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Cheng Zhongxin

05-3018Temple FairFolk CustomsYongkang, ZhejiangBatch 5 (2018)

Lineage & School of Heritage

From childhood he followed his father, Cheng Yangri, in learning Luohan Boxing (Arhat Boxing). In 2010 he also took as his master Shi Yunming, a transmitter of the flower-cymbal skill (tiao huabo), and mastered this unique art with consummate skill.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Born in May 1958, male, Han ethnicity, a native of Yongkang City, Zhejiang Province. He was born into a peasant family, and his village has long had a tradition of Luohan Boxing. He took part in and presided over the sacrificial ceremony of the Hugong Temple Fair, to wide acclaim. In 1990 he took three apprentices, and in 1997 he founded a martial arts school where he trained more than one hundred students.

Honors & Recognition

He is a national representative bearer of the Temple Fair (Fangyan Temple Fair), a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He has won awards in martial arts competitions on many occasions. From 2014 he began teaching the unique flower-cymbal skill to more than forty students, leading them in various performances and winning numerous awards.

References & Archival Sources

  1. Cheng Zhongxin · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item
Temple Fair
Item code
Ⅹ-84
Category
Folk Customs
Region
Yongkang, Zhejiang
Born
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Batch
Batch 5 (2018)

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