![]() ![]() Graduated from Hebei Arts School, specializing in huadan and guimendan (unmarried female) roles. National Class One Performer and the winner of the 22 nd Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Theatre. Her signature pieces include The Stallion with the Red Mane, The Legend of the White Snake and The Drunken Beauty. Liang sings with a clear and melodious voice and acts with an exquisite and vivid touch. She has received tutelage from the renowned artists Qi Lanqiu, He Junying, Luo Weilan and Liu Xiuying, and was a student of Peking Opera artist Zhang Chunqiu. She specializes in qingyi and huashan (flower-robed female) roles. National Class One Performer and the winner of the 17 th Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Theatre. Pei is now the vice-chairman of the Chinese Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the vice-chairman of the China Theatre Association. Her signature works, The Magic Lotus Lantern, Nazha Wreaking Havoc in the Sea, Zhong Kui the Ghost-eater and The Story of the Actor Xiang Jiuxiao have been made into films. She is hailed as a ‘National Treasure’ and has won the Grand Prize of the Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Theatre and the Magnolia Award for Special Contribution to Theatre Performing Arts. She is known for her virtuosity in a wide variety of roles in both ‘civilian’ and ‘military’ repertoires in Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera and Clapper Opera. Born into a family of artists in Chinese theatre, Pei started her career on stage since the age of five and played leading roles since she was nine. A renowned artist in Chinese opera and a National Class One Performer, and is currently the Director of the Peking Opera Research Centre of Hebei. ![]()
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