Zhang Hongtong
Lineage & School of Heritage
He is the seventh-generation transmitter of the Yangzhuangzi laozi (Mei school laozi), and has loved laozi and martial arts since childhood.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of Han ethnicity, born in August 1950 in Nanpi County, Hebei Province. His art centres on the whip, and his movements are martial, handsome and vigorous. His most characteristic movement is lv bian (stroking the whip), which includes such specific forms as Chan Tou Lv Bian (Whip-stroking with Head Wrapping), Guo Nao Lv Bian (Whip-stroking around the Head), Wan Hua Lv Bian (Whip-stroking with Flower Twining), Dan Dao Shi Lv Bian (Broadsword-style Whip-stroking) and Dan Dao Sao Tang Shi Lv Bian (Broadsword Sweeping-the-Hall Whip-stroking). These movements are expressed chiefly through changes in the whole body, while the lower limbs basically maintain such bent-knee stances as the hu bu (tiger step), duo zi (stamping step), jian bu (arrow step) and tai bu (stage step).
Honors & Recognition
He is a national representative bearer of Cangzhou Laozi, a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. His performances have won awards at provincial, municipal and county levels on many occasions, and he has trained a large number of successors in laozi.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Cangzhou Laozi Ⅲ-46
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