Guo Qiru

Guo Qiru
Born (1900-04-12)April 12, 1900
Beijing, Qing Dynasty, China
Died April 24, 1969(1969-04-24) (aged 69)
Beijing, China
Nationality Chinese
Citizenship Chinese
Occupation xiangsheng performer
Years active 1925–1969
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Guo.

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]

References

  1. ↑ "郭启儒个人简介". 腾讯娱乐.
  2. ↑ "梨园百年索记". 中国京剧戏考.
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