Li Qianfu (),
courtesy name
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Xingdao (行道), was a 14th-century Chinese playwright of the
Yuan dynasty
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. His works include ''
Hui Lan Ji'' (灰闌記) — ''The Chalk Circle — classical
zaju
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verse play and
gong'an
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History
During the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era, Gong'an County was k ...
crime
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drama,'' which was used as the basis for
Bertolt Brecht's play ''
Caucasian Chalk Circle
''The Caucasian Chalk Circle'' (german: Der kaukasische Kreidekreis) is a play by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht. An example of Brecht's epic theatre, the play is a parable about a peasant girl who rescues a baby and becomes a bet ...
'' (1948). He notably kept much to himself, choosing living a life of seclusion in the countryside. He is said to have died around 1350 AD.
Yuan dynasty dramatists and playwrights
14th-century Chinese people
Yuan dynasty writers
14th-century Chinese dramatists and playwrights
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