Shenxiaomei
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Shenxiaomei, Female, Han, from Zhoukou, Henan, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Yuediao (Ⅳ-27). The tradition is documented in Zhoukou, Henan. Within the regional tradition and school record of Yuediao in Zhoukou, Henan: Yuediao began to spread in places such as Nanyang during the Qianlong reign of the Qing dynasty; it afterwards gradually evolved into a specialised vocal operatic genre and became flourishing towards the end of the Qing.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Shenxiaomei is anchored in the documented technical standards of Yuediao in Zhoukou, Henan. Within the documented technical tradition of Yuediao in Zhoukou, Henan: Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "The Capture of Jiang Wei": In its long course of development Yuediao accumulated more than five hundred traditional plays, and it is especially famed for its Three Kingdoms plays. Representative repertoire includes The Capture of Jiang Wei, Attacking Southern Tang, Wuning Prefecture, Li Tianbao's Mourning, Old Madam Bai Gets Drunk, Li Shuangxi Borrows Grain, The Embroidered Tower in Flames and Zhuge Liang's Mourning. "Attacking Southern Tang": In its long course of development Yuediao accumulated more than five hundred traditional plays, and it is especially famed for its Three Kingdoms plays. Representative repertoire includes The Capture of Jiang Wei, Attacking Southern Tang, Wuning Prefecture, Li Tianbao's Mourning, Old Madam Bai Gets Drunk, Li Shuangxi Borrows Grain, The Embroidered Tower in Flames and Zhuge Liang's Mourning. "Wuning Prefecture": In its long course of development Yuediao accumulated more than five hundred traditional plays, and it is especially famed for its Three Kingdoms plays. Representative repertoire includes The Capture of Jiang Wei, Attacking Southern Tang, Wuning Prefecture, Li Tianbao's Mourning, Old Madam Bai Gets Drunk, Li Shuangxi Borrows Grain, The Embroidered Tower in Flames and Zhuge Liang's Mourning. "Li Tianbao's Mourning": In its long course of development Yuediao accumulated more than five hundred traditional plays, and it is especially famed for its Three Kingdoms plays. Representative repertoire includes The Capture of Jiang Wei, Attacking Southern Tang, Wuning Prefecture, Li Tianbao's Mourning, Old Madam Bai Gets Drunk, Li Shuangxi Borrows Grain, The Embroidered Tower in Flames and Zhuge Liang's Mourning.
The Capture of Jiang Wei
In its long course of development Yuediao accumulated more than five hundred traditional plays, and it is especially famed for its Three Kingdoms plays. Representative repertoire includes The Capture of Jiang Wei, Attacking Southern Tang, Wuning Prefecture, Li Tianbao's Mourning, Old Madam Bai Gets Drunk, Li Shuangxi Borrows Grain, The Embroidered Tower in Flames and Zhuge Liang's Mourning.
Attacking Southern Tang
In its long course of development Yuediao accumulated more than five hundred traditional plays, and it is especially famed for its Three Kingdoms plays. Representative repertoire includes The Capture of Jiang Wei, Attacking Southern Tang, Wuning Prefecture, Li Tianbao's Mourning, Old Madam Bai Gets Drunk, Li Shuangxi Borrows Grain, The Embroidered Tower in Flames and Zhuge Liang's Mourning.
Wuning Prefecture
In its long course of development Yuediao accumulated more than five hundred traditional plays, and it is especially famed for its Three Kingdoms plays. Representative repertoire includes The Capture of Jiang Wei, Attacking Southern Tang, Wuning Prefecture, Li Tianbao's Mourning, Old Madam Bai Gets Drunk, Li Shuangxi Borrows Grain, The Embroidered Tower in Flames and Zhuge Liang's Mourning.
Li Tianbao's Mourning
In its long course of development Yuediao accumulated more than five hundred traditional plays, and it is especially famed for its Three Kingdoms plays. Representative repertoire includes The Capture of Jiang Wei, Attacking Southern Tang, Wuning Prefecture, Li Tianbao's Mourning, Old Madam Bai Gets Drunk, Li Shuangxi Borrows Grain, The Embroidered Tower in Flames and Zhuge Liang's Mourning.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Shenxiaomei was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Yuediao, with Zhoukou, Henan as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Yuediao in Zhoukou, Henan: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2006 (batch 1), with Zhoukou, Henan as its declared area, and Henan Yue Tiao Art Safeguarding and Transmission 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
Yuediao began to spread in places such as Nanyang during the Qianlong reign of the Qing dynasty; it afterwards gradually evolved into a specialised vocal operatic genre and became flourishing towards the end of the Qing.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| He Quanzhi | Zhoukou, Henan | 02-0493 | Same declared area |
| Mao Ailian | Xuchang, Henan | 03-1001 | Other regional school |
| Yuan Xiulian | Xuchang, Henan | 05-2324 | Other regional school |
| Ye Xiangcheng | Gucheng, Hubei | 05-2325 | Other regional school |
| Shenxiaomei | Zhoukou, Henan | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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