Ouyang Yuqian

Ouyang Yuqian was born in 1889 in Liuyang, in Hunan. A student in Japan, at the Seijo school and then at Waseda University, he joined the Spring Willow Society, the first Chinese spoken-drama troupe, founded in Tokyo. Returning in 1911, he became a great performer of female roles in Peking opera, a southern rival of Mei Lanfang, then wrote and directed films. He presided over the Central Academy of Drama from 1950 until his death, in Beijing, on 21 September 1962.

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• Theatre潘金蓮Ouyang Yuqian · 1927not translated into EnglishLiterature