Zhao Tongshan

Traditional Chinese| 趙桐珊
Simplified Chinese| 赵桐珊
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Zhào Tóngshān
Wade–Giles| Chao T`ung-shan
Furong Cao
Chinese| 芙蓉草
Literal meaning| Hibiscus Grass
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Fúróng Cǎo
Wade–Giles| Fu-jung Ts`ao

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Zhao.

Zhao Tongshan (13 July 1901 – 1966), also known by his stage name Furong Cao, was a Peking opera singer. He was the greatest player of "flowery" female roles (hua dan) of his era and served as a mentor to Li Yuru.[1]

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1. ^ Li (2010), p. 226.

### Bibliography

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* Li Ruru (2010), "2010 Commemorations of the Theatrical Careers of Cao Yu and Li Yuru" (PDF), CHINOPERL Papers, vol. No. 29, Conference on Chinese Oral and Performing Literature `{{citation}}`: `|volume=` has extra text (help).

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