After the book was published, it soon spread to Japan, and then to European and American countries. It has been translated into more than ten languages such as Japan, France, Germany, Britain, Latin, Russia and North Korea, and published abroad, covering five continents. As early as 195 1, Li Shizhen was listed as an ancient world celebrity at the World Peace Council held in Vienna.
His marble statue stands on the promenade of Moscow University. It has not only made great contributions to Chinese medicine, but also greatly promoted the development of natural science in the world, and is known as "the great classic of oriental medicine". Darwin, a famous British biologist, also benefited from Compendium of Materia Medica, calling it "China Ancient Encyclopedia".
Joseph Needham, a famous British expert on the history of science and technology in China, wrote in the History of Science and Technology in China: "16 century China has two great books on natural pharmacology, one is Compendium of Materia Medica at the beginning of the century (1505), and the other is Compendium of Materia Medica at the end of the century (1595).
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Li Shizhen died in 1593 at the age of 75. After Li Shizhen's death, his body was buried in the east of qi zhou. To this day, Chinese medicine practitioners in qi zhou go to the cemetery to worship in Tomb-Sweeping Day every year, and many people often take grass out of graves to eliminate disasters and diseases.
After the founding of New China, in order to commemorate this world-famous scientist, its tomb was listed as a national key protection unit in 1954, and the people's government of Qichun County renovated the cemetery. A portrait of Li Shizhen by the famous painter Jiang is engraved on the bluestone in front of the monument, and there is a stone tablet in front of the tomb with an inscription by Mr. Guo Moruo, former president of China Academy of Sciences.
1978, Hubei Provincial Cultural Bureau rebuilt Li Shizhen's tomb, which took shape as a cemetery. 1980, Li Shizhen memorial hall, a national cultural relics protection institution, was formally established in the cemetery, and was designated as a national key cultural relics protection unit again in 1982. At present, the memorial hall has a large number of materials and works related to Li Shizhen, and it is a well-known institution in China.
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