Wang Shaotang

Wang Shaotang
Wang Shaotang in performing
Born	Wáng Shàotáng (王少堂) 1889 Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Died	1968

Wáng Shàotáng (王少堂; 1889–1968) is the stage name of the Chinese artist of Yangzhou storytelling, whose birth name is Wáng Dézhuāng (王德庄). As a master of Yangzhou storytelling, his most famous works are The 10 chapters of Wu Song (武十回), The 10 chapters of Song Jiang (宋十回), The 10 chapters of Lu Junyi (卢十回), and The 10 chapters of Shi Xiu (石十回).

Wang Shaotang began to study Yanzhou Storytelling when he was only 7-year-old. At the age of 12 years, he made the first debut with The 10 chapters of Wu Song in Yangzhou. Since then, his career got under way.

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Name	Wang, Shaotang
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Date of birth	1889
Place of birth	Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Date of death	1968
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