Guo Qiru
| Guo Qiru | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
April 12, 1900 Beijing, Qing Dynasty, China |
| Died |
April 24, 1969 (aged 69) Beijing, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Ethnicity | Manchu people |
| Citizenship | Chinese |
| Occupation | xiangsheng performer |
| Years active | 1925–1969 |
Guo Qiru(simplified Chinese: 郭启儒; traditional Chinese: 郭啟儒; pinyin: Guō Qǐrú) is a Chinese crosstalk performer (simplified Chinese: 相声; traditional Chinese: 相聲; pinyin: xiàngsheng; literally: "face and voice").[1]
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]