About Jiusi Wang
Lived 1468 – 1551 (aged 82–83). Jiusi Wang was a Chinese playwright, writer and ci lyric writer.
Wang Jiusi 王九思 (1468-1551) was a Chinese official, writer and satirical playwright from Shaanxi, one of the Former Seven Masters. He was a friend of Kang Hai, also from Shaanxi, and the pair were banished from the Ming court after being identified as belonging to Liu Jin's political faction.
His most famous zaju was a one-act adaptation of the folktale of the Wolf of Zhongshan.
Works Zhongshan lang yuanben (The farce on the Wolf of Mount Zhong) Du Zimei gujiu youchun ji (Du Fu Buys Wine and Roams in the Spring)
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Who was Jiusi Wang?
Ming dynasty person CBDB = 126440
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Jiusi Wang was born in 1468.
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Jiusi Wang died in 1551.
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Jiusi Wang was a playwright, writer and ci lyric writer.
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Jiusi Wang was Chinese.
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