About Lu Cai
Lived 1497 – 1537 (aged 39–40). Lu Cai was a Chinese playwright.
Lu Cai (; 1497–1537) was a Ming dynasty Chinese playwright. He wrote five chuanqi plays; only Romance of the Bright Pearl , Romance of homesickness and Romance of the Southwest Chamber have survived.
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Who was Lu Cai?
Chinese playwright
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Lu Cai was born in 1497.
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Lu Cai died in 1537.
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Lu Cai was a playwright.
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Lu Cai was Chinese.
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