Zhao Xiwen
Lineage & School of Heritage
His forebears were all martial artists; his great-grandfather, grandfather, second grand-uncle, eldest uncle and father were all highly skilled martial arts teachers. He later studied under Zhao Ruyun, turned to martial arts and took part in the painted-face shehuo performances of his village, serving as head of the painted-face shehuo association and playing Liu Bei in Three Heroes Battle Lu Bu. He was for many years the martial arts master, face-painting master and command-flag master as well as the leader of the village painted-face shehuo.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of Han ethnicity, born in January 1935 in Jingxing County, Hebei Province. Fond of martial arts and the performing arts from childhood, at the age of eight or nine he took part in village productions such as Striking the Hegemon's Whip and Struggle Against Landlords and Distribution of Land, and also sang in traditional costume plays. He received the true transmission of his forebears' art and has a complete command of such skills as compounding pigments and painting facial masks, as well as the battle-array formations of the running array. His personally taught disciples include Xu Wenwen, Yang Laihui, Yang Fengshan, Yang Chenghai and Yang Jie.
Honors & Recognition
He is a national representative bearer of Folk Shehuo (the Taolinping painted-face shehuo), a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Minjian Shehuo Performance Ⅹ-54
- Minjian Shehuo Performance Ⅹ-54
- Minjian Shehuo Performance Ⅹ-54
- Minjian Shehuo Performance Ⅹ-54
- Minjian Shehuo Performance Ⅹ-54
- Minjian Shehuo Performance Ⅹ-54
- Minjian Shehuo Performance Ⅹ-54
- Minjian Shehuo Performance Ⅹ-54
- Minjian Shehuo Performance Ⅹ-54
- Minjian Shehuo Performance Ⅹ-54
- Minjian Shehuo Performance Ⅹ-54
- Minjian Shehuo Performance Ⅹ-54
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