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Guo Qiru (simplified Chinese: 郭启儒; traditional Chinese: 郭啟儒; pinyin: Guō Qǐrú; 1900 – 1969) was a Chinese xiangsheng performer.[1]
Guo Qiru | |
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| Born | 12 April 1900 |
| Died | 24 April 1969 (aged 69) Beijing, China |
| Occupation | Xiangsheng performer |
| Years active | 1925–1969 |
Biography
editOn 12 April 1900, Guo was born in Beijing, to a poor family. He belonged to the Manchu ethnic group. He was educated in an old-style private school for about 6 years. In 1923, Guo joined Hongkuishe (鸿奎社). He started to learn the arts of traditional Chinese opera. In 1925, he studied under Liu Dezhi (刘德智) and became a fifth-generation xiangsheng performer. In 1940, he performed xiangsheng with Hou Baolin and became widely known. In 1951, Guo and Hou Baolin gave a gratitude performance at the front of the Korean War. In 1954, Guo and Hou Baolin gave a gratitude performance in Tibet.[2]
References
edit- ^ 郭启儒个人简介. Tencent (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ^ "梨园百年索记". xikao.com (in Chinese).