Tang Guifeng
Lineage & School of Heritage
At the age of 15 he studied under the folk artist Gao Baoquan, and at 16 he took to the stage. In 1956 he joined the Cangxian quyi troupe, and after the troupe disbanded in 1989 he began to travel throughout the country singing Cangzhou Muban Dagu; he is at present the most senior in generational rank among the artists of Cangzhou Muban Dagu.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in 1939 in Cangxian, Hebei. His singing is rugged and archaic, husky and halting in delivery, and he is especially skilled at performing long narrative books. His representative works include Hui Long Zhuan (The Return of the Dragon) and Hu Jia Jiang (The Generals of the Hu Family).
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Muban Dagu, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
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