Yuan Buyun

Biography

Yuan Buyun was a Chinese artist from Hong Kong, born on April 4, 1922 and passed away on February 27, 1995. His real name was Yuan Zhideng, and he used several pen names including Yuan Buyun, Chai Qun, Shan Shan Xiao Yuan, and Xi Lu Xiang. He began his artistic career during his student years by submitting cartoons to newspapers, where he gained wide attention. He created serialized comic stories in newspapers such as "Giraffe" and "Second Uncle and Old Brother Ho." He created famous cartoon characters, most notably "Xi Lu Xiang," "Sister Liu," and "Sha Chen Chao," which were later adapted into films screened in Hong Kong, in which Yuan Buyun himself also acted. Yuan Buyun also worked as an artist for Jiayi Television and Asia Television. He participated in several artistic works, including the 1950 film "Xi Lu Xiang," for which he wrote the story, the 1950 film "Sister Liu and Sha Chen Chao," for which he wrote the screenplay, and the 1992 work "Tang Xi Feng Yue Hen," which he supervised.