WRITER

Lao She

1899 - 1966

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Shu Qingchun (3 February 1899 – 24 August 1966), known by his pen name Lao She, was a Chinese writer of Manchu ethnicity, known for his vivid portrayal of urban life and his colorful use of the Beijing dialect, such as in the novel Rickshaw Boy and the play Teahouse. During the Cultural Revolution, he was persecuted and either drowned himself or was murdered. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lao She is the 1,247th most popular writer (down from 1,147th in 2019), the 331st most popular biography from China (down from 327th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Chinese Writer.

Lao she is a form of traditional Chinese opera that is performed in the northern provinces of China. It is a form of storytelling that involves singing, dancing, and acrobatics.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lao She ranks 1,247 out of 7,302. Before him are Hayim Nahman Bialik, Jan Guillou, Meng Haoran, Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Thomas Mayne Reid, and Daniil Kharms. After him are Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Waris Dirie, Léon Bloy, Annette Kellermann, Richard Henry Dana Jr., and Valerie Solanas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Lao She ranks 60. Before him are Henri Michaux, Georges Auric, Bronislav Kaminski, Ludwig Guttmann, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Leo Strauss. After him are Brassaï, Nadezhda Mandelstam, Andrei Platonov, Louis Chiron, Georges Bidault, and Akim Tamiroff. Among people deceased in 1966, Lao She ranks 48. Before him are Gino Severini, Herbert Gille, Ludwig Binswanger, Elizabeth Arden, Cléo de Mérode, and Stanisław Jerzy Lec. After him are Siegfried Kracauer, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Erwin Piscator, Jisaburō Ozawa, Evelyn Waugh, and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

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In China

Among people born in China, Lao She ranks 331 out of 1,610. Before him are Lu You (1125), Li Dazhao (1889), Duan Qirui (1865), Princess Taiping (665), Yelü Chucai (1189), and Meng Haoran (690). After him are Zhang Daoling (34), Ai Weiwei (1957), Jia Xu (147), He Jin (135), Xun Yu (163), and Gu Kaizhi (345).

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    Lu You

    WRITER

    1125 - 1210

    HPI: 66.71

    Rank: 325

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    Li Dazhao

    POLITICIAN

    1889 - 1927

    HPI: 66.70

    Rank: 326

  • Photo of Duan Qirui

    Duan Qirui

    POLITICIAN

    1865 - 1936

    HPI: 66.70

    Rank: 327

  • Photo of Princess Taiping

    Princess Taiping

    COMPANION

    665 - 713

    HPI: 66.68

    Rank: 328

  • Photo of Yelü Chucai

    Yelü Chucai

    POLITICIAN

    1189 - 1243

    HPI: 66.68

    Rank: 329

  • Photo of Meng Haoran

    Meng Haoran

    WRITER

    690 - 740

    HPI: 66.67

    Rank: 330

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    Lao She

    WRITER

    1899 - 1966

    HPI: 66.65

    Rank: 331

  • Photo of Zhang Daoling

    Zhang Daoling

    PHILOSOPHER

    34 - 156

    HPI: 66.64

    Rank: 332

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    Ai Weiwei

    ARTIST

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 66.63

    Rank: 333

  • Photo of Jia Xu

    Jia Xu

    POLITICIAN

    147 - 223

    HPI: 66.63

    Rank: 334

  • Photo of He Jin

    He Jin

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    135 - 189

    HPI: 66.61

    Rank: 335

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    Xun Yu

    POLITICIAN

    163 - 212

    HPI: 66.60

    Rank: 336

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    Gu Kaizhi

    PAINTER

    345 - 406

    HPI: 66.60

    Rank: 337

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Lao She ranks 27. Before him are Ouyang Xiu (1007), Cai Yan (177), Lin Yutang (1895), Shi Nai'an (1296), Lu You (1125), and Meng Haoran (690). After him are Lu Yu (733), Yan Fu (1854), Li Qingzhao (1084), Qiu Jin (1875), Ba Jin (1904), and Liu Cixin (1963).

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