Furongxiu

Furongxiu (14th century) was a Chinese opera singer and actress during the Yuan dynasty.^[1]

Furongxiu was from Jinhua, but her private life is otherwise unknown. As an artist, she was famous in contemporary China. She was active as an opera singer within the xiaoling opera, as well as dramatic actress within the zaju theater.^[2] The contemporary art critic Xia Tingzhi (1316-1370) described her as one of the elite members of stage art, famed for her talent within both opera and drama.

References

^ Sun, Mei (January 2002). "Exploring the Historical Development of Nanxi, Southern Theater". CHINOPERL. 24 (1): 35–65. doi:10.1179/chi.2002.24.1.35. ISSN 0193-7774.
^ Lily Xiao Hong Lee; Sue Wiles (2014). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II: Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644. M.E. Sharpe. p. 127.

[1] Sun, Mei (January 2002). "Exploring the Historical Development of Nanxi, Southern Theater". CHINOPERL. 24 (1): 35–65. doi:10.1179/chi.2002.24.1.35. ISSN 0193-7774.

[2] Lily Xiao Hong Lee; Sue Wiles (2014). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II: Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644. M.E. Sharpe. p. 127.

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