Mei Lanfang
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Key facts
- Born
- Mei Lan , ( 1894-10-22 ) October 22, 1894, Beijing , Qing Dynasty
- Died
- August 8, 1961 (1961-08-08) (aged 66)
- Occupation
- Peking opera artist
- Spouse s
- Wang Minghua ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1910 ) , Fu Zhifang ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1921 )
- Partner
- Meng Xiaodong (1925–1930)
- Children
- 11, including Baojiu
- Traditional chinese
- 梅 瀾 , 梅 蘭 芳
- Simplified chinese
- 梅 澜 , 梅 兰 芳
- Hanyu pinyin
- Méi Lán , Méi Lánfāng
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Mei
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Qing dynasty
- Place of birth
- Beijing
- Place of death
- Beijing
- Child
- Mei Baojiu
- Occupation
- film director
- Political party
- Chinese Communist Party
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Field of work
- theatre
- Image
- Mei Lanfang.jpg
- Work location
- Shanghai
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- name in kana
- ばい らんほう
- date of birth
- 1894-00-00
- date of death
- 1961-00-00
- Commons category
- Mei Lanfang
- name in native language
- 梅蘭芳
- place of burial
- Beijing
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Encyclopedic overview
Mei Lan (22 October 1894 – 8 August 1961), better known by his stage name Mei Lanfang, was a notable Chinese Peking opera artist in modern Chinese theater. Mei was known as the "Queen of Peking Opera". Mei was exclusively known for his female lead roles (dan) and particularly his "verdant-robed girls" (qingyi), young or middle-aged women of grace and refinement. He was considered one of the "Four Great Dan", along with Shang Xiaoyun, Cheng Yanqiu, and Xun Huisheng.
Early life
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