Li Xiuzhen
Lineage & School of Heritage
At the age of fourteen Li Xiuzhen entered the Taining County Meilin Opera Troupe to learn the art, and became a dedicated disciple of the veteran Peking opera master Xiao Er Wang Guiqing in order to study monkey-role performance. He also studied successively under Chen Shurong, Xu Bugao and Gao Baobao.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in 1946, a native of Taining, Fujian. His performance embodies the artistic style of Meilin opera, in which feeling stirs within and overflows into outward expression, together with a plain and robust stage manner. His representative works include The Demoted Official (Bian Guan Ji), Zou Yinglong and The Wrath of Lord Guan (Guan Gong Nu).
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Taining Meilin Opera, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a third-grade national director.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Tainingmeilin Opera Ⅳ-32
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