Cheng Yanqiu

Cheng Yanqiu (1 January 1904 – 9 March 1958) was a Chinese Peking opera singer of Manchu descent.^[1]^[2] He is remembered as one of the 20th-century's greatest male dan actors alongside Mei Lanfang, Shang Xiaoyun, and Xun Huisheng.^[3]^[4]

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Cheng Yanqiu

Traditional Chinese

程硯秋

Simplified Chinese

程砚秋

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chéng Yànqiū
Wade–Giles	Ch`eng Yen-ch`iu

Yanqiu was a member of the Chinese Communist Party and was buried in Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.

Cheng was born in Beijing.^[4] He once studied under Mei Lanfang and later developed his unique vocal techniques and style of acting. His performance was enriched with emotions and he excelled in portraying tragic women characters.^[2]

Between 1932 and 1933, Cheng travelled to six European countries to study their theatrical culture and performing arts. He documented his studies and observations in a detailed report, proposing numerous improvements to Chinese theatre in the areas of acting, directing, music, stage design, and vocal training.^[5]

Cheng created and produced several original Peking opera productions in the 1920s and '30s. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he refused to perform and instead worked as a farmer in Beijing. After the war, he was appointed vice president of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Opera.

He died of a heart attack in Beijing at 8:20 PM on 9 March 1958.

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