Chen Qiuqiang
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of the Han ethnic group, born in March 1943, a native of Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. He is a narrator and transmitter of the legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. Under his mother's guidance he became familiar from childhood with the various traditions concerning Zhu Yingtai and with the legend, stories and ballads of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. After starting work he used every opportunity to engage over the long term in the collection, recording, collation, research and transmission of folk literature, especially the Liang-Zhu legend. He has repeatedly organized and planned academic symposia with relevant organizations, experts and scholars at home and abroad. He raised funds to restore the Zhu family ancestral hall, a historic site associated with the legend, and established the Shangyu Yingtai Culture Research Association. He serves as an off-campus counsellor at schools including Shangyu Baiguan Middle School and Binjiang Primary School, actively exploring and promoting the culture of the Liang-Zhu legend.
Honors & Recognition
He is a representative bearer of the legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. While narrating the legend he has actively linked up with intangible cultural heritage transmission and teaching bases and carried out transmission activities such as the Liang-Zhu Story Competition and the apprenticeship ceremony for bearers of the Liang-Zhu legend.
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