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Bai Youhou

04-1972Lantern FestivalFolk CustomsLiulin, ShanxiBatch 4 (2012)

Lineage & School of Heritage

Born into a family of artisans, he was fond of folk polychrome painting from childhood. From the age of seventeen he studied painting under his father, Bai Yanling, and travelled widely to take on commissions. While learning the craft he absorbed a great deal of painting knowledge from books. His work follows ancient models without being bound by tradition, and he is especially skilled in mythological legends, historical stories and auspicious motifs.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

As the head of the Panzi association, he has a thorough command of the complete ritual and festival customs, holds distinctive views on the cultural connotations of the various folk practices, and has worked for many years in Panzi polychrome painting, having painted more than thirty Panzi structures of different kinds. His representative works include the Panzi of the Liulin Dragon King Temple, the Panzi of the Mucun railway station, the Panzi of Houshanyuan, and the temple polychrome painting at Qingquan Mountain in Xuecun. In practice he teaches by word and example, devoting himself to instructing apprentices and passing on the skills he has accumulated over many years, without reservation, to younger people.

Honors & Recognition

Male, of the Han ethnic group, born in June 1946 and deceased in March 2015, a native of Liulin County, Shanxi Province. He is a national representative bearer of the Lantern Festival (Liulin Panzi Hui), a fourth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.

References & Archival Sources

Bai Youhou · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Lantern Festival
Item code: Ⅹ-71
Category: Folk Customs
Region: Liulin, Shanxi
Born: 1946.06
Batch: Batch 4 (2012)

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