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China: Mei Lanfang, famous Beijing (Peking) Opera artist (1894-1961). Mei Lan was born in Taizhou, Jiangsu, into a family of Beijing Opera and Kunqu performers. He made his stage debut at the
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Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), male actor of Beijing Opera in the stage dress of a young woman | Chinese opera, Chinese opera mask, Chinese art
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