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Wang Shifu
Wang Shifu was a Chinese playwright of the Yuan dynasty, author of The Romance of the Western Chamber, a long zaju drama of love between the scholar Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying. Based on a Tang story, the play was one of the most popular works of Chinese literature for centuries and was often criticised by moralists for its celebration of romantic love.
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