Xia Yongxi
Lineage & School of Heritage
He studied Nanyin under Chen Zelin and Cai Xisen. In 1980 he became leader of the Quanzhou Folk Music Troupe, in 1984 he taught Nanyin at the Chongde Society in the Philippines, and in 2001 he became president of the Nanyin Artists Association of Licheng District, Quanzhou.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
He was born in 1945 in Quanzhou, Fujian, and is of Han ethnicity. He has a skilled command of the various Nanyin instruments, being especially accomplished on the na'ai, a small double-reed shawm, and on the erxian, and he also has a good grasp of the Nanyin zhi, pu and qu repertories. He has recorded several solo albums, including Ai Zai Zhi.
Honors & Recognition
He is a national representative bearer of Nanyin, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
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