Download or read book Selected Plays of Guan Hanqing written by Guan Hanqing and published by Silk Pagoda. This book was released on 2007 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing eight plays by the magnificent Guan Hanqing, the Shakespeare of China. Hanqing lived in the 13th century, at the height of the Yuan Dynasty. An actor himself, he is said to have written more than 60 plays for the traveling theater groups which flourished on the mainland in those days. His works concerned history, deception, treachery, men, women, and the abuse of official power. Also of note are the powerful and resourceful women he gives in such comedies as Rescued by a Coquette, the portrayals of middle-class life back then, and not a bit of bawdy humor.