Liu Gansan
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Liu Baoshan (8 August 1817 – 10 August 1894), better known by his stage name Liu Gansan, was a Qing dynasty Peking opera artist based in Beijing, who specialized in Chou roles, or clowns. He was well known for playing ugly women and making ad-lib comments in his roles to poke fun at the powerful. He was from Tianjin.
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Born | Liu Baoshan (1817-08-08)August 8, 1817 | ||||||
Died | August 10, 1894(1894-08-10) (aged 77) Beijing, Zhili, Qing Empire | ||||||
Occupation | Peking opera performer | ||||||
Known for | Chou roles | ||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 劉趕三 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 刘赶三 | ||||||
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Liu Baoshan | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 劉寶山 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 刘宝山 | ||||||
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In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Once, when he was performing in the Forbidden Palace before Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor, he made a joke to remind the empress dowager that the emperor was standing without a seat. On another occasion, he ridiculed Prince Dun, Prince Gong, and Prince Chun. He received a beating because of it.