Lao She’s Former Residences

Located at 19 Fengfu Hutong in Dongcheng District, this was Lao She’s home where he lived from 1950 to 1966.

Lao She (1899-1966), originally called Shu Qingchun, was born in Beijing. He was a well-known writer and playwright. Graduated from Beijing Normal School in 1918, he was a lecturer at the School of Oriental Studies, Univer- sity of London and professor at the Qilu University in Jinan and National Shandong University in Qingdao of Shandong Province.

Lao She’s Former Residences

In 1946, he went to the United States as a guest professor. After returning to China in 1949, he served as vice-chairman of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, vice- chairman of the Chinese Writers’Association, and chairman of Beijing Fed- eration of Literary and Art Circles.