Wang Wenjuan
Lineage & School of Heritage
Wang Wenjuan began her training in 1940, studying successively under Zhu Su'e and Zhi Lanfang.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, Han ethnicity, born in 1926, a native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang. Wang Wenjuan practised her art at the Shanghai Yueju Theatre for many years and was the founder of the Wang School of huadan; her acting combined the civil and the martial, was finely detailed and expressive, and she excelled at capturing a character's bearing, creating on stage a number of vividly distinct stage images. Her representative works include Honglou Meng (Dream of the Red Chamber), Chunxiang Zhuan (The Story of Chunxiang) and Zhui Yu (Chasing the Fish).
Honors & Recognition
A national representative bearer of Yueju, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, a first-class actor, and a recipient of the special government allowance of the State Council.
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