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Dec 01, 1919 Xinchang County, Zhejiang, China Died on 01 Mar 2000 (aged 80) Sagittarius
Yin Guifang - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Yin Guifang
- Yin Guifang (1 December 1919 – 1 March 2000) was a Chinese Yue opera singer-actress who played Sheng roles (i.e.
- male characters), sometimes known as the "Empress of Yue opera".
- Born into a poor family in Xinchang County, Zhejiang, Yin began her career at age 10 and rose to one of the biggest stars in 1940s Shanghai. Like many artists, Yin Guifang was tortured during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) which left half her body permanently paralyzed.
- After the Cultural Revolution, she continued to work in Yue opera despite her disability.
- In the 1980s she groomed a number of young singers who later became leading figures in Yue opera, among them Mao Weitao, Zhao Zhigang, Wang Jun'an and Xiao Ya.
