Zhang Youjun
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in 1938, a native of Changde, Hunan. In 1954 Zhang Youjun entered the Jinghe Opera Troupe of Li County, Hunan Province, to study Jinghe opera, taking the renowned young male role actor Fang Juedong as his master. During this period, influenced by the celebrated clown Hu Zuiqu, he also took on a number of clown roles. Over more than fifty years devoted to the performance and direction of Jinghe opera, Zhang Youjun acquired a fairly comprehensive range of artistic abilities and techniques and passed them on to younger actors of the next generation. His representative works include Beheading Lu Bu (Zhan Lu Bu), Luo Cheng Writes a Letter (Luo Cheng Xiu Shu), Three Requests for Jingzhou (San Tao Jingzhou) and The Gathering of Heroes (Qun Ying Hui).
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Jinghe Opera, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a third-grade national director.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Jinghe Opera Ⅳ-35
- Jinghe Opera Ⅳ-35
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