Luan Shengli
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Luan Shengli, Male, Han, from Lvjuyuan, Shandong, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Luju Opera (Ⅳ-116). The tradition is documented in Lvjuyuan, Shandong. Within the regional tradition and school record of Luju Opera in Lvjuyuan, Shandong: Lu opera was formerly called "zuqiang yangqin" (seated-tune yangqin) and "huazhuang yangqin" (painted-face yangqin). It evolved and developed out of Shandong qinshu by absorbing folk flower-drum, ditties and local tunes, and is popular in Shandong and in parts of Jiangsu and Anhui.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Luan Shengli is anchored in the documented technical standards of Luju Opera in Lvjuyuan, Shandong. Within the documented technical tradition of Luju Opera in Lvjuyuan, Shandong: It belongs to village art, playing out the affairs of farming households and singing out the feelings of farming households; its roles are centred on the "three small" of xiaosheng (young male), xiaodan (young woman) and xiaochou (comic), and its lyrics and spoken lines also draw largely on everyday folk usage. When it is sung, its principal accompanying instruments are the zhuihu, the erhu and the sanxian. The vocal music of Lu opera evolved from folk popular tunes and belongs to the typical banqiang (ban-style) structural system, being made up of such modes as "siping" and "erban" together with a certain number of tune patterns. Its melodies are simple and plain, beautiful and pleasing, natural and easy to render, easy to learn and easy to sing, and they are saturated with a strong flavour of everyday life and local character; among the people in the areas where it is popular it enjoys the reputation of a "post for tethering wives". Lu opera has close to three hundred plays in its repertory, among which Wang Xiao Drives the Cart, Sisters Swap Marriages and Li Ersao Remarries are representative works. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Wang Xiao Drives the Cart": Lu opera has close to three hundred plays in its repertory, among which Wang Xiao Drives the Cart, Sisters Swap Marriages and Li Ersao Remarries are representative works. "Sisters Swap Marriages": Lu opera has close to three hundred plays in its repertory, among which Wang Xiao Drives the Cart, Sisters Swap Marriages and Li Ersao Remarries are representative works. "Li Ersao Remarries": Lu opera has close to three hundred plays in its repertory, among which Wang Xiao Drives the Cart, Sisters Swap Marriages and Li Ersao Remarries are representative works.
Wang Xiao Drives the Cart
Lu opera has close to three hundred plays in its repertory, among which Wang Xiao Drives the Cart, Sisters Swap Marriages and Li Ersao Remarries are representative works.
Sisters Swap Marriages
Lu opera has close to three hundred plays in its repertory, among which Wang Xiao Drives the Cart, Sisters Swap Marriages and Li Ersao Remarries are representative works.
Li Ersao Remarries
Lu opera has close to three hundred plays in its repertory, among which Wang Xiao Drives the Cart, Sisters Swap Marriages and Li Ersao Remarries are representative works.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Luan Shengli was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Luju Opera, with Lvjuyuan, Shandong as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Luju Opera in Lvjuyuan, Shandong: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2008 (batch 2), with Lvjuyuan, Shandong as its declared area, and Shandong Lü Ju Art Safeguarding and Transmission Center (Shandong Lü Theatre) 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
Lu opera was formerly called "zuqiang yangqin" (seated-tune yangqin) and "huazhuang yangqin" (painted-face yangqin). It evolved and developed out of Shandong qinshu by absorbing folk flower-drum, ditties and local tunes, and is popular in Shandong and in parts of Jiangsu and Anhui.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lang Xianfen | Lvjuyuan, Shandong | 03-1129 | Same declared area |
| Li Daijiang | Lvjuyuan, Shandong | 03-1130 | Same declared area |
| Li Yu | Lvjuyuan, Shandong | 03-1131 | Same declared area |
| Lin Jianhua | Lvjuyuan, Shandong | 03-1132 | Same declared area |
| Wang Yongchang | Binzhou, Shandong | 04-1687 | Other regional school |
| Dong Yanping | Jinan, Shandong | — | Other regional school |
| Luan Shengli | Lvjuyuan, Shandong | — | This page |
| Su Zhi | Lvjuyuan, Shandong | — | Same declared area |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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