Yang Zhongyi
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in January 1961 in Baode County, Shanxi Province. He is a National First-Class Actor and an expert receiving the special government allowance of the State Council. In 1977 he entered the Shanxi Provincial Opera School, and after graduating he was accepted as a disciple by Jia Guilin, a performing artist of Beilu Bangzi, taking the xusheng and laosheng role types. While studying the singing and performance of earlier masters, he has absorbed and assimilated elements from Peking opera, Kunqu, spoken drama, song and dance, gradually forming a performing style with characteristics of its own. His representative repertoire includes Sha Miao (Killing at the Temple), Tao Guo (Fleeing the State), Bai Mu (Bowing to His Mother), Xiu Qi (Divorcing His Wife) and Jing Hun (Startled Soul). In 2004 he was admitted to the fourth graduate class for outstanding young performers of Chinese Peking opera, which brought about an all-round improvement in his artistic accomplishment.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Beilu Bangzi, a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. For many years he has given priority to training young performers, enabling many of them to gain experience and improve through competitive performances and festival programmes.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Beilubangzi Ⅳ-20
- Beilubangzi Ⅳ-20
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