Xu Shunwei

05-3020Folk Beliefs and CustomsFolk CustomsWenzhoushilongwan, ZhejiangBatch 5 (2018)

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Born in January 1962, male, Han ethnicity, a native of Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province. He took part in the Tang He belief custom from childhood, humbly sought instruction from his elders, and gathered historical materials in libraries, steadily deepening his understanding of the custom. In recent years he has organized and planned the activities, established a sister relationship with Bengbu, Tang He's native place, and founded the Tang He Culture Research Society.

Honors & Recognition

He is a national representative bearer of Folk Beliefs and Customs (the Tang He Belief Custom), a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He has compiled and published books including Tang He, Hero of the Resistance against the Wokou Pirates and Tang He and Cultural Research, and organized the character-forming dragon lantern (pinzi longdeng) to take part in the national dragon dance exhibition, where it won a gold award and the China Folk Literature and Art Shanhua Award. The village of Ningcun where he lives was designated a demonstration site for cultural construction in Zhejiang Province by the Publicity Department of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee.

References & Archival Sources

Xu Shunwei · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Folk Beliefs and Customs
Item code: Ⅹ-85
Category: Folk Customs
Region: Wenzhoushilongwan, Zhejiang
Born: —
Batch: Batch 5 (2018)

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