Wang Shaotang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Shaotang
Born	Wáng Shàotáng (王おう少しょう堂どう) 1889 Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Died	1968

Wáng Shàotáng (王おう少しょう堂どう; 1889–1968) is the stage name of the Chinese artist of Yangzhou storytelling, whose birth name is Wáng Dézhuāng (王おう德いさお庄しょう). As a master of Yangzhou storytelling, his most famous works are The 10 chapters of Wu Song (武ぶ十じゅう回かい), The 10 chapters of Song Jiang (宋そう十じゅう回かい), The 10 chapters of Lu Junyi (卢十じゅう回かい), and The 10 chapters of Shi Xiu (石いし十じゅう回かい).

Wang Shaotang began to study Yanzhou storytelling when he was only 7 years old. At the age of 12, he made his debut with The 10 chapters of Wu Song in Yangzhou. Since then, his career got under way.

External links

• Wang's profile at Shoushu.com