FEMALE HUMAN DEMON
(Jen kuei qing)

Despite his passion for the theatre from an early age and his success, Qui Yin interpreted the fact that his mother had had to run away to get married as proof of the low social esteem accorded to actresses in female roles, and decided to play only male roles and to live as much like a man as possible. Her professional success did not bring her much happiness in her private life; on the contrary, it led to gossip in the press.