李宝嘉

李寶嘉

Lǐ Bǎojiā

proper noun

Meanings

1 Li Baojia, late Qing novelist and journalist

About Li Boyuan

1867–1906 · 作家 writer

Shanghai newspaper editor whose serialised novel 官场现形记 satirises corrupt Qing officials. It is one of the late Qing 'novels of exposure', 谴责小说, a name coined by Lu Xun.

Also called 李伯元、南亭亭长

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Examples

HSK 6

李宝嘉是清朝末年的小说家，又名李伯元。

Lǐ Bǎojiā shì Qīngcháo mònián de xiǎoshuōjiā, yòumíng Lǐ Bóyuán.

Li Baojia was a novelist of the last years of the Qing dynasty, also known as Li Boyuan.

HSK 7-9

李宝嘉的《官场现形记》讽刺了清朝官员的腐败。

Lǐ Bǎojiā de 《 Guānchǎng xiànxíng jì 》 fěngcì le Qīngcháo guānyuán de fǔbài.

Li Baojia's 'Officialdom Unmasked' satirizes the corruption of Qing officials.

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history

He helped found 《指南报》, counted as the earliest Chinese 小报 'tabloid paper', then started 《游戏报》 and 《世界繁华报》. When an official recommended him for a special imperial exam, he refused to sit it.

culture

The other three great late Qing novels of exposure are 吴趼人's 《二十年目睹之怪现状》, 刘鹗's 《老残游记》 and 曾朴's 《孽海花》.

Stroke Order

李 lǐ

宝 bǎo

嘉 jiā

李宝嘉