Guo Qiru

Guo Qiru (simplified Chinese: 郭启儒; traditional Chinese: 郭啟儒; pinyin: Guō Qǐrú; 1900–1969) was a Chinese xiangsheng performer.[1]

Guo Qiru
Born(1900-04-12)12 April 1900
Beijing, Qing Dynasty, China
Died24 April 1969(1969-04-24) (aged 69)
Beijing, China
NationalityChinese
CitizenshipChinese
Occupationxiangsheng performer
Years active1925–1969
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Guo.

Biography

On 12 April 1900, Guo was born in Beijing, to a poor family. He belonged to the Manchu ethnic group. He was educated in an old-style private school for about 6 years. In 1923, Guo joined Hongkuishe (鸿奎社). He started to learn the arts of traditional Chinese opera. In 1925, he studied under Liu Dezhi (刘德智) and became a fifth-generation xiangsheng performer. In 1940, he performed xiangsheng with Hou Baolin and became widely known. In 1951, Guo and Hou Baolin gave a gratitude performance at the front of the Korean War. In 1954, Guo and Hou Baolin gave a gratitude performance in Tibet.[2]

References
  1. "郭启儒个人简介". 腾讯娱乐. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  2. "梨园百年索记". 中国京剧戏考.
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