Being Dashan

TV personality Mark Rowswell, a household name in China since the '80s, will present his stand-up act at the upcoming Meet in Beijing Arts Festival. Chen Nan reports.

Mark Rowswell became famous in China at age 23.

Among the country's early expats, he came to China in the late '80s as an exchange student from Canada to learn Chinese at Peking University. He then appeared on Chinese television, playing in a skit the role of a peasant, named Xu Dashan, who returns home late and begs his wife to open the door.