Huang Bei
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Huang Bei, Male, Han, from Yueqing, Zhejiang, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Longdang (Ⅶ-67). The tradition is documented in Yueqing, Zhejiang. Within the regional tradition and school record of Longdang in Yueqing, Zhejiang: It is said that from the Ming dynasty onward, the people of Yueqing held mass parade performances every Lantern Festival using the dragon dang as a prop, a history of more than five hundred years.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Huang Bei is anchored in the documented technical standards of Longdang in Yueqing, Zhejiang. Within the documented technical tradition of Longdang in Yueqing, Zhejiang: Yueqing dragon dang, commonly called “bench-plank dragon,” is a traditional folk carving art popular in the Yueqing area of Zhejiang Province. Yueqing dragon dang is made from camphor and elm wood using round carving, hollow carving, relief, and openwork techniques, among others. It is generally assembled from articulated dang sections and dang planks, with a total length ranging from over ten meters to more than fifty meters. The dang body is usually coated with gold lacquer and painted decoration, onto which carvings of opera scenes in various colors, lanterns, colored flags, and bells are attached, along with wooden handles for carrying and performing. The dragon dang has clearly layered forms, brilliant colors, and vivid, exquisite figure carving. When carried in procession, the exquisitely wrought dragon dang appears splendid and flowing with color, and together with deafening gongs and drums and the excited atmosphere it creates a magnificent spectacle. Yueqing dragon dang combines carving and colored-silk mounting arts, with a distinctive local character. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Choosing camphor and elm": The dance floor dragon is carved from camphor and elm, woods fine-grained and slow to split, well suited to the delicate openwork of the frame boards. "Round, pierced, relief and through carving": Four carving techniques used together on a single dragon so that its panels read in clear layers and openwork transparency. "Frame body, panels and gilt lacquer": Articulated body and panels run from ten-odd to over fifty metres, lacquered in gold and set with opera scenes, lanterns, pennants and bells, with handles for carrying. "Opera scenes, lanterns, pennants and bells": The fittings carried in procession: finely carved figures with lanterns, pennants and bells that make the dragon glitter in step with the drums.
Choosing camphor and elm
The dance floor dragon is carved from camphor and elm, woods fine-grained and slow to split, well suited to the delicate openwork of the frame boards.
Round, pierced, relief and through carving
Four carving techniques used together on a single dragon so that its panels read in clear layers and openwork transparency.
Frame body, panels and gilt lacquer
Articulated body and panels run from ten-odd to over fifty metres, lacquered in gold and set with opera scenes, lanterns, pennants and bells, with handles for carrying.
Opera scenes, lanterns, pennants and bells
The fittings carried in procession: finely carved figures with lanterns, pennants and bells that make the dragon glitter in step with the drums.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Huang Bei was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Longdang, with Yueqing, Zhejiang as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Longdang in Yueqing, Zhejiang: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2008 (batch 2), with Yueqing, Zhejiang as its declared area, and Yueqing Huangjialongdangmudiao Art Research Institute 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
It is said that from the Ming dynasty onward, the people of Yueqing held mass parade performances every Lantern Festival using the dragon dang as a prop, a history of more than five hundred years.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huang Deqing | Yueqing, Zhejiang | 03-1289 | Same declared area |
| Huang Bei | Yueqing, Zhejiang | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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