Lu Shengkui (1822â€"1889) was a Qing dynasty Peking opera artist and
dramatist based in Beijing who specialized in laosheng roles, or old
gentlemen. Unlike most performers, he was from a literate family of
officials and received a good early education. He only joined the
theatre troupe after failing the imperial examination. In addition to
performing, he wrote several plays for the Three Celebrations Company
(三慶ç ), based on older story cycles.Peking opera actor Zhao
Chungang (赵纯é'¢) played Lu Shengkui in the 1994 TV series Big Boss
Cheng Changgeng (å¤§è€ æ ¿ç¨‹é•·åºš).
dramatist based in Beijing who specialized in laosheng roles, or old
gentlemen. Unlike most performers, he was from a literate family of
officials and received a good early education. He only joined the
theatre troupe after failing the imperial examination. In addition to
performing, he wrote several plays for the Three Celebrations Company
(三慶ç ), based on older story cycles.Peking opera actor Zhao
Chungang (赵纯é'¢) played Lu Shengkui in the 1994 TV series Big Boss
Cheng Changgeng (å¤§è€ æ ¿ç¨‹é•·åºš).
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