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Plum Blossom Award

Plum Blossom Award

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The China Theatre Plum Blossom Award (simplified Chinese: 中国戏剧梅花奖; traditional Chinese: 中國戲劇梅花獎; pinyin: Zhōngguó Xìjù Méihuā Jiǎng), more commonly the Plum Blossom Award, is the highest theatrical award in China.[1] It is awarded by the China Theatre Association.[2]

Plum Blossom Award winners on stage
Wang Ping (Peking opera, two-time winner)
Xie Tao (Shanxi opera, two-time winner, male impersonator)
Zhang Jingxian (Kunqu, two-time winner)
Chen Meilan (Wu opera, two-time winner)
Zeng Jingping (Liyuan opera, two-time winner)
Shan Wen (Kunqu)
Yao Baiqing (Shao opera)
Jiang Wenduan (Cantonese opera)
Fang Yafen (Yue opera)
Qi Aiyun (Qinqiang)
Li Yijie (a.k.a. Li Jie, Peking opera)
Wei Jianing (Huaihai opera)
Zhang Lin (Yue opera, male impersonator)
Wang Yumei (Sichuan opera)
Chen Shaoyun (Peking opera)
Shen Fengying (Kunqu)
Hou Hongqin (Qinqiang)
Xia Qingling (Chu opera)
Chen Cheng (Huai opera)
Yang Xiayun (Wu opera)
Fang Suzhen (Qu opera)
Fu Xiru (Peking opera)
Zhou Dongliang (Wuxi opera)
Huang Jinghui (Wuxi opera)
Chen Suqin (Shangdang bangzi)
Chi Xiaoqiu (Peking opera)
Kong Aiping (Kunqu)
Shi Jiejing (Shao opera)
Xu Yaling (Huaihai opera)
Yu Jia (Sichuan opera)
Wang Peiyu (Peking opera, male impersonator)
Zhang Youlin (Peking opera)
Lü Yang (Peking opera)

Several Taiwanese have also won the award, such as Wei Hai-min.

History

The Plum Blossom Award was founded in 1983 by Liu Housheng, Vice President of the China Theatre Association, and his colleagues.[3][4]

In 1994, the China Theatre Association began awarding Second Plum Blossom Prizes to distinguished performers who had already won the prize once.[5] In 2002, the Association began the policy of awarding the Plum Blossom Grand Prize to performers who had won the prize twice previously and continued to be active and innovative in the field.[6] There have been four winners of that award to date: Shang Changrong in 2002, Song Guofeng and Mao Weitao in 2007, and Pei Yanling in 2009. The Plum Blossom Prize has been awarded every two years since 2005, as opposed to every year as it was previously.[5] Due to the promulgation of the "Administration of Art, Journalism, and Publishing Awards" circular by the Ministry of Culture in 2005, the number of such awards was reduced, and the Plum Blossom Prize was combined with another prize.[7] Beginning in 2009, the selection process for the Plum Blossom Prize was changed into a televised competition among fifty hopefuls.[8]

Controversy

In 1992, actress Song Dandan refused to accept the Plum Blossom Prize that she had been awarded because of what she called "the scandal of corruption and lies behind the selection process".[9]

Recipients

Western genres

  • 1984 (1st)
    • Spoken theatre: Li Xuejian, Shang Lijuan, Liu Wenzhi, Feng Xianzhen, Jiang Baoying
  • 1985 (2nd)
    • Spoken theatre: Zhou Ling, Su Jinbang, Li Bangyu, Liang Yan, Luo Lige
    • Opera: Ji Xiaoqin, Pang Xinhua
  • 1986 (3rd)
  • 1987 (4th)
  • 1988 (5th)
    • Spoken theatre: Xi Meijuan, Song Guofeng, Ye Mang, Han Tongsheng, Zhang Qiuge
    • Opera: Liu Weiwei
  • 1989 (6th)
    • Spoken theatre: Liu Yuan, Wei Zi, Song Jie, Li Fang, Lu Zhiqi
    • Opera: Wan Shanhong, Guo Weimin
  • 1990 (7th)
    • Spoken theatre: Jia Zhanhong, Zhang Zhizhong, Yang Qing, Wei Ji'an, Tan Zongyao
    • Opera: Zhang Jimin, Chen Su'e
  • 1991 (8th)
    • Spoken theatre: Liu Xiaoming
  • 1992 (9th)
    • Spoken theatre: Ning Cai, Li Qi, Yang Shutian, Wu Shanshan, Song Dandan, Zhong Hao, Xia Jun, Zhai Wanchen, Pu Cunxin
    • Opera: Jin Man, Gu Xin, Tang Dejun
  • 1993 (10th)
    • Spoken theatre: Wang Liyun, Wang Xueqi, Wang Xiaomei, Liu Yan, Jia Lingzhen
    • Opera: Mi Dongfeng, Qin Lufeng
  • 1994 (11th)
    • Spoken theatre: Zhu Yin, Zhou Hong, Ma Lu, Lu Liang
    • Opera: An Jinyu
  • 1995 (12th)
    • Spoken theatre: Zhang Jiumei, Zhao Liang, Wang Lihua, Cai Jinping
    • Opera: Lei Yan
  • 1996 (13th)
    • Spoken theatre: Yang Shuquan, Xu Fan, Xia Zhiqing, Yang Niansheng, Wang Yanbo
    • Opera: Han Yanwen
  • 1997 (14th)
    • Spoken theatre: Yin Zhusheng, Tashi Dondrup, Liu Meihua, Wu Jing'an, Qi Lihua
    • Opera: Che Ying, Sun Liying, Yao Hong
    • Dance: Zhang Dandan
  • 1998 (15th)
    • Spoken theatre: Zhang Teng, Ning Xiaozhi, Zhang Lijun, Zhang Yechuan, Zhang Jinyuan
    • Opera: Cheng Guilan, Li Caiqin
    • Dance: Liu Jing, Yang Xia, Jin Baolong, Shan Chong, Zhao Qing
  • 1999 (16th)
    • Spoken theatre: Li Shanshan, Yang Chunrong, Li Jinghui, He Bing
    • Opera: Wang Jing
  • 2000 (17th)
    • Spoken theatre: Song Guofeng (2nd win), Ding Jiali (2nd win), Ni Dahong, Wu Jun, Sun Honglei, Sun Haiying, Kang Aishi, Wang Yao, Zhang Zhizhong, Li Lan, Ma Xiaomao, Xiao Hong
    • Opera: Sun Yi, Li Haizhen, Chen Shumin
  • 2001 (18th)
    • Spoken theatre: Liang Guanhua (2nd win), Wang Hong, Wu Yanlin, Yin Yanping, Wen Liqin, Wang Weiguo, Zhang Kaili, Leng Jiahua
  • 2002 (19th)
    • Spoken theatre: Pu Cunxin (2nd win), Zhang Teng (2nd win), Chen Xiguang, Qiang Yin, Tian Shui, Xiao Xiong, Ding Xiaohan, Wang Yang, Gao Xia, Jia Yulan, Zhang Lu
    • Opera: Wang Hui
    • Musical: Zheng Qiang
  • 2003 (20th)
  • 2004 (21st)
    • Spoken theatre: He Bing (2nd win), Wang Xiaoying
    • Opera: Dai Yuqiang
  • 2005 (22nd)
  • 2007 (23rd)
    • Spoken theatre: Feng Xianzhen (2nd win), Sun Tao
    • Opera: Lü Jihong
  • 2009 (24th)
    • Spoken theatre: Ai Ping, Liu Xiaocui
    • Opera: Zhang Lihui
  • 2011 (25th)
    • Spoken theatre: Feng Ruili
  • 2013 (26th)
    • Spoken theatre: Zhang Qiuge (2nd win), Yuan Quan, Zhang Yanqiu, Wang Ban
    • Opera: Chen Xiaoduo
  • 2015 (27th)
    • Spoken theatre: Zhu Heng (2nd win), Hou Yansong, Guo Guangping, Tang Yan
    • Opera: Du Huan
  • 2017 (28th)
    • Spoken theatre: Zhao Xu
  • 2019 (29th)

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Other genres

  • Flower-drum opera: Liu Zhaoqian (1992), Hu Xinzhong (1997), Li Chunhua (1998), Cai Jianting (2000), Zeng Ju (2007), Ye Hong (2017)
  • Wuxi opera: Ni Tongfang (1993), Xiao Wang Binbin (1996), Zhou Dongliang (2002), Chen Yunxia (2002), Huang Jinghui (2009), Dong Hong (2013)
  • Chu opera: Yu Shengle (1986), Liu Danli (1997), Peng Qinglian (2003), Xia Qingling (2011), Zhan Chunyao (2013)
  • Han opera: Deng Min (1989), Hu Heyan (1991), Qiu Ling (1992), Peng Ling (2005), Wang Li (2015)
  • Xiang opera: Zuo Dabin (1989), Wang Yongguang (1991), He Xiaohan (1993), Cao Rulong (1996), Wang Yangjuan (2000)
  • Shangdang bangzi: Wu Guohua (1992), Zhang Aizhen (1992), Zhang Baoping (1999), Chen Suqin (2002), Du Jianping (2015)
  • Min opera: Chen Naichun (1993), Chen Hongxiang (2005), Zhou Hong (2007), Chen Qiong (2011), Wu Zewen (2017)
  • Huai opera: Liang Weiping (1994), Liang Guoying (1996), Wang Shulong (2003), Chen Cheng (2004), Chen Mingkuang (2015)
  • Shanghai opera: Mao Shanyu (1985, 2013), Hua Wen (1987, 2015), Chen Yu (1992), Ma Lili (1994)
  • Dian opera: Wang Yuzhen (1992), Zhou Weihua (1999), Feng Yongmei (2000), Chen Yaping (2013)
  • Yan opera: Yang Zhongyi (1993), Cheng Fengying (1997), Jia Fentao (1998), Zhang Caiping (2003)
  • Tea-picking opera: Zhang Manjun (1994), Long Hong (1994), Zhao Yiqing (1997), Yang Jun (2015)
  • Hui opera: Li Longbin (1994), Dong Cheng (1998), Wang Danhong (2011), Wang Yushu (2017)
  • Qu opera: Xu Di (1997), Zhang Shaorong (2000), Yang Shuaixue (2003), Fang Suzhen (2005)
  • Long opera: Lei Tongxia (1999), Bian Xiao (2004), Tong Hongmei (2013), Dou Fengxia (2015)
  • Lü opera: Gao Jing (2000), Liu Yufeng (2001), Jiao Li (2007), Lü Shu'e (2013)
  • Wu opera: Chen Meilan (1989, 2007), Zhang Jianmin (1997), Yang Xiayun (2015)
  • Meihu opera: Xu Aiying (1990), Yan Huifang (2007), Pan Guoliang (2009)
  • Lantern opera: Yang Liqiong (1998), Li Danyu (2003), Shao Zhiqing (2007)
  • Shao opera: Zhao Xiuzhi (1999), Yao Baiqing (2013), Shi Jiejing (2015)
  • Teochew opera: Chen Xuexi (2001), Zhang Yihuang (2007), Lin Yanyun (2019)
  • Yangzhou opera: Xu Xiufang (2002), Li Zhengcheng (2004), Gong Lili (2017)
  • Qiong opera: Chen Suzhen (2007), Fu Chuanjie (2015), Lin Chuanmei (2019)
  • Huajixi: Gu Xiang (1992, 1998, 2011), Zhang Keqin (1989)
  • Wuyin opera: Huo Junping (1988, 2002), Lü Fengqin (2009)
  • Longjiang opera: Bai Shuxian (1991, 1995), Li Xuefei (2011)
  • Hakka opera: Li Xianhua (1994, 2001), Yang Xiuwei (1999)
  • Gan opera: Tu Linghui (1987), Chen Li (1991)
  • Gui opera: Su Guozhang (1991), Zhang Shuping (2002)
  • Jiangsu bangzi: Zhang Hong (1992), Yan Ling (2001)
  • Gaojia opera: Wu Jingjing (2004), Chen Juanjuan (2011)
  • Liuqin opera: Wang Xiaohong (2005), Liu Lili (2015)
  • Huaihai opera: Wei Jianing (2007), Xu Yaling (2011)
  • Liyuan opera: Zeng Jingping (1989, 2007)
  • Huanglong opera: Ma Zhongqin (1991)
  • Xincheng opera: Liu Haibo (1993)
  • Manhan opera: Zhang Fenglian (1993)
  • Shangdang laozi: Guo Ming'e (1996)
  • Wanwanqiang: Zhang Jianqin (1999)
  • Puxian opera: Wang Shaoyuan (2000)
  • Errentai: Wu Liping (2002)
  • Lei opera: Lin Fen (2002)
  • Bai opera: Yang Yikun (2002)
  • Yong opera: Wang Jinwen (2003)
  • Yuediao: Shen Xiaomei (2004)
  • Liuzi opera: Chen Yuan (2005)
  • Taiwanese opera: Su Yanrong (2009)
  • Beilu bangzi: Zhan Lihua (2011)
  • Qi opera: Xiao Xiaobo (2011)
  • Pingdiao opera: Wang Hong (2013)
  • Ou opera: Fang Rujiang (2013)
  • Lhamo: Palden Wangchuk (2013)
  • Zhuang opera: Ha Dan (2019)

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