Tang Xianzu
Tang Xianzu

Tang Xianzu (simplified Chinese: 汤显祖; September 24, 1550 – July 29, 1616), courtesy name Yireng (義仍), was a Chinese playwright of the Ming Dynasty.

Tang Xianzu Famous Poems

    • ○ The Peony Pavilion (七夕醉答君东)
      "The Peony Pavilion (Chinese: 牡丹亭; pinyin: Mǔdān tíng), also named The Return of Soul at the Peony Pavilion, is a romantic tragicomedy play written by dramatist Tang Xianzu in 1598."
    • ○ I haven't know what love tastes like (阮郎归)
      "Tang Xianzu:汤显祖(AD1550-1616),the author of love play "The peony pavilion"( 《 牡 丹 亭 》 ),it's a poem from this play.Xianzu is a great playwriter in China,he was known as Chinese Shakespeare."
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