Chen Xiaocui
Chinese poet, writer and painter (1902–1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chen Xiaocui[lower-alpha 1] (25 September 1902 – 1 July 1967) was a Chinese poet, writer, and painter who composed classical Chinese poetry, short stories, novels, and plays, translated Western literature, and created traditional Chinese paintings. She was a founder of the Chinese Women's Calligraphy and Painting Association. After the People's Republic of China was founded, Chen became one of the first professors at Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy [zh] in 1960 but died by suicide in 1967, a year into the Cultural Revolution. The major collection of her poetry is Cuilou Yincao (Chinese: 翠樓吟草).
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陳小翠 | |||||||||||
Born | Chen Zui (陳璻) (1902-09-25)25 September 1902 | ||||||||||
Died | 1 July 1967(1967-07-01) (aged 64) Shanghai, People's Republic of China | ||||||||||
Other names | Chen Zui, Chen Cuina, Cuilou | ||||||||||
Political party | CPWDP (1956–1967) | ||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 陳小翠 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 陈小翠 | ||||||||||
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