Wu Yanzao
Lineage & School of Heritage
From childhood he studied under the renowned Nanyin masters Su Dexing and Gao Minggang. He went on to teach Nanyin and to undertake music research at the Gaojia opera troupe, the Quanzhou Municipal Cultural Centre, the Fujian Provincial Art School and other institutions.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
He was born in 1926 in Shishi, Fujian, and was of Han ethnicity.
Honors & Recognition
He is a national representative bearer of Nanyin, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He is versed in the performing techniques and vocal art of the many repertories of Nanyin, and is especially consummate on the erxian, the two-stringed fiddle, for which he is known as "the finest string in southern Fujian". He has trained a large number of Nanyin talents and has received numerous national and provincial commendations. He compiled the Zhongguo Nanyin Jicheng (Compendium of Chinese Nanyin) and released the Nanyin album Guyun Xinsheng Ji (Old Melodies, New Voices).
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