Liu Baoshan (8 August 1817 â€" 10 August 1894), better known by his
stage name Liu Gansan, was a Qing dynasty Peking opera artist based in
Beijing, who specialized in Chou roles, or clowns. He was well-known
for playing ugly women and making ad-lib comments in his roles to poke
fun at the powerful. He was from Tianjin.Once, when he was performing
in the Forbidden Palace before Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu
Emperor, he made a joke to remind the empress dowager that the emperor
was standing without a seat. On another occasion, he ridiculed Prince
Dun, Prince Gong, and Prince Chun. He received a beating because of
it.Actor Xia Yu starred as Liu Gansan in the 2002 comedy TV series The
Best Clown Under Heaven (天下第一ä¸').
stage name Liu Gansan, was a Qing dynasty Peking opera artist based in
Beijing, who specialized in Chou roles, or clowns. He was well-known
for playing ugly women and making ad-lib comments in his roles to poke
fun at the powerful. He was from Tianjin.Once, when he was performing
in the Forbidden Palace before Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu
Emperor, he made a joke to remind the empress dowager that the emperor
was standing without a seat. On another occasion, he ridiculed Prince
Dun, Prince Gong, and Prince Chun. He received a beating because of
it.Actor Xia Yu starred as Liu Gansan in the 2002 comedy TV series The
Best Clown Under Heaven (天下第一ä¸').
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