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Cheng Yanqiu (1 January 1904 – 9 March 1958) was a Chinese Peking opera singer.^{[citation needed]} He is remembered as one of the 20th-century's great female impersonators, having specialized in Peking opera's female roles (dan).

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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

Life

Cheng was born in Beijing.

Cheng was also the creator of 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.

See also

• Mei Lanfang
• Shang Xiaoyun
• Xun Huisheng

References

На других языках

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- [en] Cheng Yanqiu

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[ru] Чэн Яньцю

Чэн Яньцю (кит. трад. 程硯秋, упр. 程砚秋, пиньинь Chéng Yànqiū; 1 января 1904, Пекин, Империя Цин — 9 марта 1958, Пекин, КНР) — китайский актёр , исполнитель ролей женского амплуа «дань» в пекинской опере[1][2].

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