Qiu Jianying
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in September 1931, a native of Quanzhou City, Fujian Province. From childhood he studied the art of paixiong dance with folk artists. While inheriting the traditional technique he also drew widely on sister folk arts, forming his own performance style. He devoted himself throughout his life to the transmission and promotion of paixiong dance, and his personal biography was included in books such as Chinese Dance and Contemporary Chinese Cultural Artists.
Honors & Recognition
He was a national representative bearer of Quanzhou Paixiong Dance, a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He took an active part in various performance activities and won the outstanding performance award at the China Tianjin Cultural Square Art Festival, among other honours. In 1995 the China Dancers Association conferred on him the title of Veteran Artist of More Than Thirty Years in the Art, and in 1999 the Fujian Provincial Dancers Association conferred on him the title of Veteran Artist of Fifty Years in Dance Work in Fujian Province.
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