Chen Xiaocui
Chen Xiaocui (25 September 1902 – 1 July 1967) was a Chinese poet, writer, and painter who composed classical Chinese poetry, short stories, novels, and plays, translated Western literature, and created traditional Chinese paintings. She was a founder of the Chinese Women's Calligraphy and Painting Association. After the People's Republic of China was founded, Chen became one of the first professors at Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy in 1960 but died by suicide in 1967, a year into the Cultural Revolution. The major collection of her poetry is Cuilou Yincao (Chinese: 翠樓吟草).
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Xiaocui in 1934 | |||||||||||
| Born | Chen Zui (陳璻) 25 September 1902 Hangzhou, Qing dynasty | ||||||||||
| Died | 1 July 1967 (aged 64) Shanghai, People's Republic of China | ||||||||||
| Other names | Chen Zui, Chen Cuina, Cuilou | ||||||||||
| Political party | CPWDP (1956–1967) | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳小翠 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈小翠 | ||||||||||
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