Liu Gansan

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'''Liu Baoshan''' (1817–1894), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Liu Gansan''', was a [[Qing dynasty]] [[Peking opera]] artist based in [[Beijing]], who specialized in [[Chou role|''Chou'' role]]s, 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 Dao]], [[Prince Gong]], and [[Yixuan, Prince Chun]]. He received a beating because of it.



==In popular culture==
Actor [[Xia Yu (actor)|Xia Yu]] starred as Liu Gansan in the 2002 comedy TV series ''The Best Clown Under Heaven'' (天下第一丑).

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[[Category:Peking opera performers]]
[[Category:Chinese male stage actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Tianjin]]
[[Category:19th-century Chinese male actors]]
[[Category:Chinese male comedians]]
[[Category:Cross-gender male actors]]
[[Category:1817 births]]
[[Category:1894 deaths]]

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