Xia Yan was a Chinese playwright and screenwriter. Xia entered Zhejiang Industrial School in 1915. Among the dozens of plays and screenplays penned by Xia Yan, the most renowned include Under the Eaves of Shanghai and The Fascist Bacillus. He rose to the position of vice-minister for culture by the 1960s but later spent eight years in prison during the Cultural Revolution. Today the Xia Yan Film Literature Award is named in his honour. |
Awards by Xia Yan |
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Check all the awards nominated and won by Xia Yan. | ||||||||
1962
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