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Wang Zijia (Chinese:王紫稼;pinyin:Wáng Zǐjià orChinese:王子嘉;pinyin:Wáng Zǐjiā, 1622–1657[1]) orWang Zijie (Chinese:王子玠;pinyin:Wáng Zǐjiè), bornWang Jia (Chinese:王稼;pinyin:Wáng Jià), was a Chinesekunqu actor of theMing–Qing transition who playeddan roles (i.e. he impersonated women). He "mesmerize[d] a new generation of youths after the fall of theMing" and befriended some of the leading scholars such asGong Dingzi,Qian Qianyi, andWu Weiye.[2]
Originally fromSuzhou, Wang first joined the household troupe of thescholar-officialXu Qian. After the Ming government disbanded Xu's troupe, Wang joined the household troupe of Xu's nemesisTu Guobao before heading toBeijing to try his luck.[3]
When he returned from Beijing, Wang Zijia was flogged to death on the order of the Suzhou censor Li Senxian (李森先) — who was his admirer[4] but also a "moral zealot"[3] — for allegedly corruption morality.
Wang Zijia's rise and fall formed one of the main storylines of the Qing dynasty novelWutong Ying (梧桐影, "The Parasol's Shade").[5]
Kunqu actor Li Gonglü (李公律) played Wang Zijia in the 2005 TV seriesThe Romantic King of Dramas (風流戲王).[6]
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