Yuan Huiqin

Yuan Huiqin (born 6 October 1965) is a Chinese Peking opera performer who specializes in old dan (female) roles. She is currently the vice-president of China National Peking Opera Company.

Yuan Huiqin
Born	(1965-10-06) October 6, 1965 Yichang, Hubei, China
Alma mater	National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts
Occupation	Peking opera performer
Years active	1991–present
Employer	China National Peking Opera Company
Known for	Old dan roles
Style	Li (Li Duokui) school
Spouse	Jin Xuebin (靳学斌) ​ (died 2011)​
Chinese name
Chinese	袁慧琴
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yuán Huìqín

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yuan.

Repertoire (incomplete)

English Title	Original Title	Role	Notes
Exchanging a Leopard Cat for a Prince	狸貓換太子	Consort Li
The Women Generals of the Yang Family	楊門女將	She Saihua	made into a 2005 film
Kou Zhun Forgoes the Banquet	寇準罷宴	Old maidservant
Li Kui visits His Mother	李逵探母	Li Kui's mother
Madam Yue Tattoos Her Son	岳母刺字	Yue Fei's mother
Empress Dowager Cixi and Princess Der Ling	慈禧與徳龄	Empress Dowager Cixi
The Heroic Khitan Empress	契丹英后	Xiao Yanyan	made into a 2001 TV series
Silver Spear	對花槍	Jiang Guizhi	made into a 2016 film

References

• Chen Nan (2017-09-08). "Playing wise women". China Daily.
• Chen Nan (2018-09-19). "Renowned Peking Opera artist committed to both old and new material". China Daily.