Wei Ximing
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Wei Ximing, Female, Han, from Shengzhou, Zhejiang, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Shengzhou Chuida (Ⅱ-42). The tradition is documented in Shengzhou, Zhejiang. Within the regional tradition and school record of Shengzhou Chuida in Shengzhou, Zhejiang: Shengzhou wind-and-percussion music has been handed down through generations; by the mid-Ming dynasty every village in the area had a temple and an ancestral hall with a stage inside the hall, and wind-and-percussion playing survived attached to the temple-fair community competitions. After 1949 two schools gradually formed, the eastern and the western: the western school is represented by the farmers' band of Changle Town, combining gong and drum with wind instruments, with the 'jianhao' changing from blowing to inhaling so that its sound is high and stirring with strong penetrating power; the eastern school is represented by the farmers' band of Huangze, leaning towards string playing in a slender, soft and delicate style, with a repertoire consisting mainly of folk tunes and traditional silk-and-bamboo pieces. Shengzhou wind-and-percussion music originated in the temple-fair activities of the folk. Handed down through generations for thousands of years, by the mid-Ming dynasty every village in the area had its own temple and ancestral hall, and within the temple hall there was a stage. From 1949 to the 1980s the folk music of Shengzhou gradually formed two great schools, the eastern and the western district. The western school is represented by the farmers' band of Changle Town; in transmission it gradually formed a performing method that combines gong and drum with wind instruments, in which the blowing method of the 'jianhao' changed blowing into inhaling, making the sound of the horn higher and more stirring, with greater penetrating and carrying power.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Wei Ximing is anchored in the documented technical standards of Shengzhou Chuida in Shengzhou, Zhejiang. Within the documented technical tradition of Shengzhou Chuida in Shengzhou, Zhejiang: Records show that as early as the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods Shengzhou already had village community competitions and temple-fair sacrifices. This method of playing by inhalation is extremely rare among the playing techniques of folk wind instruments across the country. The characteristic of the ensemble is the matched set of five gongs, three drums and three large gongs; the wind instruments include the suona, the long horn and others, and there are also string instruments. The main traditional pieces are 'Yuan Men', 'Xiu Qiu', 'Du Hua', 'Shi Fan', 'Jie Shi' and 'Jiang Jun Ling'. The eastern school is represented by the farmers' band of Huangze; it leans towards string playing, its style tends to be slender, soft and delicate, and its repertoire consists mainly of folk tunes together with some traditional folk silk-and-bamboo pieces. The folk music of Shengzhou is the foundation of Yue opera music and an important part of Yue opera, and it has also had a certain influence on the development of the vocal styles and accompanying music of Yue opera. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Yuan Men": A representative piece of the western school of Shengzhou wind-and-percussion music, giving equal weight to gong, drum and wind instruments. "Xiu Qiu": One of the traditional pieces of Shengzhou wind-and-percussion music. "Shi Fan": One of the traditional pieces of Shengzhou wind-and-percussion music, a common suite title in the gong-and-drum music of eastern Zhejiang. "Jiang Jun Ling": One of the traditional pieces of Shengzhou wind-and-percussion music, with a magnificent and stirring character.
Yuan Men
A representative piece of the western school of Shengzhou wind-and-percussion music, giving equal weight to gong, drum and wind instruments.
Xiu Qiu
One of the traditional pieces of Shengzhou wind-and-percussion music.
Shi Fan
One of the traditional pieces of Shengzhou wind-and-percussion music, a common suite title in the gong-and-drum music of eastern Zhejiang.
Jiang Jun Ling
One of the traditional pieces of Shengzhou wind-and-percussion music, with a magnificent and stirring character.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Wei Ximing was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Shengzhou Chuida, with Shengzhou, Zhejiang as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Shengzhou Chuida in Shengzhou, Zhejiang: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2006 (batch 1), with Shengzhou, Zhejiang as its declared area, and Shengzhou Culture Tourism Chanye Development Center (Shengzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding Center, Shengzhou Yue Ju Culture Shengtai Safeguarding Qu Service 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
Shengzhou wind-and-percussion music originated in the temple-fair activities of the folk. Handed down through generations for thousands of years, by the mid-Ming dynasty every village in the area had its own temple and ancestral hall, and within the temple hall there was a stage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yin Gongxiang | Shengzhou, Zhejiang | 02-0284 | Same declared area |
| Wei Ximing | Shengzhou, Zhejiang | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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