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Huaiqiu Tang

Huaiqiu Tang

Born: 1898-10-14 • Xiangxiang, Hunan province, China

Tang Huaiqiu was a Chinese drama activist, actor, and director from Hunan. After studying aviation mechanics in France, he returned to China in 1925 and became involved in the drama scene. He founded the China Traveling Drama Troupe in 1933, which performed classic plays and helped raise the standards of Chinese theater. Later, he directed at the Chinese Opera Research Institute after the People's Republic of China was established. He died in 1954 due to illness.

Filmography
Confucius poster
Confucius
1940
Plunder of Peach and Plum poster
Plunder of Peach and Plum
1934 • Principal Liu
The Goddess poster
The Goddess
1934
Early Morning in the Big City poster
Early Morning in the Big City
1933 • Menghua
Go Among the People poster
Go Among the People
1926