Xue Jinghua
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Xue Jinghua (Chinese: 薛菁华; pinyin
: Xūe Jīnghúa) is a Chinese
ballerina
who was cast in the now internationally well-known Red Detachment of Women
of the National Ballet of China
as Wu Qinghua, the heroine of the ballet
for which she became a prima ballerina. The film version of the ballet was released in 1971 in China, five years into the Cultural Revolution
. As one of the Eight model plays, the film was shown across the country in every cinema, every factory, and every village in the following several years until 1976 when the Cultural Revolution
officially ended. As a consequence of the film, Xue Jinghua achieved a nationwide fame. Liu Qingtang
was cast as Hong Changqing in the ballet and the film version of it.
When Richard Nixon
, the 37th President of the United States
, visited China in 1972, he was entertained with a stage production of Red Detachment of Women
, and Xue Jinghua performed as Wu Qinghua in the ballet.
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: Xūe Jīnghúa) is a Chinese
China
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ballerina
Ballerina
A ballerina is a title used to describe a principal female professional ballet dancer in a large company; the male equivalent to this title is danseur or ballerino...
who was cast in the now internationally well-known Red Detachment of Women
Red Detachment of Women
The Red Detachment of Women is the title of a novel as well as two films and a ballet, both of the latter are based on the novel. This article is about the ballet....
of the National Ballet of China
National Ballet of China
The National Ballet of China , known in China as the Central Ballet Troupe was founded on 31 December 1959. It is the mainland Chinese national ballet troupe...
as Wu Qinghua, the heroine of the ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
for which she became a prima ballerina. The film version of the ballet was released in 1971 in China, five years into the Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...
. As one of the Eight model plays, the film was shown across the country in every cinema, every factory, and every village in the following several years until 1976 when the Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...
officially ended. As a consequence of the film, Xue Jinghua achieved a nationwide fame. Liu Qingtang
Liu Qingtang
Liu Qingtang is a Chinese ballet dancer born in Gai County, Liaoning Province, who made a fame through his role as Hong Changqing in the ballet Red Detachment of Women of the National Ballet of China, one of the eight model plays during the Cultural Revolution...
was cast as Hong Changqing in the ballet and the film version of it.
When Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
, the 37th President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
, visited China in 1972, he was entertained with a stage production of Red Detachment of Women
Red Detachment of Women
The Red Detachment of Women is the title of a novel as well as two films and a ballet, both of the latter are based on the novel. This article is about the ballet....
, and Xue Jinghua performed as Wu Qinghua in the ballet.