Ouyang Yuqian

Ouyang Yuqian was a Chinese playwright, Peking opera actor and writer, film screenwriter and director, and drama educator. He is considered by drama historians as one of the three founders of Chinese spoken drama, together with Tian Han and Hong Shen. He was also one of the top Peking opera performers, regarded as a southern counterpart of Mei Lanfang.

Ouyang Yuqian born onMay 1889 into a wealthy and highly educated family in Liuyang, Hunan Province. His father was Ouyang Ligeng , and mother Liu Yixia . His grandfather Ouyang Zhonghu was a scholar who served as governor of Guilin Prefecture during the Qing dynasty.

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