Dashan (Chinese: 大山; pinyin: Dàshān; literally: "Big Mountain") is the Chinese stage name adopted by Canadian Mark Rowswell, works as a freelance performer in the People's Republic of China.
Relatively unknown in the West, Dashan is the most famous Western personality in China's media industry, where he occupies a unique position as a foreign national who has become a bona-fide domestic celebrity.
Dashan is best known for his mastery of Mandarin, and most of his media work is done in Chinese. He also spoke Cantonese - the first type of Chinese he ever learnt - in a Ford Commercial targeted at North American Chinese consumers.
