Global InformationTu Long information
Tu Long (Chinese: 屠隆; Wade-Giles: T'u Lung, 1542–1605), was a playwright and essayist who lived during the Ming Dynasty. He was born in Yin county (now Yin county, in suburb of Ningbo city, Zhejiang).
In 1577, Tu Long obtained the degree of jinshi. He later became the Chief Magistrate of Qingpu (now Qingpu county, Shanghai). He lost his position as Secretary of the Ministry of Rites after launching licentious parties with boy prostitutes; after that, he concentrated on writing plays and essays.[1]
Tu Long rejected the adherence to strict ancient format, he advocated that a writer must write from his heart.
He lived 62–63 years.
- ^ Wu Cuncun (2004). Homoerotic Sensibilities in Late Imperial China. RoutledgeCurzon. p. 27. ISBN 0-203-69260-8.