Xu Xiaoxiang
Xu Xiaoxiang | |||||||
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| Born | Xu Xin January 11, 1832 | ||||||
| Died | Disputed, c. 1882? or 1888? or 1902? or 1912? Wu County? | ||||||
| Occupations | Peking opera and kunqu performer | ||||||
| Employer | Three Celebrations Troupe | ||||||
| Known for | Xiaosheng roles | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 徐小香 | ||||||
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| Xu Xin | |||||||
| Chinese | 徐炘 | ||||||
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| Xu Xinyi | |||||||
| Chinese | 徐心一 | ||||||
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| Diexian | |||||||
| Chinese | 蝶仙 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Butterfly fairy | ||||||
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Xu Xiaoxiang (11 January 1832 – ?), born Xu Xin, courtesy name Xinyi and art name Diexian, was a Qing dynasty kunqu and Peking opera artist based in Beijing. He specialized in portraying xiaosheng roles, or younger gentlemen. His best known roles included Zhou Yu in Meeting of Heroes (群英會), Xu Xian in Legend of the White Snake, and Liu Mengmei in The Peony Pavilion.
He was a member of the famed Three Celebrations Troupe led by Cheng Changgeng.