Zhang Benxing
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1935 he took monastic vows at Guangji An in Beijing, and from the age of sixteen he studied under Abbot Puyuan at Zhihua Temple, becoming the twenty-sixth-generation artist-monk of Zhihua Temple Jing music.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
He knew the performing scores for the sheng (mouth organ), guan (double-reed pipe), di (transverse flute) and yunluo (framed gongs) inside out, and played with the ease of drifting clouds and flowing water, carrying each piece through in a single breath; he was also outstanding in Buddhist liturgical chanting. He toured with the ensemble to many countries in Europe and Asia, and released recordings including Beijing Zhihua Temple Jing Music and Zhihua Temple Jing Music.
Honors & Recognition
Male, Han ethnicity, born in 1923, died in 2009, a native of Beijing. National representative bearer of Zhihua Temple Jing Music, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Zhihuasijing Music Ⅱ-65
Profile
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