Liu Ling Tong
Zhang Zongyi | |||||||
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| 章宗义 | |||||||
| Born | March 16, 1924 | ||||||
| Died | January 31, 2014 (aged 89) Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China | ||||||
| Other names | Liu Ling Tong (六龄童) Southern Monkey King (南猴王) | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Shao opera actor, artist | ||||||
| Years active | 1936-2012 | ||||||
| Organization | Zhejiang Shao Opera Theatre | ||||||
| Notable work | Sun Wukong in Pingdingshan The Monkey King Thrice Defeats the Skeleton Demon The Flaming Mountain The Monkey King caused havoc in Heaven | ||||||
| Children | Zhang Jinlai Zhang Jinxing | ||||||
| Parent | Zhang Yisheng | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 章宗義 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 章宗义 | ||||||
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| Liu Ling Tong | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 六齡童 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 六龄童 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Six Year Old Child | ||||||
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| Nan Hou Wang | |||||||
| Chinese | 南猴王 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Southern Monkey King | ||||||
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Zhang Zongyi (Chinese: 章宗义; 16 March 1924 – 31 January 2014), better known by his stage name Liu Ling Tong (六龄童; literally: "Six Year Old Child") and famously known as "Nan Hou Wang" (南猴王; literally: "Southern Monkey King"), was a Chinese Shao opera actor and artist best known for his role as the Monkey King (Sun Wukong) in Shao opera. He was president of the Zhejiang Shao Opera Theatre and a member of special government allowances of the State Council of Experts. He was a member of the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.