Yangzhou Peking Opera Troupe was founded in June 1960. In the 1960s, Yangzhou Peking Opera Troupe was in full swing. At that time, the famous actors in the troupe were: Liang Huichao (one of the four masters of China Wushu), Shang Mingzhu, Chen, Xue, Dai Wanwu, Ba, Xiao (), Xiao Dong Zhiyang (Zhang Taihua), Xu Shuliang, Zhu Cuimei, Liu Shuping and Zhang Chunlin. The main repertoires of the performance are Pulling Pulley, Nezha, Dragon Banpo, Leopard, Mu Commanding, Wu Zetian, Biography of Qiu Jin, Huaihe Camp, Dragon Pool Leopard, Heroes' Club, Ten Old Men's Peace, xiaoyaojin, Curse, and Dragon Pool Leopard. In the 1970s, young and middle-aged actors emerged in Yangzhou Peking Opera Troupe, mainly performing modern plays. The actors in this period are: Wang Bingcheng, Xu Shaoan, Zhang Deshan, Yang, Ma, Shao, Zhang Hongshan and Sun Yafang. The main repertoires of the performance include Hanging the Red Lantern High, Shajiabang, Wanshui Qian Shan, Du Fu Mountain, Walking on the Tiger Mountain, Song of the Dragon, Panshiwan, Jinjiang Ferry and Red Sister-in-law. The troupe also reorganized modern opera bands, and emerged:, Wang,, History,, and so on. The main actors in this period are Xu Shaoan, Yang, Yue Pengfei, Yao, Yuan Aihong, Summer Xu, Ge Koizumi, Xu, Han Feng, Liu and Qiu. The repertoires performed include Forced to Mount Liangshan, Biography of Seven Chivalrous Men, Hongbiyuan, Shiro Visiting Mother, Ode to Cherry Blossoms, etc. In the 1990s, due to the depression of Peking Opera, Yangzhou Peking Opera Troupe basically stopped performing. Its work focuses on popularizing Peking Opera culture, doing a good job in receiving performances and taking care of the lives of old artists. Yangzhou Peking Opera Troupe is relatively stable at present after 95 years' separation and 96 years' development, and actively participates in the popularization of mass Peking Opera.
Address of Yangzhou Peking Opera Troupe: No.0/04, Wen Hui East Road, Yangzhou.
Tel: 73436663 (fax)
Postal code: 225009
Legal Representative: Zhu.