Fang Keduo
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in 1942 in Pingyang, Zhejiang. In 1955 he studied Wenzhou Guci under the folk artist Su Fangzu; in 1960 he enlisted in the army, and in 1964 he returned home upon discharge and organized the Pingyang quyi troupe; in 1980 he was transferred to the Pingyang County Cultural Center to take charge of quyi work, where he remained until his retirement. Both his singing and his accompaniment on the niujin qin, a zither strung with ox sinew, carry on the tradition of earlier masters, while in performance he also absorbed and drew on the characteristics of theatrical art, and he is deeply loved by his audiences. His representative works include Quan Jia Shang Zhen (The Whole Family Goes to Battle).
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Wenzhou Guci, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
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