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Oct 04, 1897 Shashi District, Hubei, China Died on 30 Apr 1970 (aged 72)
Stage actor and playwright
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About Yu Shangyuan
- Yu Shangyuan (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Yú Shàngyuán) (October 4, 1897 – April 30, 1970) was a 20th-century playwright, Chinese drama educationist and theorist.
- Yu Shangyuan's hometown was in Shashi, Hubei Province, China.
- His whole family depended on low wages to make a living.
- However, he enjoyed drama since he was a little boy.
- Being recommended by Hu Shih (Chinese: ??) and Chen Duxiu (Chinese: ???), he went to Peking University and graduated from the English department, then, he went to America for further study.
- As one of the founders of Chinese modern dramas, he made a considerable contribution to dramaturgical theory.
- His main achievements are his contribution to the development of "the Chinese drama movement" (Chinese: ????) and his representative works: Syllabus of Performing Arts (Chinese: ??????).
