{{Chinese |c={{linktext|李|少|春}} |p=Lǐ Shǎochūn |w=Li Shao-ch`un }} {{family name hatnote|Li|lang=Chinese}}
'''Li Shaochun''' (4 November 1919 – 21 September 1975) was a Peking opera singer. __NOTOC__ {{anchor|Biography|History}}
==Life== Xun's father was one of Peking Opera's "Four Famous Dads" ({{lang|zh|{{linktext|四|大名|爹}}}}, ''Sì Dàmíng Diē''), along with Xun Huisheng, Tan Xiaopei, and Li Wanchun's fathers.<ref>{{citation |last=Li |first=Wanchun |display-authors=0 |title=The Chrysanthemum Sea Regatta: Li Wanchun's Memoirs |editor-last=Zhou |editor-first=Huan |editor-mask=Zhou Huan |location=Beijing |date=1990 |publisher=Chinese Literature & History Press |page=7 }}.</ref>
Li was best known for his "martial" {{nowrap|({{lang|zh|{{linktext|武|生}}}},}} ''wǔshēng'') and "old man" {{nowrap|({{lang|zh|{{linktext|老|生}}}},}} ''lǎoshēng'') roles. He served as a mentor to Li Yuru.{{sfnp|Li|2010|p=226}}
==References== ===Citations=== {{Reflist|30em}}
===Bibliography=== * {{citation |last=Li |first=Ruru |author-mask=Li Ruru |contribution-url=https://chinoperl.osu.edu/sites/chinoperl.osu.edu/files/back-issues-no.29-liruru-caoyu-liyuru-report-color-photos.pdf |contribution=2010 Commemorations of the Theatrical Careers of Cao Yu and Li Yuru |date=2010 |title=Chinoperl Papers |volume=29 |publisher=Conference on Chinese Oral and Performing Literature }}.
==External links== * "[http://www.baike.com/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E5%B0%91%E6%98%A5 李少春]" on Baike.com {{in lang|zh}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Shaochun}} Category:1919 births Category:20th-century Chinese male actors Category:1975 deaths Category:20th-century Chinese male singers Category:Chinese male Peking opera actors Category:Male actors from Hebei Category:Musicians from Hebei Category:People from Bazhou, Hebei
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