Beijing Peking Opera Wechat Official Account, December 20th, a member of the Communist Party of China, a well-known Peking Opera performing artist, a model worker in Beijing, enjoying special allowances from the State Council, former member of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, member of the Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Associations, Beijing Revitalization of Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera Association Li Yuanchun, the winner of the "Lifetime Achievement Award" of Chinese Peking Opera, the former head of the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe and a national first-class actor Comrade Li Yuanchun, died of illness at 17:06 on December 19, 2020 at the age of 91. .
A farewell ceremony will be held at the Orchid Hall of Babaoshan Funeral Home at 10 am on December 23, 2020 (Wednesday).
It is reported that Li Yuanchun began to perform in groups in the 1940s. His repertoire was mainly bunting martial arts, which was very popular with audiences in Beijing, Tianjin, and Northeast China.
Later, he and his sister Li Yunqiu organized the Beijing Spring and Autumn Peking Opera Troupe and acted in parallel with him.
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