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Mei Lanfang Memorial Museum

The Mei Lanfang Memorial Museum is located on a place in Tai Zhou called ‘Phoenix Mound’. The name comes from a tale, which says that a phoenix in the old times. The Chinese believe that fortune and prosperity will follow the coming of the phoenix. Actually, according to the pase study, the original home of Mei’s ancestors is near Bao Jia Ba, facing the Phoenix Mound across this (defense) river.

It is for the 90th anniversary of Mei’s birthday that Taizhou People’s Government, entrusted by the local people, selected this place to build the memorial museum in 1985. The reason for such a choice is the beautiful scenery here, and also to express the feelings that Mr.Mei is a phoenix in the heart of local people.

It took one year to finish the construction of the museum. In 1985, Mr.Li Xiannian, former Chinese President, inscribed the name of the muesum, Then it got the name of “Mei Lanfang Memorial Museum”, commonly named “Mei Garden”.