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Playwright's residence becomes culture spot 2015-11-02
THE former home of a celebrated Chinese playwright and screenwriter Xia Yan on Wulumuqi Road S. will be converted into a culture and exhibition center, Xuhui District officials said.
Part of the building had served as the residence of Xia Yan (1900-95) from 1949 to 1956. The Zhejiang Province native was also a literary critic and social activist, and became Shanghai's vice minister for culture in the 1960s, but later spent eight years in prison during the "cultural revolution" (1966-76).
The most famous of his dozens of plays and screenplays include "Under the Eaves of Shanghai" and "The Fascist Bacillus."
Part of the building had served as the residence of Xia Yan (1900-95) from 1949 to 1956. The Zhejiang Province native was also a literary critic and social activist, and became Shanghai's vice minister for culture in the 1960s, but later spent eight years in prison during the "cultural revolution" (1966-76).
The most famous of his dozens of plays and screenplays include "Under the Eaves of Shanghai" and "The Fascist Bacillus."
