Shen Tuan-hsien (1900-), known as Hsia Yen, writer and dramatist who was prominently associated with the left-wing literary movement that began in the 1920's. His best-known works were his war plays. Born in Hangchow, Chekiang, Hsia Yen came from a family of prominent landowners. He received his early education at the Hui-lan Middle School, a […]

Tai Ai-lien (1916-), was a leading dancer-choreographer who developed traditional dance forms into a truly national art performed by professionals. In 1955 she became the principal of the newly established Pei-ching wu-tao hsueh-hsiao [Peking school of dance] . The parents of Tai Ai-lien had migrated from Kwangtung to Trinidad before her birth. As a child, […]