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Wang Shifu

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Wang Shifu (c1250 - c1337) was a successful Chinese dramatic playwright of the Yuan Dynasty.

There are 14 plays attributed to Wang and only three are extant. Hsi hsiang chi Romance of the West Chamber is considered the best and is still popular today. It is an amplified tsa-chu; a then popular theatrical form.

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