Mr. Chen Yongquan, the famous crosstalk performing artist of the Beijing Folk Art Troupe, passed away on the morning of April 14, 2024, at the age of 92. The cross talk world has lost another veteran artist of this generation!
Introduction to Chen Yongquan: A famous cross talk artist. Born in Beijing in October 1932, he came from a cross talk family. His maternal grandfather Zhong Ziliang and his father Chen Zizhen were both representatives of the Qing family cross talk. When he was young, he excelled in his studies and studied with Bai Yunpeng, the founder of Bai Pai Jingyun Dagu, and learned the truth. After becoming a disciple of Tan Boru in 1951, he joined the Beijing Crosstalk Improvement Group and served as a clerk. In 1952, he joined the Beijing Folk Art Troupe. After a long period of stage art practice, he made great achievements in crosstalk performance, creation, theory and teaching. He has made particularly great contributions to the writing, creation and performance of dramas and makeup cross talk. In 1986, the cross talk "Wu Song Fights the Tiger" performed with Li Jindou won many awards and had a profound influence. He visited overseas many times and spared no effort to spread the excellent traditional Chinese culture. After retiring in 1992, he gradually faded away from the stage and devoted himself to the summary and research of cross talk theory. He published works such as "Descendants of the Qing Dynasty". In 2016, he was awarded the honorary title of "Lifetime Achievement Folk Art Artist of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles".
I deeply mourn the old man, have a good journey!
(Source: "Beijing Opera and Music Circle" WeChat official account)
