The prize presentation ceremony of the second session of Chinese Dance Art “lifetime achievement award” was held on March 14th in Beijing. If you have come to learn Chinese language in China for a long time, you should know some of those who won the lifetime achievement award. They are Feng Guopei, Li Zhengyi, Li Chengxiang, SIqin Tariha, Shu Qiao, Sun Jiabao, Zi Huayun and Zhao Qing. All of them are famous dance artists in China who jave made great contribution to the Chinese dance art.

Among the five dance artists, the flower-drum lanterns performing artist Feng Guopei is the oldest that as old as 98 years. Due to the reason that he is good at act the actress Lan Hua, he formed his unique style of Feng School. As we know, Li Zhengyi is one of the founders of Chinese classical dance teaching system and trained a number of famous artists in dance such as Chen Ailian.

If you are interested in ethnic dances when you come to learn Mandarin in China, you should know SIqin Tariha is a Mongolian dance artist who ever taught the Mongolian dance in many universities at home and abroad. For Sun Jiabao, he was the pioneer of organizing the art creation of “double support” evening party. In addition, Shu Qiao is regarded as the dance master in China. It is said that Li Chengxiang cooperated with other people and created the famous large dance drama such as the Fish Beauty, Red Detachment of Women and Wild Geese Flying toward South, which are still talked and favored by people.

Zi Huayun is a famous dance performers as well as theorist. The premiere and representative works are mainly Lotus Dance, Peacock Dance, Flying Apsaras and the Legend of White Peacock. If the foreigners have ever watched the large ethnic dance drama Lotus Lamp when they learn Chinese online free, they should know the one who acts the goddess is the famous dance performers and choreographer Zhao Qing. The image she has made was greatly praised by the general public.

It is learnt that the Chinese Dance art “lifetime achievement award” was approved by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. And it is added award in the Lotus Award. The artists who win this award are mainly above 75 years and have the dancing career of more than 50 years. More importantly, they should make pioneering contributions to the development of Chinese dancing career.