Shi Yunchang
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Shi Yunchang, Male, Dong, from Rongjiang, Guizhou, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Zhulangniangmei (Ⅰ-73). The tradition is documented in Rongjiang, Guizhou. Within the regional tradition and school record of Zhulangniangmei in Rongjiang, Guizhou: Zhulang Niangmei has the Dong areas of Rongjiang and Congjiang counties in Guizhou as its core area of circulation and spread to the Dong-concentrated counties of Guangxi and Hunan; transmitted in the Dong language and in the forms of Dong opera and narrative-singing, it is known to every household in the Dong villages. The story took various versions in its transmission, the various places each distinctive in plot detail and singing style. The Dong folk story Zhulang Niangmei originated in Guzhou, present-day Rongjiang county in Guizhou, and later spread to the Dong areas of Liping and Congjiang counties in Guizhou, then to the Dong-concentrated counties of Sanjiang, Longsheng and Rongshui in Guangxi and Tongdao in Hunan; it was adapted into Dong narrative-singing and Dong opera and made into a stage art film of the same name shown throughout the country. Handed down from generation to generation in the Dong areas and continually enriched with the development of Dong narrative-singing and opera, it has become one of the most representative works of Dong folk literature.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Shi Yunchang is anchored in the documented technical standards of Zhulangniangmei in Rongjiang, Guizhou. Within the documented technical tradition of Zhulangniangmei in Rongjiang, Guizhou: The Dong folk story Zhulang Niangmei originated in Guzhou, present-day Rongjiang county in Guizhou, and later spread to the Dong areas of Liping and Congjiang counties in Guizhou, then to the Dong-concentrated counties of Sanjiang, Longsheng and Rongshui in Guangxi and Tongdao in Hunan. The story tells the moving love of the honest and simple handsome youth Zhulang and the deft and beautiful girl Niangmei. With Dong social life as its background, it displays the love pursuit of Dong youth and their spirit of resisting oppression, and was adapted into Dong narrative-singing and Dong opera and made into a stage art film of the same name. Zhulang Niangmei circulates in the Dong areas in the forms of Dong opera and narrative-singing and is a classic of Dong oral literature. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "The Episodes of Rescuing and Hiding the Orphan": The episodes of the protagonists bidding farewell to their home and resisting oppression in Zhulang Niangmei. "The Dong Opera Zhulang Niangmei": A Dong opera work adapted from the legend. "The Stage Art Film Zhulang Niangmei": Made into a stage art film of the same name shown throughout the country.
The Episodes of Rescuing and Hiding the Orphan
The episodes of the protagonists bidding farewell to their home and resisting oppression in Zhulang Niangmei.
The Dong Opera Zhulang Niangmei
A Dong opera work adapted from the legend.
The Stage Art Film Zhulang Niangmei
Made into a stage art film of the same name shown throughout the country.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Shi Yunchang was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Zhulangniangmei, with Rongjiang, Guizhou as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Zhulangniangmei in Rongjiang, Guizhou: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2008 (batch 2), with Rongjiang, Guizhou as its declared area, and Rongjiang County Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding Center as its safeguarding unit. Since the project was inscribed in the national inventory, its declared area and safeguarding unit have carried out documentation, transmission and presentation within the national safeguarding framework. Together, the inventory record and the project archive form the public documentary basis for the bearer’s transmission practice.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
The Dong folk story Zhulang Niangmei originated in Guzhou, present-day Rongjiang county in Guizhou, and later spread to the Dong areas of Liping and Congjiang counties in Guizhou, then to the Dong-concentrated counties of Sanjiang, Longsheng and Rongshui in Guangxi and Tongdao in Hunan; it was adapted into Dong narrative-singing and Dong opera and made into a stage art film of the same name shown throughout the country. Handed down from generation to generation in the Dong areas and continually enriched with the development of Dong narrative-singing and opera, it has become one of the most representative works of Dong folk literature.
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shi Yunchang | Rongjiang, Guizhou | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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