Shan Tianfang
| Shan Tianfang 单田芳 |
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| Born |
Shan Chuanzhong (单传忠) Xishi District, Yingkou, Liaoning Province |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation | Pingshu performer |
| Home town | Laishui (Chinese: 涞水), Hebei Province, China |
| Spouse(s) | Wang Quangui (王全桂 pinyin: Wáng Quángùi) |
Shan Tianfang (Chinese: 单田芳; born 6 December 1935) is the stage name of the famous Chinese pingshu performer Shan Chuanzhong (Chinese: 单传忠), who comes from Laishui County, Hebei Province (according to some sources: Deping, Shandong Province), China. He was born in Xishi District, Yingkou, Liaoning Province on 6 December 1935 (the 11th day of the 11th month according to Chinese Lunar Calendar). He is a member of the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage inheritors, a member of Chinese Ballad Singers Association and a member of China Society for Literature Popular Research. His language in pingshu performances is relatively plain, and he is specialized in presenting the images, the colors, and the emotions with sounds. Since the mid-1990s, his storytelling video shows have been broadcast on TV stations like CCTV.
In the 1950s, Shan's father was wrongly put into prison, thus his mother divorced his father. In 1953, he was accepted into Northeastern Engineering College. Due to physical conditions and family problems, however, he gave up his study and turned to perform pingshu, as a prentice of Li Qinghai (Chinese 李庆海). In 1955, Shan entered the Anshan Quyi Tuan, where he was instructed by Zhao Yufeng (Chinese：赵玉峰), a famous Xihe Dagu performer, and Yang Tianrong (Chinese: 杨田荣), a famous pingshu performer. At 24, Shan officially went on stage. He performed not only traditional pingshu, but new works as well.
During the Cultural Revolution, Shan was persecuted for some comments he had made, and once he even got his teeth kicked by the rebel groups.
After the Cultural Revolution ended, Shan was able of returning to the stage to perform pingshu. He started from the Anshan Radio Broadcast Station. Gradually, he was received by the pingshu fans across the country and became one of the best experts in storytelling.
After his retirement, Shan continued to develop his pingshu career and established Beijing Shan Tianfang Culture and Art Dissemination Co., Ltd., in which he is chairman of the board.
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