Guan Hanqing

Guan Hanqing , sobriquet "the Oldman of the Studio" , was a Chinese playwright in Yuan Dynasty.

Biography

Guan was born in the capital city of the Yuan Dynasty, and produced about 65 plays, mostly in Vernacular Chinese of the time. He was considered as one of the Four Great Yuan Playwrights, fourteen of his plays survived, including:
* ''The Injustice to Dou E'' or ''The Injustice Suffered by Dou E''
* ''Saving the Dusty-windy'' or ''Saving the Prostitute''
* ''The Conference of a Single '' or ''Meeting the Enemies Alone''
* ''The Pavilion of Moon-Worship''
* ''Snow in Midsummer''
*''The Butterfly Dream''