Lao She was(出生)in Beijing. His father died when he was young. Lao She studied at Beijing Normal(大学). After (完成) school in 1918, he was a head teacher of a primary school. From 1924 to 1929, Lao She (教)Chinese to the English in London. In 1930, Lao She returned to China and wrote many (小说)and short stories.(在…期间)the Anti-Japanese War period （1937~1945）, he united(团结)many(艺术家)and worked in the All China Art Cycle Anti-Japanese Aggression Association(中华全国文艺界抗敌协会). Teahouse, written in 1957, was one of his best(戏剧). It described the changes in Chinese (社会) over fifty years. Lao She died in 1966. He is one of the (伟大的) Chinese writers in China.