Liu Gansan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Liu Gansan

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1817

Place of Birth: Tianjin, China

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1894

Profession: singer

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Liu Baoshan (8 August 1817 – 10 August 1894), better known by his stage name Liu Gansan, was a Qing dynasty Peking opera artist based in Beijing, who specialized in Chou roles, or clowns.
He was well-known for playing ugly women and making ad-lib comments in his roles to poke fun at the powerful.
He was from Tianjin. Once, when he was performing in the Forbidden Palace before Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor, he made a joke to remind the empress dowager that the emperor was standing without a seat.
On another occasion, he ridiculed Prince Dun, Prince Gong, and Prince Chun.
He received a beating because of it.