Yu Zhenjiang

02-0333Yangge DanceTraditional DanceChangli, HebeiBatch 2 (2008)

Lineage & School of Heritage

Yu Zhenjiang began learning to dance diyangge in 1953, first under Zhang Xiaoming, and between 1971 and 1972 he received personal instruction from Zhou Guobao, becoming one of the principal representatives of the Zhou school of yangge.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

He was born in 1944 in Changli, Hebei, and is of Han ethnicity. His technique is marked by a predominance of squatting steps with the upper body held upright, the shoulders, waist and hips being the most mobile parts of the body; the hips rotate forward, backward and to either side about the lower abdomen as their axis, at an even and steady speed. With his distinctive performing skills he creates clown characters of striking personality, mischievous and humorous. His representative works include Sha Guye Bainian (The Foolish Son-in-Law Pays New Year Calls), Cuozhong Cuo (Mistake upon Mistake), Buxiao de Erxi (The Unfilial Daughter-in-Law), Shenyi (The Miraculous Doctor) and Zhi Guo Di Shaoka (Outwitting the Enemy Sentry Post).

Honors & Recognition

He is a national representative bearer of Yangge (Changli Diyangge), a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. In 1984 Yu Zhenjiang began forming yangge teams and taking disciples to teach the art; he has more than one hundred disciples and over the years has trained a large number of diyangge talents for Changli County.

References & Archival Sources

Yu Zhenjiang · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Yangge Dance
Item code: Ⅲ-2
Category: Traditional Dance
Region: Changli, Hebei
Born: 1944.08
Batch: Batch 2 (2008)

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