Lu Cai
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Lu Cai was a Ming Chinese
playwright
. He wrote five romances
; only Romance of the Bright Pearl (《明珠记》), Romance of homesickness (《怀乡记》) and Romance of the Southwest Chamber (《南西厢记》) survived..
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
. He wrote five romances
Chuanqi
Chuanqi is a classical Chinese literary form of the Tang and Song dynasties, consisting of short stories involving mystical, fantastical or legendary elements. It is distinct from the dramatic form of chuanqi, but is written with the same characters...
; only Romance of the Bright Pearl (《明珠记》), Romance of homesickness (《怀乡记》) and Romance of the Southwest Chamber (《南西厢记》) survived..