Cheng Yanqiu
Chinese opera singer (1904-1958) · China · On the map · Actors · Died at 54
Cheng Yanqiu was a Chinese Peking opera singer of Manchu descent. He is remembered as one of the 20th-century's four greatest male dan actors alongside Mei Lanfang, Shang Xiaoyun, and Xun Huisheng. He specialized in the qingyi role and founded the Cheng style (程派) of opera singing and acting.
Cheng Yanqiu is read about 34 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 October 2026
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About this person
Some representative plays of the Cheng style repertoire include The Jewelry Purse, Tears in the Barren Mountain, and Blue Frost Sword (1924).
Country
China
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1958 · aged 54
