Wang Jinliang
Lineage & School of Heritage
He is the twelfth-generation bearer of Guanhui Xiangluo.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in October 1952, a native of Xiangcheng City, Henan Province. Beginning in 1960 he learned the xiangluo technique and performed alongside his father; he has practiced the art for more than fifty years, with a clear lineage. He commands the traditional Guanhui xiangluo striking methods, including the "seven-beat gong", "nine-beat gong", "twelve-beat gong", "sixteen-beat gong" and "twenty-four-beat gong", as well as performance routines such as "Erlang Carries the Mountains", "Frog Bites the Mud" and "Zhang Guolao Rides His Donkey Backwards".
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Guanhui Xiangluo, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He collects, collates and preserves traditional materials, legends and stories, and has won numerous awards. He has identified and compiled more than eighty routines, teaches nearly a hundred pupils each year, and is a locally influential bearer who plays a core transmitting role.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Guanhuixiangluo Ⅲ-51
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