Yang Shengjun
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Yang Shengjun, Male, Han, from Taian, Shandong, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Shandong Bangzi (Ⅳ-118). The tradition is documented in Taian, Shandong. Within the regional tradition and school record of Shandong Bangzi in Taian, Shandong: Shandong Bangzi, also known as "Gaodiao Bangzi" and abbreviated as "Gaodiao", has a history of more than four hundred years. It originated in the bangzi vocal style of the Shaanxi-Shanxi region; when the bangzi crossed the Taihang Mountains into Shandong, it first spread to Heze, forming Caozhou Bangzi, and then moved east, forming Wenshang Bangzi. After the 1950s, traditional plays such as "The Wall Record" and "Lianglang Mountain" were edited and adapted into classic plays of the Shandong Bangzi repertoire, and a number of newly created modern plays also took the stage in this period.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Yang Shengjun is anchored in the documented technical standards of Shandong Bangzi in Taian, Shandong. Within the documented technical tradition of Shandong Bangzi in Taian, Shandong: Shandong Bangzi has an extremely wide area of circulation: east to Linyi on the banks of the Yellow River, west to Kaifeng and Zhengzhou in Henan Province, south to Xuzhou in Jiangsu Province and Fuyang and Bengbu in Anhui Province, and north to Daming County and Shijiazhuang in Hebei Province. Within Shandong Province, Shandong Bangzi is centered on Heze City and extends across Jining, Tai'an and other counties and cities. The vocal music of Shandong Bangzi belongs to the banqiang (ban-style) system, with complex ban patterns and tune patterns. Its singing is both vivid and accessible, with stylistic features of being high-pitched and bold, vigorous and stirring, graceful and harmonious, and open and bright. Its performance conventions are rich yet standardized, with attention to technique, rugged movements and exaggerated postures; the performance of each role type has its own distinctive character, competing in skill and ingenuity in a dazzling display. The Shandong Bangzi repertoire amounts to more than a thousand plays, of which more than six hundred are frequently staged; these include a body of basic plays known as the "Old Eighteen Texts", the "Seventeen Mountains" and the "Twelve Passes", their content largely drawn from folk legends and historical stories. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Qiangtou Ji (The Wall Record)": After the 1950s, traditional plays such as "The Wall Record" and "Lianglang Mountain" were edited and adapted into classic plays of the Shandong Bangzi repertoire, and a number of newly created modern plays also took the stage in this period. "Lianglang Mountain": After the 1950s, traditional plays such as "The Wall Record" and "Lianglang Mountain" were edited and adapted into classic plays of the Shandong Bangzi repertoire, and a number of newly created modern plays also took the stage in this period.
Qiangtou Ji (The Wall Record)
After the 1950s, traditional plays such as "The Wall Record" and "Lianglang Mountain" were edited and adapted into classic plays of the Shandong Bangzi repertoire, and a number of newly created modern plays also took the stage in this period.
Lianglang Mountain
After the 1950s, traditional plays such as "The Wall Record" and "Lianglang Mountain" were edited and adapted into classic plays of the Shandong Bangzi repertoire, and a number of newly created modern plays also took the stage in this period.
Core Technique I
Shandong Bangzi has an extremely wide area of circulation: east to Linyi on the banks of the Yellow River, west to Kaifeng and Zhengzhou in Henan Province, south to Xuzhou in Jiangsu Province and Fuyang and Bengbu in Anhui Province, and north to Daming County and Shijiazhuang in Hebei Province.
Core Technique II
Within Shandong Province, Shandong Bangzi is centered on Heze City and extends across Jining, Tai'an and other counties and cities.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Yang Shengjun was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Shandong Bangzi, with Taian, Shandong as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Shandong Bangzi in Taian, Shandong: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2008 (batch 2), with Taian, Shandong as its declared area, and Taian Shandong Bangzi Art Research Institute (Taian Shandong Bangzi Troupe) 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
Shandong Bangzi, also known as "Gaodiao Bangzi" and abbreviated as "Gaodiao", has a history of more than four hundred years. It originated in the bangzi vocal style of the Shaanxi-Shanxi region; when the bangzi crossed the Taihang Mountains into Shandong, it first spread to Heze, forming Caozhou Bangzi, and then moved east, forming Wenshang Bangzi.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liu Guisong | Heze, Shandong | 03-1133 | Other regional school |
| Hao Ruizhi | Taian, Shandong | 03-1134 | Same declared area |
| Kairuibao | Jiaxiang, Shandong | 03-1135 | Other regional school |
| Du Yuzhen | Jiaxiang, Shandong | 05-2450 | Other regional school |
| Zhu Fengchen | Heze, Shandong | 05-2451 | Other regional school |
| Yang Shengjun | Taian, Shandong | — | This page |
| Zhang Yuyong | Heze, Shandong | — | Other regional school |
| Li Hong | Taian, Shandong | — | Same declared area |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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