Yongkaiquan
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in April 1945 in Pingxiang, Jiangxi Province. He is a National First-Class Actor and an expert receiving the special government allowance of the State Council. In 1959 he was admitted to the Pingxiang Xiangju Troupe, and the following year he became a disciple of Rong Xiaoshan, a veteran performer of Pingxiang chunluo, and began to perform chunluo. His representative works include San Lao Guan Mai Ji (The Three Fellows Sell Their Machine), Pingxiang Zan (In Praise of Pingxiang), Xi Yang Hong Si Er Yue Hua (The Setting Sun Red as February Flowers) and Chang Chun Ge (Singing a Spring Song).
Honors & Recognition
He is a national representative bearer of Pingxiang chunluo, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. In 2004 the China Quyi Artists Association conferred on him the title of a member of the association of both integrity and artistry. In 2009 the China Quyi Artists Association conferred on him the honorary title of quyi artist of outstanding contribution. In 2013 the Pingxiang chunluo work Fa Zhong You Qing (Compassion Within the Law) won first prize at the Eighth China Baofeng Majie Shuhui National Quyi Invitational Competition held by the Henan Provincial Department of Culture. In 2014 the Pingxiang yugu work Lao A Yi (The Old Auntie) took part in the Chinese Dream national selection of outstanding quyi programmes jointly held by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the China Quyi Artists Association and other units, and won first prize.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Pingxiangchunluo Ⅴ-63
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