Hu Jinchao
Lineage & School of Heritage
He is the seventh-generation bearer of the Nine Lions Figure (Jiushitu).
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of Han ethnicity, born in November 1932 in Yongkang, Zhejiang Province. He has been devoted to the Nine Lions Figure since childhood and commands the complete skills of lion-dance performance as well as the technique of making the cords used in the Nine Lions Figure. He improved the Seven Lions Figure into the Nine Lions Figure, and changed the mode of carriage from shouldering the frame to pushing it on castors fitted to its base. He has poured great effort into refining and transmitting the Nine Lions Figure technique and has trained a large number of disciples. He proposed and organised the first women's performance team for the Yongkang Nine Lions Figure, taught the technique with care and meticulously arranged training and rehearsal, so that the members quickly mastered lion-dance skills and were able to appear on stage.
Honors & Recognition
He is a national representative bearer of string lion dance (Nine Lions Figure), a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Ningde Huotongxianshi Ⅵ-6
- Xianshi Ⅵ-6
- Xianshi Ⅵ-6
- Xianshi Ⅵ-6
Profile
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