Wu Lan
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Wu Lan, Female, Han, from Fuzhoushilinchuan, Jiangxi, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Caicha Opera (Ⅳ-65). The tradition is documented in Fuzhoushilinchuan, Jiangxi. Within the regional tradition and school record of Caicha Opera in Fuzhoushilinchuan, Jiangxi: Fuzhou caicha opera is popular around Linchuan in Fuzhou and is an important branch of Jiangxi caicha opera; Linchuan had a tradition of Fuhe opera and lantern art since the Ming, and caicha opera formed on the basis of local folk tunes under the influence of Huangmei opera, with the Linchuan District Fuzhou Caicha Opera Training Institute as the professional transmission body. Fuzhou caicha opera developed on the basis of the Ming tea-lantern opera and by absorbing local folk tunes; according to the Linchuan County Gazetteer it has a history of more than four hundred years. Fuzhou caicha opera grew out of folk lantern song-and-dance and, influenced by the Ming Fuhe opera and Hubei Huangmei opera, has vivid and humorous language, fine and brisk music, plain movement and song-and-dance, with a strong local character. Drawing on the Linchuan County Gazetteer and local opera annals, Fuzhou caicha opera grew out of the Ming tea-lantern opera and folk lantern song-and-dance and, influenced by Fuhe opera and Hubei Huangmei opera, has been transmitted orally over more than four hundred years, with more than a hundred pieces sung.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Wu Lan is anchored in the documented technical standards of Caicha Opera in Fuzhoushilinchuan, Jiangxi. Within the documented technical tradition of Caicha Opera in Fuzhoushilinchuan, Jiangxi: There are more than one hundred pieces in circulation, including single-stage plays (one-man plays), excerpt plays, full-length plays and serial plays. Fuzhou caicha opera's singing is based mainly on bendiao and Fudiao with many ditties and miscellany, its language vivid and humorous, its music fine and brisk, its movement plain and its mode song-and-dance; its pieces take the forms of single-stage plays, excerpt plays, full-length plays and serial plays. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Nangua Ji (The Pumpkin Tale)": One of the traditional full-length plays of Fuzhou caicha opera, belonging to its serial-play system. "Gujia Ji (The Gu Family Tale)": One of the traditional full-length plays of Fuzhou caicha opera, mostly on family ethics and worldly affairs. "Bu Beida (Mending the Vest)": One of the traditional short plays of Fuzhou caicha opera, expressing its song-and-dance and humorous performance character.
Nangua Ji (The Pumpkin Tale)
One of the traditional full-length plays of Fuzhou caicha opera, belonging to its serial-play system.
Gujia Ji (The Gu Family Tale)
One of the traditional full-length plays of Fuzhou caicha opera, mostly on family ethics and worldly affairs.
Bu Beida (Mending the Vest)
One of the traditional short plays of Fuzhou caicha opera, expressing its song-and-dance and humorous performance character.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Wu Lan was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Caicha Opera, with Fuzhoushilinchuan, Jiangxi as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Caicha Opera in Fuzhoushilinchuan, Jiangxi: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2011 (batch 3), with Fuzhoushilinchuan, Jiangxi as its declared area, and Linchuan District Fuzhou Caichaxi Transmission Workshop 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
Fuzhou caicha opera developed on the basis of the Ming tea-lantern opera and by absorbing local folk tunes; according to the Linchuan County Gazetteer it has a history of more than four hundred years. Fuzhou caicha opera grew out of folk lantern song-and-dance and, influenced by the Ming Fuhe opera and Hubei Huangmei opera, has vivid and humorous language, fine and brisk music, plain movement and song-and-dance, with a strong local character. Drawing on the Linchuan County Gazetteer and local opera annals, Fuzhou caicha opera grew out of the Ming tea-lantern opera and folk lantern song-and-dance and, influenced by Fuhe opera and Hubei Huangmei opera, has been transmitted orally over more than four hundred years, with more than a hundred pieces sung.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Shengqiang | Bobai, Guangxi | 02-0595 | Other regional school |
| Li Jiagao | Yangxin, Hubei | 03-1057 | Other regional school |
| Chen Binmao | Ganzhou, Jiangxi | 04-1647 | Other regional school |
| Wan Anan | Fuzhoushilinchuan, Jiangxi | 04-1648 | Same declared area |
| Wu Yancheng | Shaoguan, Guangdong | 04-1649 | Other regional school |
| Peng Jinhua | Gaoan, Jiangxi | 05-2376 | Other regional school |
| Wu Lan | Fuzhoushilinchuan, Jiangxi | — | This page |
| Chu Fengrong | Gaoan, Jiangxi | — | Other regional school |
| Fei Lijun | Yangxin, Hubei | — | Other regional school |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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