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1949
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Wang Keping 王克平 was born in Hebei province, near Beijing, in China.
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1978
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First, he was an actor, then a factory worker and he wrote screenplays.
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As they are always rejected by the censure, he turned to sculpture to express
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his revolt, and began to use the salvaged wood.
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He joined the group Xingxing, Stars,* first vanguard atistic movement in China.
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1979
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He participated in the first unauthorised exhibition on the fence of the park fence
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adjoigning the
National museum of Beijing. The exhibition was soon repressed.
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His provocative sculptures are noticed by the public, including :
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Idol representing the face of Mao on the Buddha.
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Silence, head seeing only one eye, and mouth closed, will bee on the front page of
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1980
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The group was allowed to exhibit in the Huafangzai Pavilion.
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1984
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As the repression returned, he left China for France. He settled in Paris.
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He continued to work with wood, following its natural forms, but he abandoned
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political subjects for a major theme: the representation of the female body.
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1986
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First exhibition at the Zurich gallery in Paris.
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From then on, his reputation became international: China, United States,Europe,
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Japan,Taiwan, exhibited his works.
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2010
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The Zadkine Museum in Paris, exhibited la chair des forêts.
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He lives and works in Paris France.
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* The main members of the Stars group
were : Huang Rui, Ma Desheng, Yan Li, Qu Leilei
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Mao Lizi, Bo Yun, Zhong Acheng,
Yang Yiping, Ai Weiwei , Li Shuang and Wang Keping,
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Danièle Sicard
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Solo exhibitions sélection |
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1986
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Zürcher Gallery Paris France
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1987
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Art Waves Gallery New York United States
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1990
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Monte Gallery Tokyo Japan
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1991
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Zürcher Gallery Paris France
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1993
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Chinese Modern Art Centre Osaka Japan
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1996
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Ethan Cohenn Gallery New York United States
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1997
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Alisan Fine Arts Hong Kong China
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1999
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Jacques Barrère Gallery Paris France
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2002
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22.11 11.01 10 Wang Keping Chancery Lane Gallery Hong Kong China
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2004
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30.11 29.01 10 Wang Keping Chancery Lane Gallery Hong Kong China
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2005
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Gallery Grand siècle Taipei Taiwan
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2006
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Zürcher Gallery Paris France
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2006
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25.05 01.07 Wang Keping 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Hong Kong China
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2007
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Lases Gallery Paris France
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2008
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25.10 23.11 Wang Keping Oeuvres 1979-2006 He Xiangning Museum Shenzhen China
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2009
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26.03 30.04 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Hong Kong China
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2009
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Loft Gallery Paris France
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2010
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01.04 12.09 La Chair des forêts Zadkine Museum Paris France
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2011
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Eternal smile 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Hong Kong China
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2011
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Eternal smile Magda Danysz Gallery Paris France
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2011
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19.05 30.06 All Smiles 18 Gallery Shanghai China
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2013
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08.05 07.07 Women Zürcher Studio New York United States
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2013
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27.09 05.01 Wang Keping Ullens Center for Contemporry Art Beijing China |
2015
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05 02 28.03 Wang Keping 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Hong Kong China
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2017
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26.04 04.06 Birds, Harmony of the Forest 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Hong Kong China
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2018
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26.01 21.03 Simplicité, Nature, Sensualité Nathalie Obadia Gallery Brussels Belgium
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2018
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09.11 29.12 Sculptures sculptées Nathalie Obadia Gallery Brussels Belgium
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2019
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14.03 11.05 Stars Forever Stars 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Hong Kong China
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collective exhibitions selection |
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1983
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Painting the Chinese Dream 30 Years after the Revolution Brooklyn Museum New York
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United States
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1989
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Tian An Men, je me souviens Pompidou Centre Paris France
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1989
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The Stars : 10 years Hanart Gallery Hong Kong China
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1992
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Sculptures City Hall Paris France
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1988
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Vision 2000 Museum Stuttgart Germany
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1989
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The Stars 20 years - Demand for Artistic Freedom Tokyo Gallery Tokyo Japan
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2008
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At the New Century, 1979-1999- China Contemporary Art's Works Contemporary Art Museum
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Chengdu China
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2008
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China without Borders Goedhuis Contemporary Gallery New York United States
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2008
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Chine, le Corps Partout ? Contemporary Art Museum Marseille France
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2008
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Body and Nature Marlborough Gallery New York United States
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2008
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Museum Bern Switzerland
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2008
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China Contemporary Art :the long march of the Avant-Garde Contemporary Art Museum Genova
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Switzerland
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2008
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Origin Point - The Stars 30 years Today Art Museum Beijing China
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2008
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18.06 13.10 China Gold Maillol Museum Paris France
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2011
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Art Paris Paris France
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2012
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Art Paris Paris France
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2012
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Art HK Hong Kong China
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2013
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Art HK Hong Kong China
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2013
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03.09 21.09 Xing Xing - Wang Keping - Ma Desheng Magda Danysz Gallery Paris France
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2015
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13.03 30.05 Black and White Cats Wang Keping - Huang Rui 10 Chancery Lane Gallery
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Hong Kong China
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2016
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31.03 03.04 Art Paris Paris France
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2016
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- Figures Modern Art Museum Georges Pompidou Centre Paris France
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2016
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M+ Sigg Collection:Four Decades of Chinese Contemporary Art M+Museum Hong-Kong
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2016
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China Black, Zao Wouki, Wang Keping Aktis Gallery London United Kingdom
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2018
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Turning Point - 40 years of Chinese Contemporary Art Long Museum, Shanghai China
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2018
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BIS Biennial International of Sculpture St Paul de Vence France
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2019
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STARS 星星 1979 OCAT Institute Beijing China
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2019
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Les Étoiles 1979-2019 - Pionniers de l’art contemporain en Chine Maison du Voyage Paris France
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Books, catalogues, articles on Wang Keping and his work could be alone the object of a publication. - selection.
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Wang Keping
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1988
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Galerie G Paris
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text Bernard Zurcher
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24 cm x 22 cm
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16 p
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Les Voies de la Sculpture Wang Keping
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1999
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catalogue of the 'ehibition
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Art d'Extrême-Orient Jacques Barrère Paris 1999
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in fench in english
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28 cm x 22 cm
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32 p
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Wang Keping
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2005
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Sculptures
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Jacques Barrère Gallery Paris
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28 cm x 22 cm
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34 p
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Wang Keping 王克平
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A Vibrant Life Publication
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texts : Bernard Lorquin, Michael Sullivan,
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Wang Keping, Fox Butterfield, Katie de Tilly
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in english french chinese
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30 cm x 25,5 cm
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378 p
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isbn 978 988 97432 3 9
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Art+Auction January 2013
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on cover: : Wang Keping
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Wang Keping
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王克平
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Ben Brown Fine Arts London Hong Kong
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57 p
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Wang Keping - La chair des forêts
01.04 12.09 2010 Musée Zadkine Paris
poster
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Wang Keping - 18.06 - Galerie Jacques Barrère
présentation de la monographie de l'artiste
invitation
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王克平 Wang Keping 笑回常开个展 All Smiles
19.05 30.06 2011 Magda Danysz Gallery Shanghai
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Wang Keping 王克平 exposition - Wang Keping
27.09 05.01 2014 U.C.C.A. Beijing
Poster
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Wang Keping 王克平 with Michel Nau and Wang Yu 王玉
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