Hou Shuaqiao

Hou Shuaqiao (Chinese: 侯耍俏; pinyin: Hóu Shuǎqiào, fl. c. 1300–1320), also known as Qian Shuaqiao (Chinese: 欠耍俏; pinyin: Qiàn Shuǎqiào) or possibly Qian Shuaxiao (欠耍削), was a Chinese acrobat and actor who played fujing (副淨,^[1] "secondary jing" or "comic-cum-villain"^[2]) roles in zaju performances. He was based in Khanbaliq (Dadu), the winter capital of the Yuan dynasty. He was best-known for his somersaults, a required skill for playing martial roles in traditional Chinese operas. His somersaults were the highest of all performers.^[3]

Hou Shuaqiao was the husband of two zaju performers, Sailianxiu (賽簾秀), and Zhu Jinxiu (朱錦秀). Because Sailianxiu was around two decades older than Zhu Jinxiu, Hou Shuaqiao probably married Zhu Jinxiu after Sailianxiu died.^[4]

In fiction

Qian Shuaqiao appears (along with Sailianxiu and Zhu Jinxiu) in Tian Han's 1958 play about the playwright Guan Hanqing.^[5]

References

^ Dai Qing (戴庆) (2019). "元代男演员艺名的文化意蕴----以《青楼集》为例" [The Cultural Connotation of the Stage Names of Male Actors in the Yuan Dynasty: Taking The Green Bower Collection As An Example]. Wenjiao Ziliao (文教资料) (in Chinese) (27): 82–84. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via National Center for Philosophy and Social Sciences Documentation.
^ Johnson, Dale R. (2000). A Glossary of Words and Phrases in the Oral Performing and Dramatic Literatures of the Jin, Yuan, and Ming. Center for Chinese Studies, The University of Michigan. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-89264-138-3.
^ Xu Shiduan (2014). "Zhu Jinxiu". In Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Wiles, Sue (eds.). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Tang Through Ming, 618–1644. Translated by Wang Ping. M.E. Sharpe. p. 637. ISBN 978-0-7656-4314-8.
^ Xu Shiduan (2014). "Sailianxiu". In Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Wiles, Sue (eds.). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Tang Through Ming, 618–1644. Translated by Bi Xiyan. M.E. Sharpe. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-7656-4314-8.
^ Tian Han (2014) [1958]. "Guan Hanqing". In Chen, Xiaomei (ed.). The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Drama. Translated by Amy Dooling. Columbia University Press. p. 385. ISBN 978-0-231-16503-7.

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[1] Dai Qing (戴庆) (2019). "元代男演员艺名的文化意蕴----以《青楼集》为例" [The Cultural Connotation of the Stage Names of Male Actors in the Yuan Dynasty: Taking The Green Bower Collection As An Example]. Wenjiao Ziliao (文教资料) (in Chinese) (27): 82–84. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via National Center for Philosophy and Social Sciences Documentation.

[2] Johnson, Dale R. (2000). A Glossary of Words and Phrases in the Oral Performing and Dramatic Literatures of the Jin, Yuan, and Ming. Center for Chinese Studies, The University of Michigan. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-89264-138-3.

[3] Xu Shiduan (2014). "Zhu Jinxiu". In Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Wiles, Sue (eds.). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Tang Through Ming, 618–1644. Translated by Wang Ping. M.E. Sharpe. p. 637. ISBN 978-0-7656-4314-8.

[4] Xu Shiduan (2014). "Sailianxiu". In Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Wiles, Sue (eds.). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Tang Through Ming, 618–1644. Translated by Bi Xiyan. M.E. Sharpe. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-7656-4314-8.

[5] Tian Han (2014) [1958]. "Guan Hanqing". In Chen, Xiaomei (ed.). The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Drama. Translated by Amy Dooling. Columbia University Press. p. 385. ISBN 978-0-231-16503-7.

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