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Mei Lanfang

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Peking opera artist (1894-1961)

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
Occupation
film director
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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mei Lanfang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.