Peng Jinhua
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Peng Jinhua, Female, Han, from Gaoan, Jiangxi, is a fifth-batch national representative bearer of Caicha Opera (Ⅳ-65). The tradition is documented in Gaoan, Jiangxi. Within the regional tradition and school record of Caicha Opera in Gaoan, Jiangxi: Gao'an caicha opera is popular around Gao'an, Shanggao and Yifeng in central Jiangxi and is an important branch of Jiangxi caicha opera; because Gao'an formerly had the Ruihe and luogu operas, caicha opera, after absorbing their elements, formed a style of plain language, clear phrasing and unaffected performance, with the Gao'an City Caicha Opera Troupe as the professional transmission body. Gao'an caicha opera, originally called “Gao'an xianxian opera”, is a traditional performing art developed on the basis of the early lantern songs, lantern art and nuo dance of Gao'an, absorbing the useful elements of local genres such as the Ruihe and luogu operas of the Ming and Qing. The traditional short play Si Jiu Kan Mei was highly praised by Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi and Zhou Enlai and other Party and state leaders in 1959; the modern play Xiao Baoguan Shangren caused a sensation in Shanghai in 1964; the traditional full-length play Sun Cheng Da Jiu won the highest national award twice; and the modern full-length play Mu Xiangzhang won the national “Five-One Project” award and “Wenhua New Repertory” award in 1995, performed in Beijing three times and winning the special performance award for rare genres at the first China National Culture Expo.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
Female, of Han ethnicity, born in March 1942 in Gaoan County, Jiangxi Province. She is a National Second-Class Actor and an expert entitled to the special government allowance of the State Council. She was born in Shanghu Township, where Wanyoutang, a Gaoan sixian opera troupe, was based. In 1954 she joined the Gaoan County Local Opera Troupe, later renamed the Gaoan City Caicha Opera Troupe, and became a pupil of the celebrated female-role performer Li Huaying. In 1955 she was sent to the Jiangxi Provincial School of Literature and Art for advanced study, and after graduating in 1957 she returned to the Gaoan County Local Opera Troupe as an actress. After retirement she devoted herself to training amateur artistic cadres in the countryside and assisted more than ten amateur farmers' opera troupes. Within the documented technical tradition of Caicha Opera in Gaoan, Jiangxi: As one of the local operatic genres of Jiangxi, Gao'an caicha opera has the artistic characteristics of “plain and vivid language, pure and clear phrasing, interwoven hardness and softness, and plain and elegant performance”. It has a rich rustic flavour and is full of the interest of life. Gao'an caicha opera has great artistic vitality and broad prospects for development, yet because of many factors it faces a break in its performing ranks and a shortage of directing and musical talent. Formed on the basis of huagu lantern art, its singing is based mainly on xianxian mode with luogu mode and folk ditties as well; its plays give equal weight to traditional short pieces and modern life plays, and its performance is plain and full of the interest of life. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Si Jiu Kan Mei (Si Jiu Visits the Girl)": A traditional short play highly praised by Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi and Zhou Enlai and other Party and state leaders in 1959. "Xiao Baoguan Shangren (The Young Storekeeper Takes Office)": A modern play that caused a sensation in Shanghai in 1964. "Sun Cheng Da Jiu (Sun Cheng Buys Wine)": A traditional full-length play that won the highest national award twice. "Mu Xiangzhang (The Wooden Township Head)": A modern full-length play that won the national “Five-One Project” award and “Wenhua New Repertory” award in 1995 and was performed in Beijing three times.
Si Jiu Kan Mei (Si Jiu Visits the Girl)
A traditional short play highly praised by Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi and Zhou Enlai and other Party and state leaders in 1959.
Xiao Baoguan Shangren (The Young Storekeeper Takes Office)
A modern play that caused a sensation in Shanghai in 1964.
Sun Cheng Da Jiu (Sun Cheng Buys Wine)
A traditional full-length play that won the highest national award twice.
Mu Xiangzhang (The Wooden Township Head)
A modern full-length play that won the national “Five-One Project” award and “Wenhua New Repertory” award in 1995 and was performed in Beijing three times.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
She is a national representative bearer of Caicha Opera (Gaoan Caicha Opera), a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. In 1989 she won first prize for a supporting role at the Second Yuminghua (Jade Camellia) Drama Festival of Jiangxi Province. In 1993 she supplied the voice and singing for Gui Yingniang, the leading character of the short opera television drama Sun Cheng Da Jiu (Sun Cheng Buys Wine), which won second prize at the Eighth National Opera Television Drama Awards, the Pengbo Cup; in 1994 the same work received second prize for a short opera television drama at the Fourteenth China TV Flying Apsaras Awards.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
Gao'an caicha opera, originally called “Gao'an xianxian opera”, is a traditional performing art developed on the basis of the early lantern songs, lantern art and nuo dance of Gao'an, absorbing the useful elements of local genres such as the Ruihe and luogu operas of the Ming and Qing. The traditional short play Si Jiu Kan Mei was highly praised by Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi and Zhou Enlai and other Party and state leaders in 1959; the modern play Xiao Baoguan Shangren caused a sensation in Shanghai in 1964; the traditional full-length play Sun Cheng Da Jiu won the highest national award twice; and the modern full-length play Mu Xiangzhang won the national “Five-One Project” award and “Wenhua New Repertory” award in 1995, performed in Beijing three times and winning the special performance award for rare genres at the first China National Culture Expo.
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Shengqiang | Bobai, Guangxi | 02-0595 | Other regional school |
| Li Jiagao | Yangxin, Hubei | 03-1057 | Other regional school |
| Chen Binmao | Ganzhou, Jiangxi | 04-1647 | Other regional school |
| Wan Anan | Fuzhoushilinchuan, Jiangxi | 04-1648 | Other regional school |
| Wu Yancheng | Shaoguan, Guangdong | 04-1649 | Other regional school |
| Peng Jinhua | Gaoan, Jiangxi | 05-2376 | This page |
| Wu Lan | Fuzhoushilinchuan, Jiangxi | — | Other regional school |
| Chu Fengrong | Gaoan, Jiangxi | — | Same declared area |
| Fei Lijun | Yangxin, Hubei | — | Other regional school |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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