Cheng Yongling
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1958 she enrolled in the quyi class of the Chengdu Drama School, studying under the Sichuan qingyin master Li Yueqiu.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
A national first-class actor, vice-chairman of the China Quyi Artists Association, vice-president of the China Society for Narrative and Sung Literature, honorary chairman of the Sichuan Quyi Artists Association, and an expert receiving the special government allowance of the State Council. She has long studied and inherited the art of the 'Li school', continuously absorbing techniques from folk song and from operatic vocal performance, and in long practice has formed a distinctive style of singing that preserves the brilliance, agility and clear articulation of the Li school while adding an elegant and fresh quality, refined without affectation and beautiful without slickness. Her representative works include Xiao Fang Fengzheng (Flying a Small Kite) and Shuxiu Guniang (The Shu Embroidery Girl).
Honors & Recognition
Female, Han ethnicity, born in October 1947, died in August 2021, a native of Jiangjin County, Sichuan Province (now Jiangjin District, Chongqing). She is a national representative bearer of Sichuan qingyin, a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Sichuan Qingyin Ⅴ-77
- Sichuan Qingyin Ⅴ-77
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