Wang Zhenzhong

02-0679Shadow PuppetryTraditional OperaHuayin, ShaanxiBatch 2 (2008)

Lineage & School of Heritage

In 1956 Wang Zhenzhong was apprenticed to the folk artist Lü Xiaoan, and in 1962 he established his own troupe, performing actively within Huayin County and beyond.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Male, Han ethnicity, born in 1937, a native of Huayin, Shaanxi. He has a thorough command of music theory, excels at playing the yueqin and is also able to write plays; his singing is bold and impassioned and has been warmly received. He has sung laoqiang in a number of films and stage productions and has made an important contribution to the spread of laoqiang at home and abroad.

Honors & Recognition

A representative bearer of Shadow Puppetry (Huayin Laoqiang), a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.

References & Archival Sources

Wang Zhenzhong · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Shadow Puppetry
Item code: Ⅳ-91
Category: Traditional Opera
Region: Huayin, Shaanxi
Born: 1937
Batch: Batch 2 (2008)

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