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Wang Qin

02-0579Yangju OperaTraditional OperaYangzhou, JiangsuBatch 2 (2008)

Lineage & School of Heritage

In 1956 Wang Qin was admitted to the Yangzhou City People's Yangju Troupe to study the art, and in 1960 she was transferred to the Yangzhou Prefecture Yangju Troupe, today the Yangzhou City Yangju Troupe, where she worked until retirement. She studied under Hua Suqin; with a profound grounding and a wide range of roles, she excelled at creating characters of many different types, each with a distinct personality.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Female, Han ethnicity, born in 1940, a native of Yangzhou, Jiangsu. Her representative works include Shen Tudi (Trying the Land), Xue Yuan (Blood Feud), Pi Jiu Lazi, Yu Qingting (The Jade Dragonfly), Xiazi Suanming (The Blind Fortune-Teller), Dujuan Shan (Azalea Mountain), Enchou Ji (The Story of Gratitude and Enmity) and Wang Baochuan.

Honors & Recognition

A national representative bearer of Yangju Opera, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a first-class actor.

References & Archival Sources

  1. Wang Qin · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item
Yangju Opera
Item code
Ⅳ-56
Category
Traditional Opera
Region
Yangzhou, Jiangsu
Born
1940.12.24
Batch
Batch 2 (2008)

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