Liu Shiwei
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in August 1946, a native of Huangzhong County, Qinghai Province. He learned to sing xiaodiao (short tunes) in childhood and studied with many outstanding local folk singers. Through long years of study and performance he has developed a style of his own; he can sing in different roles according to the plot, and his singing is rich in feeling and highly expressive, winning him numerous awards. His compositions and performances include A Bucket of Water, which won first prize for composition and second prize for performance at the provincial level; Gathering in the Orchard, The Dragon King Resigns and The Virtuous Daughter-in-Law, which won the Ministry of Culture Qunxing Award; and his recorded xiaodiao discs, including Joyfully Performing the Shehuo and Jasmine of Qinghai, which have been released. Beyond singing and composing, he has long been committed to collecting and organizing Han folk xiaodiao and to training younger successors.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Qinghai Han Folk Xiaodiao, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
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