Bai Renfu
Bai Renfu, also known as Bai Pu, was a renowned Chinese playwright of the Yuan Dynasty.
He wrote 16 plays, three of which are extant:
He also wrote a play about Emperor Xuanzong and Lady Yang Guifei:
A scion of an important Jin dynasty family, Bai Renfu's grandfather held a post at the powerful Bureau of Military Affairs, and his father was a close friend of the poet Yuan Haowen. However, the defeat of the Jin dynasty by the Mongol Empire resulted in a major upheaval in social relationships. Nevertheless, Bo Renfu achieved honorary rank and an official position in the Mongol Yuan Dynasty as Minister of Protocol.
