Badashanren Memorial Hall

Completed in 1959, Badashanren Memorial Hall is the first memorial hall of an ancient painter. Located on the bank of Mei Lake in Nanchang City and occupying an area of seven acres, it is a national key cultural relics protection unit. The memorial hall aims to commemorate a famous painter named Badashanren (former Zhu Da) in Ming Dynasty. Embodying the function of collection, displaying, research and publicity, it has abundant collections. The original palace hall has been changed to be exhibition hall to systematically display the works and historical data of Badashanren as well as the excellent works of masters nowadays.

Zhu Da was the descendant of Zhu Quan, the son of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang in Ming Dynasty. Affected by the perdition of Ming Dynasty, he became a monk at first, turned to a Taoist later, and then secularized himself. Zhu Da was a famous painter and calligrapher in Qing Dynasty. His masterpieces Ink Lotus, Pine and Crane House, Eagle Standing in Trees and Deer are exhibited in the memorial hall. Some masterpieces of Niu Shihui such as Cat and Chicken are also exhibited here.

The north part is the artworks exhibition hall. With a modern and abstract architectural style, it is used to display the paintings of Badashanren. The west is Badashanren Research Center, also known as Zaifushanfang. It is used for art research and communication. There provides thoughtful, and modern museum, leisure and cultural services for visitors.

 

The south part of the memorial hall is a monastery called Qingyunpu. Qingyunpu is a typical ancient garden of south China. According to legend, Wang Ziijn, the son the Emperor Lin in Zhou Dynasty, practiced alchemy here. In the end of Han Dynasty, Mei Fu, the governor of Nanchang County quit his job as an official and lived a peaceful life here. The later generations built Mei Immortal Temple to offer sacrifices to him. Now it is used to display the life experience and art style of Badashanren.

 

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