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Zhang Yingzhi

02-0245Hua'erTraditional MusicMinhehuizutuzuzizhi, QinghaiBatch 2 (2008)

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Female, Tu ethnicity, born in 1947 in Minhe, Qinghai. She loved singing folk songs from childhood, learned Tu folk songs and acquired a measure of vocal technique, and is skilled in hua'er of many different qu ling (tune types) as well as in Tu, Han and Bonan banquet songs and folk ditties. Her voice is powerful and her diction clear, with correct pronunciation and full, rounded tones; she composes as she sings, improvising to fit the occasion.

Honors & Recognition

Representative bearer of Hua'er (Qilisi Hua'er Fair), a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. She has taken part in many local performances and competitions, winning awards on numerous occasions, and has worked at teaching hua'er, coaching a number of singers including La Fu.

References & Archival Sources

  1. Zhang Yingzhi · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item
Hua'er
Item code
Ⅱ-20
Category
Traditional Music
Region
Minhehuizutuzuzizhi, Qinghai
Born
1947.09
Batch
Batch 2 (2008)

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