Wang Guoguang
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of Derung ethnicity, born in August 1968, a native of Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County, Yunnan Province. He developed a strong interest in Derung folk sacrifice in childhood and often took part in the various sacrificial activities organized by his village. From 1982 he studied under the ritual master Wang Qiangsheng, learning the sacrificial texts of the mountain-god and hunting-god rites of the Kaquewa Festival and of other folk activities, recording and singing folk songs, and he mastered the various ceremonial procedures of the Derung, becoming a well-known ritual master and master of ceremonies in the Derung region. From 2014 to the present he has led his disciples in conducting Derung Kaquewa Festival activities in Dulongjiang Township, actively transmitting traditional Derung culture.
Honors & Recognition
He is a national representative bearer of the Derung Kaquewa Festival, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
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