Liu Qingtang

Birth : 1932-01-01, Liaoning, China

Death : 2010-05-02

History

Liu Qingtang was born in 1932. He learnt to dance at an early age. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was sent to the Soviet Union to study ballet. After returning to China, he worked as an actor and vice-captain of the ballet troupe of the Central Opera and Dance Theater.

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The Red Detachment of Women

Hong Changqing

A filmed 1970 performance of the China Central Ballet Troupe. Adapted from the film of the same title, The Red Detachment of Women was first staged in Beijing in 1964 and was one of the Eight Model Operas which dominated the national stage during the Cultural Revolution.