Liu Zesong
Lineage & School of Heritage
At the age of ten, Liu Zesong learned to play the xiao and di flutes from his father, Liu Wenzhong. Beginning at the age of fifteen, he took up the making of xiao and di flutes, a trade he has pursued to the present day. He once served as chief of the technical section at the Yuping Xiao-Di Flute Factory, was repeatedly named an advanced producer, and was selected for advanced study in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Beijing, and Suzhou. In 1984 he revived the century-old time-honored brand "Liu Kunshan Xiaodi," founded by his grandfather Liu Kunshan; the workshop now employs more than ten workers.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of the Dong ethnic group, born in 1946, a native of Yuping, Guizhou. National representative bearer of Yuping Xiaodi Making Craftsmanship, a first-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. In 1982 he joined the Light Industry Society of Guizhou Province and was elected a council member. In October of the same year he joined the Musical Instruments Association of the China Light Industry Society. Liu Zesong has been engaged in the making of xiao and di flutes for several decades, devoting tremendous effort to the production of Yuping xiaodi flutes. He inherited and developed the making and carving techniques of the "Dragon-and-Phoenix Flat Xiao" (Longfeng Bianxiao), refining its micro-engraved and relief patterns to a delicacy that is deeply appealing, and made it one of the representative works of the "Liu Kunshan Xiaodi" brand.
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