1May, 945, he joined Peixin Drama Club in Jizhong Military Region, started to learn Peking Opera, and later changed to Hebei Bangzi.
From 1950, he began to perform on stage and became the hero of the provincial troupe. He studied under Hebei Bangzi artists, Jin Guifen and Gao.
1953 participated in the performance of the third central condolence group in the DPRK and was praised by Marshal He Long.
1960 was once a disciple of Mr Xun Huisheng, one of the four famous talents in Beijing Opera, and studied such plays as The Matchmaker, Two Lovers in the Red Chamber and Hua Tian Cuo.
From herding sheep to opera students
Qi Huatan is a native of Pangjiazuo Village, Gaoyang County, Baoding, Hebei Province. Because my family is poor, I only went to primary school for two years. 1949 In May, Qi Huatan, who was less than 12 years old, became a child laborer in Levin Printing Factory. Wang Qingyuan, the director of the printing factory, is a Beijing opera fan. At that time, Peixin Drama Club was recruiting actors, and Wang Qingyuan recommended her to try it, so the fate of Qihuatan changed from then on. Qi Huatan said that he had a good voice when he was a child. Later, I learned that I was recruited as the only female student of Peixin Drama Club, and was one of the first batch of opera students in Hebei Province after the founding of New China.