshou

Virtual Memorial

Tao Yuanming

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Tao Yuanming, remembered for Poetry, Reclusion literature, Chinese classics.

365 - 427Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
Portrait or photograph of Tao Yuanming: Tao Yuanming portrait Woodblock Print in Collected Works of him.
Tao Yuanming portrait Woodblock Print in Collected Works of him. Unknown author Unknown author, Colleced Works of Tao, Qian(ACE365?-427年?), Edition and notes by Tao Shu (1778-1839) Published: (1883), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Tao Yuanming Is Remembered

Tao Yuanming is remembered for poetry, reclusion literature, chinese classics. 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 Tao Yuanming.

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

Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Tao Yuanming'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

Tao Yuanming, also known as Tao Qian (陶潜), courtesy name Yuanliang (元亮), was a Chinese poet and politician. He was one of the best-known poets who lived during the Six Dynasties period. Tao Yuanming spent much of his life in reclusion, living in the countryside, farming, reading, drinking wine, receiving the occasional guest, and writing poems in which he reflected on the pleasures and difficulties of life and his decision to withdraw from civil service.

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

Photos

Portrait or photograph of Tao Yuanming: Tao Yuanming portrait after Song Artist Painting in the Collected Works of Tao Yuanming

Tao Yuanming portrait after Song Artist Painting in the Collected Works of Tao Yuanming

Unknown author Unknown author, Colleced Works of Tao, Qian(ACE365?-427年?), Edition and notes by Tao Shu (1778-1839) Published: (1883), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Tao Yuanming: Anonymous - Portrait of Tao Yuanming - 1943.120 - Art Institute of Chicago

Anonymous - Portrait of Tao Yuanming - 1943.120 - Art Institute of Chicago

Yu Zhiding (禹之鼎, 1647-1709?), attributed, https://www.artic.edu/artworks/46387, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Tao Yuanming: Portraits of Famous Men - Tao Yuanming

Portraits of Famous Men - Tao Yuanming

Unknown Chinese artist, https://www.philamuseum.org/collection/object/42766, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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