Ouyang Yuqian
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| Native name | 欧阳予倩 |
| Born | Ouyang Liyuan May 12, 1889 Liuyang, Hunan, Qing Empire |
| Died | September 21, 1962 (aged 73) Beijing, China |
| Occupation | Dramatist, educator, film director, actor |
| Language | Chinese |
| Alma mater |
Meiji University Waseda University |
| Period | 1906–62 |
| Genre | Stage play, Peking Opera |
| Literary movement | New Play |
| Spouse | Liu Yunqiu (m. 1906) |
| Children | Ouyang Shanzun |
| Relatives | Ouyang Ligeng (father) Liu Yixia (mother) Ouyang Zhonghu (grandfather) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 歐陽予倩 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 欧阳予倩 | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Ōuyáng Yǔqiàn |
| Wade–Giles | Ou-yang Yü-ch'ien |
| IPA | [óʊ.jǎŋ jù.tɕʰân] |
Ouyang Yuqian (Chinese: 欧阳予倩; May 12, 1889 – September 21, 1962) 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 was the founding president of the Central Academy of Drama from 1950 until his death in 1962. He also served as vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, vice chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association, and chairman of the Chinese Dancers Association.
Ouyang Yuqian's name at birth was Ouyang Liyuan (欧阳立袁), and his hao was Nanjie (南杰). He also used the stage names and pen names including Lanrong (兰容), Liansheng (莲笙), and Taohua Buyi'an Zhu (桃花不疑庵主).
Ouyang Yuqian born on 12 May 1889 into a wealthy and highly educated family in Liuyang, Hunan Province. His father was Ouyang Ligeng (Chinese: 欧阳力耕), and mother Liu Yixia (Chinese: 刘倚霞). His grandfather Ouyang Zhonghu (Chinese: 欧阳中鹄) was a scholar who served as governor of Guilin Prefecture during the Qing dynasty.
When he was 15, Ouyang went to study in Japan. He graduated from Seijo School () in Tokyo, and then studied business at Meiji University and literature at Waseda University. In 1906, Ouyang and other Chinese students in Japan co-founded the Spring Willow Society (春柳社, Chunliu She), which marked the beginning of modern Chinese theatre.
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