Yuan Xuefen

Yuan Xuefen
Yuan Xuefen
	Yuan Xuefen in the 1940s
Born	26 March 1922; Sheng County, Zhejiang, Republic of China
Died	19 February 2011 (aged 88); Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Occupation	Yue opera performer
Known for	Young dan roles
Style	Yuan school (founder)
Chinese name
Chinese	袁雪芬
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yuán Xuěfēn

Yuan Xuefen (26 March 1922 – 19 February 2011) was a noted performer in the Yue opera genre of Chinese opera. She has been called "arguably the most important actress in the recent history of Yueju [Shaoxing] opera".^[1] The only other artist to be ranked with her is Fu Quanxiang.^[2]

^ Siu, Leung Li (2007). Cross-Dressing in Chinese Opera (Illustrated ed.). Hong Kong University Press. p. 236. ISBN 978-962-209-832-9.
^ Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Clara Wing-chung Ho A. D. Stefanowska, Sue Wiles Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women Volume 2 2003 Page 170 "Fu Quanxiang Fu Quanxiang, b. 1923, as Sun Quanxiang in a village in Shengxian County, Zhejiang Province, is one of China's two most famous yueju artists, the other being Yuan Xuefen":

[Siu-1] Siu, Leung Li (2007). Cross-Dressing in Chinese Opera (Illustrated ed.). Hong Kong University Press. p. 236. ISBN 978-962-209-832-9.

[2] Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Clara Wing-chung Ho A. D. Stefanowska, Sue Wiles Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women Volume 2 2003 Page 170 "Fu Quanxiang Fu Quanxiang, b. 1923, as Sun Quanxiang in a village in Shengxian County, Zhejiang Province, is one of China's two most famous yueju artists, the other being Yuan Xuefen":

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