Han Qingshan
Lineage & School of Heritage
In his early years Han Qingshan studied under the veteran artists Wang Zhenxing, Song Cunzhi, Shi Chaohan and Li Jintian, specializing in the dahonglian (full red-face role) together with hualian (painted-face) and xusheng roles. He first appeared on stage at the age of fourteen and is the seventh-generation transmitter of the Daxian opera of Hua County.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Born in 1942 in Hua County, Henan, Han Qingshan is of Han ethnicity. Since 1980 he has served as director of the Hua County Daxian Opera Troupe, for which he works as principal actor and director. His singing is broad and resonant and his articulation is clear and round. His representative works include Yan Haidou, Fengshen Bang (Investiture of the Gods), Shen Gaoming (Trying the Lady of the Imperial Mandate), Hong Deng Ji (The Red Lantern) and Hongse Niangzijun (The Red Detachment of Women).
Honors & Recognition
He is a representative bearer of Daxian Opera, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a national third-grade director.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Daxian Opera Ⅳ-44
- Daxian Opera Ⅳ-44
- Daxian Opera Ⅳ-44
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