Chen Yingmu

02-0286Shifan MusicTraditional MusicFuzhou, FujianBatch 2 (2008)

Lineage & School of Heritage

At the age of fifteen Chen Yingmu began performing with Santing Yuelou (Three Listenings to the Moon Pavilion), a troupe organized by his father. After the founding of the People's Republic of China he passed the entrance examination for the Fuzhou Min Opera Troupe; when that troupe was disbanded during the Cultural Revolution he was assigned to work in a factory, yet he never interrupted his performances of Chating music and took part many times in the various folk-custom shows of Fuzhou.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Male, of Han ethnicity, born in 1933 in Fuzhou, Fujian. Chen Yingmu was skilled on a variety of instruments, including the yehu (coconut-shell fiddle), douguan, langchuan and qinggu drum, and published works such as Fuzhou Chating Shifan Music.

Honors & Recognition

He is a national representative bearer of Chating Shifan Music, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.

References & Archival Sources

Chen Yingmu · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Shifan Music
Item code: Ⅱ-44
Category: Traditional Music
Region: Fuzhou, Fujian
Born: 1933.07.09
Batch: Batch 2 (2008)

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