Fu Tenglong
Lineage & School of Heritage
Born into a family of magicians, he studied under his father Fu Tianzheng, systematically inheriting the family's illusion techniques from childhood. He began appearing on stage as a boy and joined the Shanghai Magic Troupe while in senior high school.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Born in August 1943 in Chongqing, he is of Han ethnicity. A magician and a National First-Class Actor, he combines design, performance and theoretical research in a single career. Through taking part in the documentation and study of the performing art of Zhang Huichong, a master of Shanghai-style magic, he brought the strengths of the southern school into his own performance. He has unearthed and created more than one hundred acts; his representative works include Telepathy (Xinling Ganying), Calligraphy and Painting Illusion (Shuhua Huanshu) and Gecko Mastery (Bihu Shengong). He has written more than twenty books on illusion and acrobatics; A History of Chinese Acrobatics (Zhongguo Zaji Shi), co-authored with Fu Qifeng, was included in the Chinese Cultural History Series. He has taken eight apprentices, among them Fu Yandong and Xu Yue.
Honors & Recognition
He is a national representative bearer of Fu Family Illusionism, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He has served as a judge at international magic competitions. His production Disc of Light (Guang zhi Die) won the gold award of the China Acrobatics Golden Chrysanthemum Award, and his Blue-and-White Charm (Qinghua Shenyun) took second place in the illusion category at the 24th World Magic Convention.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Illusionism Ⅵ-82
- Illusionism Ⅵ-82
- Illusionism Ⅵ-82
Profile
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