Hou Baobing
Lineage & School of Heritage
Influenced by his elders from childhood, at the age of eight he began to learn Miao sacrificial rites from his father, Hou Shunming. Through constant practice he gained a thorough command of the entire procedure for presiding over weddings, funerals, communal sacrifices and other folk activities, and he is especially versed in the sacrificial rites of the Miao Huashan Festival.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of the Miao ethnic group, born in March 1953, a native of Pingbian Miao Autonomous County, Yunnan Province. The funeral and sacrificial songs he intones and the lusheng dance steps he performs at the Huashan Festival have been included in the county's Collection of Folk Songs and Collection of Dances. He actively takes on apprentices and teaches them his skills, and he carries out activities to transmit and present traditional Miao culture, exercising considerable influence in the locality.
Honors & Recognition
He is a representative bearer of the Miao Huashan Festival, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Miao Huashan Festival Ⅹ-146
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