Famous Names

Mei Lan-Fang (1894 - 1961) Known as the best Beijing Opera master ever. His grandfather and father were all famous opera actors. Mei began studying Beijing Opera at eight and played his debut role at 12. He toured Japan twice (1919 and 1924), the United States once (1930), and the Soviet Union twice in 1932 and 1935. He has starred nearly every famous beautiful women in Chinese history.	Mei Lan-Fang
Qui Sheng-Rong	Qiu Sheng-Rong (1915 - 1971) A great Jing player and the founder of QIU Style. His father was a famous Jing player who had a major influence on his opera career. He entered the famous opera school of "Fu Lian Cheng".
Jamie H. J. Guan Choreographer & Performer He first appeared on the American stage in 1978 as part of the China Performing Arts Troupe, the first performing arts tour from mainland China to the U.S. after relations between the two countries were normalized.	...in Magic of the Monkey King


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