Liu Jingcang
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Born in 1940 in Shouning, Fujian, Liu Jingcang is of Han ethnicity. In 1952 he entered the Beilu Opera Troupe of Shouning County; in 1988 he was transferred to the Shouning County Bureau of Culture and Sports, and he retired in 2000. He studied under the teacher Ying Atian and specialized in laosheng and wusheng roles, carrying on the traditional performance style and attaining considerable mastery of Beilu opera singing and of the hand, eye, body, method and step (shou, yan, shen, fa, bu) techniques. His representative works include Li Mao Huan Tai Zi (Substituting a Civet Cat for the Crown Prince), Fan Wu Guan (Rebellion at the Five Passes), Qi Wang Ku Jiang (The King of Qi Mourns His General), Hong Bi Yuan (The Bond of Hong and Bi) and Yue Yun Chu Zheng (Yue Yun Goes to War).
Honors & Recognition
He is a representative bearer of Shouning Beilu Opera, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a national third-grade actor.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Shouning Beilu Opera Ⅳ-46
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