Zhang Jianqin
Lineage & School of Heritage
Zhang Jianqin began learning the craft at the age of twelve under the veteran Wanwanqiang artists Wang Donglan and Zhao Jiaolan. She carried out a vigorous reform of the dan (female role) singing art of Wanwanqiang, pioneering the "er yin" technique, which leaps upward by two octaves, and enriching the "jian yin" (pointed-tone) manner of singing.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, Han ethnicity, born in 1959 in Xiaoyi, Shanxi. Since 1970 Zhang Jianqin has performed and worked continuously at the Xiaoyi City Wanwanqiang Opera Troupe in Shanxi. Her representative works include Suanzao Po (The Jujube Slope), Fengliu Fuzi (The Gallant Father and Son), Fengliu Jiemei (The Gallant Sisters), Fengliu Poxi (The Gallant Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law), Jiemei Yijia (Sisters Exchange in Marriage) and Bi Hun Ji (The Forced Marriage).
Honors & Recognition
A national representative bearer of Wanwanqiang (Xiaoyi Wanwanqiang), a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project; a first-grade actor; and a winner of the 16th China Drama Plum Blossom Award.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Wanwanqiang Ⅳ-49
- Wanwanqiang Ⅳ-49
- Wanwanqiang Ⅳ-49
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