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Xia Yan (Chinese: 夏衍; pinyin: Xià Yǎn; Wade–Giles: Hsia Yen; 30 October 1900 – 6 February 1995) was a Chinese playwright and screenwriter, and China's Deputy Minister of Culture between 1954 and 1965.
Xia Yan (born October 30, 1900, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China—died February 6, 1995, Beijing) was a Chinese writer, journalist, and playwright known for his leftist plays and films. Xia was sent to study in Japan in 1920, and, after his forced return to China in 1927, he joined the Chinese Communist Party.
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Jul 1, 2024 · Xia's dramas depicting the War of Resistance Against Japan show his deep concern about the fate and future of the nation, strong hatred towards darkness and the enemy, pursuit for a healthier life and love of the people. All this proved that he was a revolutionary dramatist who had been working under the constant watch of the KMT.
A revolutionary, film theorist, and screenwriter, Xia Yan (1900–1995) is known as one of the pioneers of Chinese cinema. Xia’s pursuit of a national style and international status for Chinese cinema and his aspirations for the prosperity of the Chinese nation are in line with the basic ideas and goals of the nascent “Chinese School of Film.”
During the War of Resistance against Japan, he worked as a newspaer editor and continued his career as a playwright, spending some time in Hong Kong. After 1949, he playing a prominent role in literary affairs, but suffered sustained persecution during the Cultural Revolution.
Xia Yan (; 30 October 1900 – 6 February 1995) was a Chinese playwright and screenwriter, and China's Deputy Minister of Culture between 1954 and 1965. Among the dozens of plays and screenplays penned by Xia Yan, the most renowned include Under the Eaves of Shanghai (1937) and The Fascist Bacillus (1944).
Jan 1, 1995 · Xia Yan (Chinese: 夏衍; pinyin: Xià Yǎn; Wade–Giles: Hsia Yen; 30 October 1900 – 6 February 1995) was a Chinese playwright and screenwriter, and China's Deputy Minister of Culture between 1954 and 1965.
