Cai Jinzhen

02-0674Shadow PuppetryTraditional OperaShanwei, GuangdongBatch 2 (2008)

Lineage & School of Heritage

Influenced from an early age by his grandfather and father, Cai Jinzhen was devoted to the art of shadow puppetry; from the age of seven he learned the manipulative techniques of shadow performance from his father, travelling about the villages of Lufeng to perform, and in 1980 he was recruited as a professional actor of the municipal shadow puppet troupe, taking the principal manipulation role in more than twenty productions.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Male, Han ethnicity, born in 1962, a native of Lufeng, Guangdong.

Honors & Recognition

A representative bearer of Shadow Puppetry (Lufeng Shadow Puppetry), a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He has performed in Beijing, Hong Kong (China), Japan and elsewhere to critical acclaim, and in 2006 was awarded the titles Outstanding Bearer of Chinese Folk Culture and Outstanding Bearer of Guangdong Provincial Folk Culture.

References & Archival Sources

Cai Jinzhen · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Shadow Puppetry
Item code: Ⅳ-91
Category: Traditional Opera
Region: Shanwei, Guangdong
Born: 1962.06.15
Batch: Batch 2 (2008)

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