Xing Lanxiang
Lineage & School of Heritage
She graduated from the Beijing School of Arts and Crafts in 1976 and in the same year joined the Beijing Liaoqi Factory as an innovative designer, studying successively under Tian Wenyuan and Chen Dehai.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, Han ethnicity, born in May 1945 in Beijing. She is a senior arts and crafts artist and a Beijing Master of Arts and Crafts. Breaking with conventional design concepts, she has created new varieties of Liaoqi (lampworked glass), bringing figures from folk legend onto the medium, with novel forms, delicate workmanship, rich colour schemes and an elegant style. Her works range from large figures and freehand forms to crystal-glass candlesticks and small pendant ornaments; representative pieces include Lian Nian You Yu (Abundance Year after Year), Zhenzhu Ji (Guinea Fowl) and Mudan (Peony). Her work Bai Cai (Hundred Kinds of Wealth) was presented as a state gift to foreign guests during the 2006 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and was highly praised. She has transmitted the craft to her sons Liu Yu and Liu Xing.
Honors & Recognition
Representative bearer of Liaoqi (Beijing Liaoqi), a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
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