Li Zixin
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1952 he studied the traditional long-form repertoire Dong Han (The Eastern Han) under the Hangzhou pinghua artist Ren Zhaolin, and later learned such long-form works as Fei Long Zhuan (The Flying Dragon) and Yang Jia Jiang (The Yang Generals) from his teacher Guo Junming.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han, born in May 1933, a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. In 1978 he joined the Yuhang County quyi team, and in 1984 he was transferred to the Hangzhou Quyi Troupe. His performance style laid stress on narration and reasoned exposition, uniting outward form and inner spirit. The traditional long-form Hangzhou pinghua Dong Han (The Eastern Han), which he inherited and collated, runs to 125 chapters; it was performed publicly in Hangzhou for three months in 2009 and preserved on video. He devoted himself throughout to the performance of Hangzhou pinghua. After retirement he remained active telling stories in the various storytelling houses of Hangzhou, and took part many times in Hangzhou quyi tours, showcase performances and pinghua training.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Hangzhou Storytelling, a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
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