Qi Yongheng

02-0664Shadow PuppetryTraditional OperaTangshan, HebeiBatch 2 (2008)

Lineage & School of Heritage

Qi Yongheng came from a family of shadow puppeteers. He studied under Zhao Shanyuan, Tian Qingguang and others, first took the stage at thirteen, built up a profound foundation in performance, and later served as head of the Tangshan Shadow Puppet Troupe.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Male, Han ethnic group, born in 1933 in Changli, Hebei.

Honors & Recognition

A representative bearer of Shadow Puppetry (Tangshan shadow puppetry), a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project; honorary president of the China Puppet and Shadow Puppet Art Society; and a first-class actor. He won a first prize for performance and a special honorary award at a national puppet and shadow puppet festival, and took part in international arts events including the seventh World Theatre Festival, the eighth International Puppet Festival and the 1998 International Cartoon Festival. He travelled abroad many times and made a positive contribution to promoting Chinese shadow puppetry, earning the titles "King of the Flying Strings", "King of the Arrow Shaft" and "Living Shadow Man Qi".

References & Archival Sources

Qi Yongheng · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Shadow Puppetry
Item code: Ⅳ-91
Category: Traditional Opera
Region: Tangshan, Hebei
Born: 1933.02.05
Batch: Batch 2 (2008)

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