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阅读理解
Lao She wrote Teahouse in 1957. The play shows audience life in China between
1898 and 1945. It takes place in a teahouse in old Beijing and it tells us the
story of Wang Lifa and customers. It asks us to see the teahouse as the centre
of the neighborhood. Finally, it says good bye to old Beijing and its people.
The story starts in 1898 during the Qing
Dynasty. It continues in 1916, and finally, it brings the audience to the end
of the AntiJapanese War, in 1945. After the war, Wang loses the teahouse and
dies.
Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His
parents sent him to the Teacher's School in Beijing and he learned to teach. From
1924 to 1929 he taught Chinese to the English in London. He wrote many plays, novels
and short stories. He was named a "People's Artist" and a "Great
Master of Language". He was one of the greatest Chinese writers of the
20th century.
In Lao She's Teahouse today, waiters bring
tea to the customers and sell them delicious Chinese food. If you like Beijing
Opera, folk music, acrobatics or magic shows, you can enjoy them in the
teahouse. Lao She's Teahouse gives a wonderful welcome to everyone from China
and from all over the world.
