About Xian Yuqing
Lived 1895 – 1965 (aged 70). Xian Yuqing was a Chinese painter, poet, writer, teacher and researcher.
Xian Yuqing (January 10, 1895 – October 2, 1965; ) was a Macau-born Chinese historian, poet, and painter. She is best known for her work on the history and culture of Guangdong, with her publications including an early chronicle of women writers in the province in 1941.
Biography Xian Yuqing was born in 1895 in Macau. Her family was originally from Xiqiao, in the Nanhai District of China's Guangdong province.
Her final book, Studies of Written Material Relating to Guangdong (Guangdong wenxian congtan), was published in May 1965. She died in October 1965 at the age of 70.
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Who was Xian Yuqing?
Chinese scholar, painter (1895-1965)
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Xian Yuqing was born on 10 January 1895 in Macau.
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Xian Yuqing died on 2 October 1965.
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Xian Yuqing was a painter, poet, writer, teacher and researcher.
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Xian Yuqing was Chinese.
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