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Li Xiuyuan

02-0751Northeast ErrenzhuanQuyi (Narrative Performing Arts)Heishan, LiaoningBatch 2 (2008)

Lineage & School of Heritage

Influenced by her father from childhood, she loved opera and could already sing several errenzhuan pieces at the age of eight; at eleven she formally took Li Zhenshan as her teacher to study errenzhuan, in 1953 she became a professional performer with the Heishan County Errenzhuan Troupe, and in 2006 she was awarded the title Outstanding Folk Artist of Liaoning Province.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Female, Han ethnicity, born in 1939, a native of Heishan, Liaoning. Handsome in stage appearance and bright of voice, she is spellbinding in the baoban, gunban and ganban duozi techniques; she is the representative artist of Heishan County since the founding of the People's Republic of China and has been acclaimed as a flower of the northern frontier. Her representative works include Hong Niang Xia Shu (Hongniang Delivers the Letter).

Honors & Recognition

National representative bearer of Northeast Errenzhuan, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.

References & Archival Sources

  1. Li Xiuyuan · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item
Northeast Errenzhuan
Item code
Ⅴ-35
Category
Quyi (Narrative Performing Arts)
Region
Heishan, Liaoning
Born
1939.04
Batch
Batch 2 (2008)

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