The China Theatre Plum Blossom Award (), more commonly the Plum Blossom Award, is the highest theatrical award in

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. It is awarded by the China Theatre Association. Several Taiwanese have also won the award, such as

Wei Hai-min Wei Hai-min (; born 1957) is a Taiwanese Peking opera singer-actress who plays ''Dan (Chinese opera), Dan'' roles. A winner of Taiwan's and China's Plum Blossom Prize, Wei is widely recognized a Peking opera superstar. She is the first student ...

History

The Plum Blossom Award was founded in 1983 by

Liu Housheng Liu Housheng (; January 1921 – 14 May 2019) was a Chinese theatre director, critic, scholar, and playwright. As Vice President of the China Theatre Association, he co-founded the Plum Blossom Award in 1983. He received the Lifetime Achievement ...

, Vice President of the China Theatre Association, and his colleagues. In 1994, the China Theatre Association began awarding Second Plum Blossom Prizes to distinguished performers who had already won the prize once. In 2002, the Association began the policy of awarding the Plum Blossom Grand Prize to performers who had won the prize twice previously and continued to be active and innovative in the field. There have been four winners of that award to date:

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in 2002,

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and

Mao Weitao Mao Weitao (born 8 August 1962) is a Chinese Yue opera actress-singer who usually portrays '' Sheng'' roles (i.e. male characters). A founding member of the acclaimed Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe who also served as its president from 199 ...

in 2007, and

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in 2009. The Plum Blossom Prize has been awarded every two years since 2005, as opposed to every year as it was previously. Due to the promulgation of the "Administration of Art, Journalism, and Publishing Awards" circular by the Ministry of Culture in 2005, the number of such awards was reduced, and the Plum Blossom Prize was combined with another prize. Beginning in 2009, the selection process for the Plum Blossom Prize was changed into a televised competition among fifty hopefuls.

Controversy

In 1992, actress

Song Dandan Song Dandan (; born 25 August 1961) is a Chinese skit and sitcom actress. Biography Song was born in Beijing, on August 25, 1961, to a highly educated family. Her father Song Gong () was vice chairman of Beijing Federation of Literary and Art C ...

refused to accept the Plum Blossom Prize that she had been awarded because of what she called "the scandal of corruption and lies behind the selection process".

Recipients

Western genres

*1984 (1st) **Spoken theatre: Li Xuejian, Shang Lijuan, Liu Wenzhi, Feng Xianzhen, Jiang Baoying *1985 (2nd) **Spoken theatre: Zhou Ling, Su Jinbang, Li Bangyu, Liang Yan, Luo Lige **Opera: Ji Xiaoqin, Pang Xinhua *1986 (3rd) **Spoken theatre: Wang Ling, Ding Jiali, Zhang Jiazhao, Shan Zenghong **Opera: Peng Liyuan, Li Xiaohu *1987 (4th) **Spoken theatre: Lü Xiaohe, Wang Yu, Liang Guanhua, Zhang Guoli, Wen Yujuan **Opera:

Yang Hongji Yang Hongji (; born 8 February 1941) is a Chinese national-level actor and one of China's most outstanding baritones. He is also a professor at the People's Liberation Army Academy of Art. He holds the rank of Major General ('' Shaojiang''). Ear ...

*1988 (5th) **Spoken theatre:

Xi Meijuan Xi Meijuan () is a Chinese film, television and stage actress. She is a member of the 12th National People's Congress The 12th National People's Congress was elected in national congressional conferences from October 2012 to February 2013 a ...

, Song Guofeng, Ye Mang, Han Tongsheng, Zhang Qiuge **Opera: Liu Weiwei *1989 (6th) **Spoken theatre: Liu Yuan, Wei Zi, Song Jie, Li Fang, Lu Zhiqi **Opera: Wan Shanhong, Guo Weimin *1990 (7th) **Spoken theatre: Jia Zhanhong, Zhang Zhizhong, Yang Qing, Wei Ji'an, Tan Zongyao **Opera: Zhang Jimin, Chen Su'e *1991 (8th) **Spoken theatre: Liu Xiaoming *1992 (9th) **Spoken theatre: Ning Cai, Li Qi, Yang Shutian, Wu Shanshan,

, Zhong Hao, Xia Jun, Zhai Wanchen, Pu Cunxin **Opera: Jin Man,

Gu Xin Gu Xin (; born 1956) is a former Chinese business executive and singer. Gu was the board chairman and Executive Manager of the China Oriental Performing Arts Group, a state-owned arts group. On July 9, 2015, the Central Commission for Discipline ...

, Tang Dejun *1993 (10th) **Spoken theatre: Wang Liyun, Wang Xueqi, Wang Xiaomei, Liu Yan, Jia Lingzhen **Opera: Mi Dongfeng, Qin Lufeng *1994 (11th) **Spoken theatre: Zhu Yin, Zhou Hong, Ma Lu, Lu Liang **Opera: An Jinyu *1995 (12th) **Spoken theatre: Zhang Jiumei, Zhao Liang, Wang Lihua, Cai Jinping **Opera: Lei Yan *1996 (13th) **Spoken theatre: Yang Shuquan,

Xu Fan Xu Fan (, born 16 August 1967) is a Chinese actress and Asian Film Awards winner. She married film director Feng Xiaogang Feng Xiaogang (; born 18 March 1958 in Beijing) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and politician ...

, Xia Zhiqing, Yang Niansheng, Wang Yanbo **Opera: Han Yanwen *1997 (14th) **Spoken theatre: Yin Zhusheng, Tashi Dondrup, Liu Meihua, Wu Jing'an, Qi Lihua **Opera: Che Ying, Sun Liying, Yao Hong **Dance: Zhang Dandan *1998 (15th) **Spoken theatre: Zhang Teng, Ning Xiaozhi, Zhang Lijun, Zhang Yechuan, Zhang Jinyuan **Opera: Cheng Guilan, Li Caiqin **Dance: Liu Jing, Yang Xia, Jin Baolong, Shan Chong, Zhao Qing *1999 (16th) **Spoken theatre: Li Shanshan, Yang Chunrong, Li Jinghui, He Bing **Opera: Wang Jing *2000 (17th) **Spoken theatre: Song Guofeng (2nd win), Ding Jiali (2nd win), Ni Dahong, Wu Jun, Sun Honglei,

Sun Haiying Sun Haiying (; born 7 October 1956) is a Chinese actor. Sun is noted for his roles as Shi Guangrong and Hong Qigong in the television series ''The Years of Intense Emotion'' (2001) and ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' (2002) respectively. He ...

, Kang Aishi, Wang Yao, Zhang Zhizhong, Li Lan, Ma Xiaomao, Xiao Hong **Opera: Sun Yi, Li Haizhen, Chen Shumin *2001 (18th) **Spoken theatre: Liang Guanhua (2nd win), Wang Hong, Wu Yanlin, Yin Yanping, Wen Liqin, Wang Weiguo, Zhang Kaili, Leng Jiahua *2002 (19th) **Spoken theatre: Pu Cunxin (2nd win), Zhang Teng (2nd win), Chen Xiguang, Qiang Yin, Tian Shui, Xiao Xiong, Ding Xiaohan, Wang Yang, Gao Xia, Jia Yulan, Zhang Lu **Opera: Wang Hui **Musical: Zheng Qiang *2003 (20th) **Spoken theatre: Yang Lixin, Zhang Fengyi, Zhu Heng, Zeng Yongjun,

Yao Jude Yao Jude (; born 1957) is a Chinese actor. He is now a member of China Artist Association. He has won the Plum Blossom Prize. Biography Yao was born in Gai County, Yingkou, Liaoning in 1957. After graduating from Shenyang Conservatory of Mus ...

**Opera: Liu Yanyan *2004 (21st) **Spoken theatre: He Bing (2nd win), Wang Xiaoying **Opera: Dai Yuqiang *2005 (22nd) **Spoken theatre: Feng Yuanzheng, Hao Ping, Wang Xiaoling, Hou Bingyu **Opera: Sun Jian, Liu Danli **Musical: Song Zuying *2007 (23rd) **Spoken theatre: Feng Xianzhen (2nd win), Sun Tao **Opera:

Lü Jihong Lü Jihong (; born June 27, 1960) is a Chinese singer. Biography On 27 June 1960, Lü was born in Tianshui, Gansu Province. He graduated from Xi'an Conservatory of Music in 1982. His teacher was Tao Liling (). After graduating, he worked in Lan ...

*2009 (24th) **Spoken theatre: Ai Ping, Liu Xiaocui **Opera: Zhang Lihui *2011 (25th) **Spoken theatre: Feng Ruili *2013 (26th) **Spoken theatre: Zhang Qiuge (2nd win),

Yuan Quan Yuan Quan (, born 16 October 1977), also known as Yolanda Yuan, is a Chinese actress and singer. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama where she majored in drama. Career Yuan starred in her first film ''Rhapsody of Spring'' (1998), w ...

, Zhang Yanqiu, Wang Ban **Opera: Chen Xiaoduo *2015 (27th) **Spoken theatre: Zhu Heng (2nd win), Hou Yansong, Guo Guangping, Tang Yan **Opera: Du Huan *2017 (28th) **Spoken theatre: Zhao Xu *2019 (29th) **Spoken theatre:

Xin Baiqing Xin Baiqing (; born 20 June 1973) is a Chinese actor best known for portraying Li Bai in ''Legend of the Demon Cat'' (2017) and Guan Xiaohe in ''Four Generations under One Roof'' (2010), which garnered him a Best Performance Award at the 2012 Gol ...

**Opera:

Lei Jia Lei Jia (, born 19 October 1979) is a Chinese folk soprano and a Chinese national class one performer. Biography Lei was born in Yiyang, Hunan province in 1979. She graduated from the drama department of Hunan Vocational College of Art in 19 ...

Peking opera

Kunqu

Henan opera Yu opera (), or Yuju opera, sometimes known as Henan bangzi"Bangzi" meaning wooden clappers with bars of unequal length (), is one of China's famous national opera forms, alongside Peking opera, Yue opera, Huangmei opera and Pingju. Henan province ...

Yue opera

Qinqiang Qinqiang (秦腔, pinyin: Qín qiāng, literally "Qin's tune") is a genre of folk Chinese opera originated in Shaanxi Province of Qing China in 1807 and soon took over other genres to be the representative genre of the province. Historically, th ...

Sichuan opera Sichuan opera (; Sichuanese Pinyin: Cuan1ju4; ) is a type of Chinese opera originating in China's Sichuan province around 1700. Today's Sichuan opera is a relatively recent synthesis of 5 historic melodic styles. Regionally Chengdu remains to be ...

Ping opera

Cantonese opera

Hebei bangzi ''Hebei bangzi'' ( 河北梆子) is a genre of Chinese opera from the northern province of Hebei. It may also be found in the nearby cities of Beijing and Tianjin, as well as in Shandong, Henan, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, and Inner Mongolia, ...

Shanxi opera Shanxi opera, or Jin opera, is the most prominent form of Chinese opera form in the province of Shanxi. Jin opera is one of the four great operatic traditions of Shanxi, along with Pu opera, Beilu clapper opera 北路梆子, and Shangdang clapper ...

Huangmei opera Huangmei or Huangmei tone ( or , pinyin: or ) originated as a form of rural folk song and dance that has been in existence for the last 200 years and possibly longer. Huangmei opera is one of the most famous and mainstream opera in China (others ...

Pu opera Pu opera, also known as Puzhou clapper opera, is a variety of Chinese opera from southern Shanxi, China. It is closely related to ''qinqiang Qinqiang (秦腔, pinyin: Qín qiāng, literally "Qin's tune") is a genre of folk Chinese opera origina ...

Other genres

Flower-drum opera The flower-drum opera or Huaguxi () is a form of Chinese opera originating in Hunan province. Some other provinces, such as Hubei, Anhui, Henan, Shanxi, also have Huaguxi. It is known in China for its earthy quality, and is often referred to as t ...

: Liu Zhaoqian (1992), Hu Xinzhong (1997), Li Chunhua (1998), Cai Jianting (2000), Zeng Ju (2007), Ye Hong (2017) *

Wuxi opera Xiju (), also known as Wuxi opera, is a genre of opera which originated in the southern region of the Yangtze River Delta in China. It evolved from "Tanhuang" (), a folk opera art in the region of Wuxi and Changzhou of Jiangsu province. As one ...

: Ni Tongfang (1993), Xiao Wang Binbin (1996), Zhou Dongliang (2002), Chen Yunxia (2002), Huang Jinghui (2009), Dong Hong (2013) *

Chu opera Chu or CHU may refer to: Chinese history * Chu (state) (c. 1030 BC–223 BC), a state during the Zhou dynasty * Western Chu (206 BC–202 BC), a state founded and ruled by Xiang Yu * Chu Kingdom (Han dynasty) (201 BC–70 AD), a kingdom of the H ...

: Yu Shengle (1986), Liu Danli (1997), Peng Qinglian (2003), Xia Qingling (2011), Zhan Chunyao (2013) *

Han opera Han opera () is a form of Chinese opera, previously known as "Chu tone" (楚调) or "Han tone" (汉调). It arose in the middle Qing dynasty period in Hubei, and later spread to Hunan, Shaanxi, and part of Sichuan. The music of Han opera incorporat ...

: Deng Min (1989), Hu Heyan (1991), Qiu Ling (1992), Peng Ling (2005), Wang Li (2015) * Xiang opera: Zuo Dabin (1989), Wang Yongguang (1991), He Xiaohan (1993), Cao Rulong (1996), Wang Yangjuan (2000) *

Shangdang bangzi Shangdang Commandery or Shangdang Prefecture (, also named Shangtang) was an administrative subdivision of ancient China from the time of the Spring and Autumn period (771–403 BCE). Consisting of a number of districts or ''Zhōu'' (, or Prefec ...

: Wu Guohua (1992), Zhang Aizhen (1992), Zhang Baoping (1999), Chen Suqin (2002), Du Jianping (2015) *

Min opera Min opera (; Foochow Romanized: Mìng-kiŏk), also called Fuzhou drama (; Foochow Romanized: Hók-ciŭ-hié), is one of the major traditional opera forms in Fujian Province. It enjoys a good popularity in Fuzhou, Middle Fujian, East Fujian and Nort ...

: Chen Naichun (1993), Chen Hongxiang (2005), Zhou Hong (2007), Chen Qiong (2011), Wu Zewen (2017) *

Huai opera Huai opera (), also known as Jianghuai opera (), is a regional form of Chinese opera that originated in the 19th century in Yancheng, Jianhu County, and Huai'an in northeastern Jiangsu Province. In 2008 it was listed as a national-level intangible ...

: Liang Weiping (1994), Liang Guoying (1996), Wang Shulong (2003), Chen Cheng (2004), Chen Mingkuang (2015) * Shanghai opera: Mao Shanyu (1985, 2013), Hua Wen (1987, 2015), Chen Yu (1992), Ma Lili (1994) * Dian opera: Wang Yuzhen (1992), Zhou Weihua (1999), Feng Yongmei (2000), Chen Yaping (2013) *

Yan opera Yan may refer to: Chinese states * Yan (state) (11th century – 222 BC), a major state in northern China during the Zhou dynasty * Yan (Han dynasty kingdom), first appearing in 206 BC * Yan (Three Kingdoms kingdom), officially claimed indepe ...

: Yang Zhongyi (1993), Cheng Fengying (1997), Jia Fentao (1998), Zhang Caiping (2003) *

Tea-picking opera A Tea-picking opera () is a form of musical entertainment. It originally derived from the tea-growing region around Mount Jiulong in the South of Jiangxi Province in China, where the tea pickers would sing lengthy songs to each other whilst undert ...

: Zhang Manjun (1994), Long Hong (1994), Zhao Yiqing (1997), Yang Jun (2015) * Hui opera: Li Longbin (1994), Dong Cheng (1998), Wang Danhong (2011), Wang Yushu (2017) * Qu opera: Xu Di (1997), Zhang Shaorong (2000), Yang Shuaixue (2003), Fang Suzhen (2005) *

Long opera Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mensur ...

: Lei Tongxia (1999), Bian Xiao (2004), Tong Hongmei (2013), Dou Fengxia (2015) *

Lü opera ''Lüju'' ( 吕剧) is a variety of Chinese opera from the eastern province of Shandong, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population ...

: Gao Jing (2000), Liu Yufeng (2001), Jiao Li (2007), Lü Shu'e (2013) *

Wu opera Wuju (), also known as Jinhua opera, is a form of Chinese opera from Jinhua, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, China. It is also performed in Lishui, Linhai, Jiande, Chun'an, Zhejiang, as well as in northeastern Jiangxi province, in cities suc ...

: Chen Meilan (1989, 2007), Zhang Jianmin (1997), Yang Xiayun (2015) * Meihu opera: Xu Aiying (1990), Yan Huifang (2007), Pan Guoliang (2009) *

Lantern opera A lantern is an often portable source of lighting, typically featuring a protective enclosure for the light sourcehistorically usually a candle or a oil lamp, wick in oil, and often a battery-powered light in modern timesto make it easier to ca ...

: Yang Liqiong (1998), Li Danyu (2003), Shao Zhiqing (2007) *

Shao opera Shao opera, also known as Shaoxing opera, is a regional form of Chinese opera from Shaoxing, Zhejiang. It is not to be confused with Yue opera, which is also called Shaoxing opera. Shao opera is distinguished by its forceful music, exaggerated sin ...

: Zhao Xiuzhi (1999), Yao Baiqing (2013), Shi Jiejing (2015) *

Teochew opera Teochew opera or Chaozhou opera, Chiuchow opera (especially in Hong Kong), is one of the many variants of Chinese opera, originating in southern China's Chaoshan region. It is popular in eastern Guangdong, southern Fujian, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailan ...

: Chen Xuexi (2001), Zhang Yihuang (2007), Lin Yanyun (2019) *

Yangzhou opera Yangzhou opera () is a form of Chinese opera from Yangzhou in Jiangsu province. Its popularity has spread to Zhenjiang and Nanjing in Jiangsu, as well as Shanghai and parts of Anhui province. It made the first national intangible cultural heritage ...

: Xu Xiufang (2002), Li Zhengcheng (2004), Gong Lili (2017) *

Qiong opera Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous List of islands of China, islan ...

: Chen Suzhen (2007), Fu Chuanjie (2015), Lin Chuanmei (2019) * Huajixi: Gu Xiang (1992, 1998, 2011), Zhang Keqin (1989) * Wuyin opera: Huo Junping (1988, 2002), Lü Fengqin (2009) *

Longjiang opera Longjiang opera () is one of the newest forms of Chinese opera. Its music is based on the tune of Errenzhuan and Lachangxi (拉场戏), and absorbed some Dongbei folk music styles. It was named as Longjiang opera officially in August 1960.Long Yin. ...

: Bai Shuxian (1991, 1995), Li Xuefei (2011) * Hakka opera: Li Xianhua (1994, 2001), Yang Xiuwei (1999) *

Gan opera The word Gan or the initials GAN may refer to: Places *Gan, a component of Hebrew placenames literally meaning "garden" China * Gan River (Jiangxi) * Gan River (Inner Mongolia), * Gan County, in Jiangxi province * Gansu, abbreviated ''Gā ...

: Tu Linghui (1987), Chen Li (1991) *

Gui opera The GUI ( "UI" by itself is still usually pronounced . or ), graphical user interface, is a form of user interface that allows User (computing), users to Human–computer interaction, interact with electronic devices through graphical icon (comp ...

: Su Guozhang (1991), Zhang Shuping (2002) *

Jiangsu bangzi Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its ca ...

: Zhang Hong (1992), Yan Ling (2001) *

Gaojia opera Gaojia opera () or Ko-kah opera is a form of Chinese opera that originated in Quanzhou, in the Hokkien (Min Nan)-speaking region of southern Fujian province, southeast China. It is famous for its various '' chou'' (clown) roles. The form emerged at ...

: Wu Jingjing (2004), Chen Juanjuan (2011) *

Liuqin opera The ''liuqin'' (Chinese: , pinyin: ) is a three, four or five -stringed Chinese mandolin with a pear-shaped body. The range of its voice is much higher than the ''pipa'', and it has its own special place in Chinese music, whether in ...

: Wang Xiaohong (2005), Liu Lili (2015) *

Huaihai opera Huaihai opera () is a form of local traditional Chinese theatre which combines musics, vocal performance, and dance. Some plays contain mime, acrobatics, and Kung fu. It was created in the 19th century and fully developed in the World War II. The f ...

: Wei Jianing (2007), Xu Yaling (2011) *

Liyuan opera Liyuan opera () is a form of Chinese opera originating in Quanzhou city, Fujian province, China. In recent years, one of Liyuan opera's staunchest advocates and most celebrated performers has been Zeng Jingping Zeng (, ) is a Chinese family nam ...

: Zeng Jingping (1989, 2007) *

Huanglong opera Huanglong () may refer to: *Yellow Dragon, Chinese mythology Places * Huanglong County, Yan'an, Shaanxi *Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area, scenic area in Songpan County, Sichuan **Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport, an airport in Songpan Coun ...

: Ma Zhongqin (1991) *

Xincheng opera Xincheng may refer to: People *Tuoba Xincheng (拓拔新成), brother of Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei; held the title of Prince You of Yangping *Xincheng, one of the daughters of Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Shimin) and Empress Zhangsun Place ...

: Liu Haibo (1993) * Manhan opera: Zhang Fenglian (1993) *

Shangdang laozi Shangdang Commandery or Shangdang Prefecture (, also named Shangtang) was an administrative subdivision of ancient China from the time of the Spring and Autumn period (771–403 BCE). Consisting of a number of districts or ''Zhōu'' (, or Prefec ...

: Guo Ming'e (1996) * Wanwanqiang: Zhang Jianqin (1999) *

Puxian opera Puxian opera (), also known as Xinghua opera () or Hinghwa opera, is a variety of Chinese opera from Putian, Fujian province, China. It enjoys a good popularity in Putian, but is endangered just like Puxian Min and other Chinese opera Traditio ...

: Wang Shaoyuan (2000) *

Errentai ''Errentai'', also known as ''Errenban'', ''Dawanyi'er'', ''Shuangwanyi'er'', and ''Bengbeng'', is a genre of Chinese opera performed by two singers. It is popular in Fugu County and Shenmu County in northern Shaanxi, Hequ County in northwestern ...

: Wu Liping (2002) * Lei opera: Lin Fen (2002) *

Bai opera BAI or Bai may refer to: BAI Organizations *BAI Communications, telecommunications infrastructure company *BAI (organization), professional organization for financial services in the United States *Badminton Association of India, India's gove ...

: Yang Yikun (2002) *

Yong opera Yong may refer to: *Yong (), Chinese character for "permanence", unique in that the character contains eight strokes common to Chinese characters; see Eight Principles of Yong *Yong (), Chinese character for "use" or "function"; in Neo-Confucianis ...

: Wang Jinwen (2003) * Yuediao: Shen Xiaomei (2004) * Liuzi opera: Chen Yuan (2005) * Taiwanese opera: Su Yanrong (2009) *

Beilu bangzi The was located in the northwestern part of Honshu, the main island of Japan. It lay along the Sea of Japan within the Chūbu region, which it is currently a part of. It is almost equivalent to Koshi Province and Hokurikudō area in pre-modern ...

: Zhan Lihua (2011) *

Qi opera In traditional Chinese culture and the East Asian cultural sphere, ''qi'', also ''ki'' or ''chi'' in Wade–Giles romanization ( ), is believed to be a vital force forming part of any living entity. Literally meaning "vapor", "air", or "br ...

: Xiao Xiaobo (2011) * Pingdiao opera: Wang Hong (2013) *

Ou opera Ou opera (), originally known as Wenzhou luantan () or Yongjia luantan (), is a regional form of Chinese opera from Yongjia County, Wenzhou in southeastern Zhejiang province. In addition to Wenzhou and parts of neighboring Lishui and Taizhou (all ...

: Fang Rujiang (2013) * Lhamo: Palden Wangchuk (2013) *

Zhuang opera Zhuang may refer to: *Zhuang people (or Bouxcuengh people), ethnic group in China *Zhuang languages *Zhuang logogram *Zhuang Zhou, ancient Chinese philosopher *Zhuang (surname) Zhuang is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in ...

: Ha Dan (2019)

References

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