Jiang Pinsan
Lineage & School of Heritage
At 13 he studied Nuo opera (also known as duangong opera) under his father, Jiang Hanqing. He not only learned nearly ten ritual procedures such as Fa Gongcao (Summoning the Officials) but also mastered the entire field performance repertoire of Nuo opera, becoming a master altar priest widely known in Enshi Nuo opera.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
His representative works include the "three and a half" major plays Bao Jia Zhuang (Bao Family Village), Qing Jia Zhuang (Qing Family Village), Fan Wu Guan (Rebelling at the Five Passes), and Da Jin Yin (Striking Gold and Silver), as well as ten short plays such as Wang Huolang Mai Huo (Wang the Peddler Sells Goods), Da Shao Xiang (Great Incense Burning), Shuang Pa Po (The Two Fearful Wives), and Wang Mujiang Da Jiazhuang (Carpenter Wang Makes a Dowry). He founded the Nuo opera troupe of Qishuping Village in Hongtu Township; almost all of its Nuo opera scripts, vocal styles, and stage arrangements came from his hand, and he transmitted Nuo performance skills through oral instruction and personal example.
Honors & Recognition
Male, Tujia ethnicity, born in November 1921 and deceased in November 2012, a native of Enshi City, Hubei Province. National representative bearer of Nuo Opera (Enshi Nuo Opera), a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
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