Xue Ruihong
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Born in 1966 in Huairen, Shanxi, Xue Ruihong is of Han ethnicity. In 1979 she was admitted to the Shuahaier class of the Datong Municipal Art School, and in 1982 she joined the Datong Municipal Shuahaier Troupe, specializing in xiaodan (young female roles) and huadan (lively female roles) while also performing qingyi (mature female roles). She studied under her father, Xue Guozhi, and is skilled in the techniques distinctive to the Shuahaier genre, including the wabu step, the horsewhip, the fan and the balancing of a lamp on the head (dingdeng). Her representative works include Shizi Dong (The Lion's Den), Song Mei (Escorting My Younger Sister), Jin Muyu (The Golden Wooden Fish) and Yang Fu Song Yin (Delivering the Seal to the Yang Mansion).
Honors & Recognition
She is a representative bearer of Yanbei Shuahaier, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a national second-grade actor.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Yanbeishuahaier Ⅳ-41
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