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Liu Gansan | |||||||
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| Born | Liu Baoshan August 8, 1817 | ||||||
| Died | August 10, 1894 (aged 77) Beijing, Zhili, Qing Empire | ||||||
| Occupation | Peking opera performer | ||||||
| Known for | Chou roles | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| 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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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.
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.
