Wu Shian
Lineage & School of Heritage
He learned Nanyin from childhood and in 1963 was admitted to the Xiamen Nanyin training class, where he studied under Wu Shengen, Bai Hou, Bai Lihua and Ren Qingshui. From 1980 he served as deputy head and then head of the Xiamen Nanyin Ensemble.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
He was born in 1949 in Xiamen, Fujian, and is of Han ethnicity. He is skilled on the Nanyin dongxiao, the end-blown bamboo flute, and the qudi, the transverse flute, and has a firm command of the playing techniques of the nanpa, the Nanyin pipa, the sanxian, the erxian and the percussion. He has made a deep study of Nanyin vocal styles and of its qupai, or tune titles. He has travelled abroad many times on behalf of the province and the municipality to Japan, France, the Philippines and other countries, and he has served as vice-chairman of the Fujian Provincial Quyi Artists Association and as music adviser to the Han Tang Yuefu ensemble of Taiwan.
Honors & Recognition
He is a national representative bearer of Nanyin, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a first-grade performer of the Xiamen Nanyin Ensemble.
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