Wang Jiusi

Wang Jiusi 王九思 (1468-1551) was a Chinese official, writer and satirical playwright from Shaanxi, one of the Former Seven Masters. He was a friend of Kang Hai, also from Shaanxi, and the pair were banished from the Ming court after being identified as belonging to Liu Jin's political faction.^[1]

His most famous zaju was a one-act adaptation of the folktale of the Wolf of Zhongshan.^[2][3]

Works

• Zhongshan lang yuanben (The farce on the Wolf of Mount Zhong)
• Du Zimei gujiu youchun ji (Du Fu Buys Wine and Roams in the Spring)