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Yueju Artist Yuan Xuefen
When talking about Yueju (Shaoxing Opera), the famous actress Yuan Xuefen can not be forgotten. Yuan Xuefen (1922- ), the leading reformer in the 1940s, contributed a great deal to the development and enrichment of Yueju.
Master of Kunqu: Yu Zhenfei
Kunqu first appeared in the late Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), some 600 years ago, in the lower Yangtze Valley. It was named after its birth place, Kunshan, near the city of Suzhou in today's Jiangsu Province.
Chang Xiangyu - A Yuju Actress
Henan Province is home to Yuju, one of China's famous national opera forms, right alongside Peking Opera and Pingju. Yuju, formed in the Ming Dynasty and gaining prosperity from 1930s to the mid 1980s, is known for its smooth voices, beautiful melodies and the strong local flavor of Henan culture.
ZHANG Jun-Qiu
A female role Qing Yi performer. His style is recognized as ZHANG Style. His plays include " River-Facing Paguda", "Meeting by poem" etc. He was regarded the number one of the Four Junior Great Female Role Players.
XUN Hui-Sheng
A Qing Yi and Hua Dan player and his performing style was entitled XUN Style. He, along with MEI, SHANG and CHEN, is regarded as one of the Four Great Female Role Players.
CHEN Yan-Qiu
A Qing Yi player. Born in 1904 and died in 1958. His playing style was recognized as CHEN Style. His voice became narrow and muffled when he was in his teen. So his success attributed to his talent and consistent efforts.
SHANG Xiao-Yun
A female role Qing Yi player. Born in Nan-Gong of Hebei Province, He entered the "Triple Happiness Opera School" and was trained first to be a "Wu Sheng" and later "Qing Yi". He had a very good skill of acrobat and dance.
YAN Ju-Peng
A Lao Sheng player and the founder of YAN Style. He had been a famous Beijing Opera amateur before he formally became an opera actor.
ZHOU Xin-Fang
A Lao Sheng player and the founder of the QI Style. Staged first at seven, he was the flag of Beijing Opera in south China while MA Lian-Liang the north. He was not with the perfect conditions for a Beijing Opera player.
MA Lian-Liang
A male role Lao Sheng player and the founder of the MA Style. He was a graduate of the famous Beijing Opera training school Xi Lian Cheng. He apprenticed JIA Hong-Ling, and then followed YU Shu-Yan.