Wang Zhilan
Lineage & School of Heritage
She studied under the renowned yangge artist Xu Cai and later under the veteran artist Zhang Zhong, learning such fine traditional plays as Sha Gou (Killing the Dog).
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, of Han ethnicity, born in September 1945 in Yu County, Hebei Province. She has inherited and developed the artistic characteristics of Yu County yangge and is one of the more versatile performers in the Yu County Yangge Opera Troupe, excelling in the xiaodan, daoma and xiaosheng role types and known for delicate acting, solid technique and beautiful singing. Her Pan Jinlian in Wuda Lang Mai Bing (Wu Dalang Sells Cakes) combines singing, acting and dance in a single performance, while her Yang Paifeng in Chufeng Lingkong (The Young Phoenix Soars) is distinguished by bearing and martial acrobatics; both have won high praise from specialists, scholars and general audiences.
Honors & Recognition
She is a national representative bearer of Yangge Opera (Yu County Yangge), a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. In 1990 she won first prize for performance at the First Drama Festival of Zhangjiakou Prefecture.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Yangge Opera Ⅳ-70
- Yangge Opera Ⅳ-70
- Yangge Opera Ⅳ-70
- Yangge Opera Ⅳ-70
- Yangge Opera Ⅳ-70
- Yangge Opera Ⅳ-70
- Yangge Opera Ⅳ-70
- Yangge Opera Ⅳ-70
- Yangge Opera Ⅳ-70
- Yangge Opera Ⅳ-70
- Yangge Opera Ⅳ-70
- Yangge Opera Ⅳ-70
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