Wang Weiyan
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Born in November 1955, male, Han ethnicity, a native of Rongcheng City, Shandong Province. Growing up in Yuankuang Village in Rongcheng City, he has made a deep study of the folk customs of the Jiaodong coast, especially fishermen's sacrificial rites, has accumulated rich experience, and is a principal organizer, practitioner and transmitter of those rites. Through field investigation and collation he compiled and printed the Transmission Lineage of the Yuankuang Kaiyang and Xieyang Festivals and published articles including The Origins, Evolution and Development of Fishermen's Sacrificial Rites in Rongcheng, providing a systematic account of this folk tradition. At the same time he established an exhibition hall and a transmission workshop for fishermen's sacrificial rites in Yuankuang Village, playing an active role in the transmission and development of Jiaodong maritime culture.
Honors & Recognition
He is a national representative bearer of the Fishermen's Kaiyang and Xieyang Festivals, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
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