Wu Peijin
Lineage & School of Heritage
From childhood Wu Peijin studied martial arts under the well-known local boxers Peng Xinhui and Huang Kuncheng and performed with his village lion-dance team. In 1988 he was enrolled as a formal student in the training class of the Haifeng County Baizi Opera Troupe, where he learned basic technique under Liu Zhiqun of the Guangdong Provincial Han Opera Theatre and also received guidance from the celebrated Baizi Opera xiaosheng (young male) performers He Xunxi and Tang Dacong and from the voice teacher Chen Haiming.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in 1972 in Haifeng, Guangdong. After graduating he performed with the troupe, taking on roles in the wusheng (martial male) and chou (clown) categories. He has inherited the traditional chou and wusheng arts of Baizi Opera fairly comprehensively, and has achieved a measure of innovation and breakthrough on that foundation. His representative works include Fang Shiyu Da Lei (Fang Shiyu Challenges the Ring) and Yan Qing Da Lei (Yan Qing Challenges the Ring).
Honors & Recognition
He is a second-batch national representative bearer of Baizi Opera, a national intangible cultural heritage project, and a National Second-Grade Actor.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Baizi Opera Ⅳ-74
Profile
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