Zhuang Longzong
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1936 he became an apprentice to study Beiguan singing and percussion performance, becoming the fourth-generation transmitter of Quanzhou Beiguan in Jinta Village, Shanyao.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
A native of Quanzhou, Fujian Province. His singing is powerful and impassioned, firm yet supple, and he skillfully integrates the vocal methods of Peking opera and Puxian music. He is devoted to teaching Quanzhou Beiguan music and has also taken an active part in the rescue and documentation of Beiguan pieces, compiling and arranging more than two hundred of them; some have been included in the Fujian Volume of the Collection of Chinese Folk Music.
Honors & Recognition
Male, of Han ethnicity, born in March 1926, died in February 2015. He is a representative bearer of Quanzhou Beiguan, a fourth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Quanzhou Beiguan Ⅱ-72
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