Zhong Liexuan
Lineage & School of Heritage
He began his artistic career at the age of 16 as a disciple of the veteran artist Zhong Liebang.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
He specialized in the dan role and also played laosheng, xiaosheng and chou characters, and his performances were deeply loved by audiences. For the transmission of Donghe Opera he worked with tireless dedication and a strong sense of duty, teaching a large body of apprentices. His disciples include Zhong Lieyong (chou), Xie Xiaohui (sheng), Zhong Xiaoqing (laosheng), Zhong Yisheng (xiaosheng), Zhong Xiangying (dan) and Chen Jianhua (dan), more than ten in all, so that the role types he passed on are complete. From 2008 he served as lead performer and mentor in the amateur Donghe Opera troupe of Bailu Township; representative plays he performed there include Going to the Examination (Fu Kao), Praying for Blessings (Qi Fu), Three Reports and the Mother's Rescue (San Bao Jie Mu), Green Dragon Mountain (Qinglong Shan), The Strange Case of Mingfeng (Mingfeng Qi'an), Chart of Fortune and Longevity (Fushou Tu), The Top Scholar Worships at the Pagoda (Zhuangyuan Bai Ta), San Niang Teaches Her Son (San Niang Jiao Zi) and Guo Ziyi Offers Birthday Greetings (Guo Ziyi Shang Shou).
Honors & Recognition
Male, Han ethnicity, born in June 1941, died in September 2019, a native of Gan County, Jiangxi Province. National representative bearer of Donghe Opera, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Donghe Opera Ⅳ-162
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