Qi Rushan

Qi Rushan

▪ Chinese writer
Wade-Giles romanization  Ch'i Ju-shan 
born December 12, 1877, Gaoyang, Hebei province, China
died March 18, 1962, Taiwan

      playwright and scholar who revived interest in traditional Chinese drama in 20th-century China and in the West.

      Born into a prosperous and well-educated family, Qi received a classical Chinese education. He also studied traditional Chinese theatre from childhood and learned European languages as a young man. Between 1908 and 1913 he traveled to Paris several times, first on family business and later as the supervisor of a group of Chinese students. While in Paris Qi managed to take in a great deal of European drama, which spurred his desire to restore traditional Chinese theatre to its former place of importance.

      On his return to China, Qi met Mei Lanfang, who was then emerging as one of China's greatest actors. The two combined talents, with Mei executing Qi's new dramas, which were based on historical and legendary sources. Among the many classical plays Qi adapted was Fenghuanchao (Homecoming of a Phoenix; also translated as Snow Elegant). The highly successful partnership culminated in 1930, when Qi accompanied Mei on a dramatic tour of the United States. From 1931 until 1948 the playwright spent most of his time compiling his lifelong research on Chinese drama. With friends he founded the Traditional Chinese Theatre Association, which sponsored a school and a museum that published most of Qi's writings.

      In 1948 the political situation in China forced Qi to go to Taiwan, where until his death he continued to occupy himself with research on the theatre.

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