People and Institutions
Manhan Opera's public record includes performers, theatre organizations and researchers. This guide identifies several names encountered in the sources on this site. Roles belong to the dated records below; this is a selected research guide, not a current staff directory.
Theatre names across the records
Baotou Manhan Art Theater. A July 4, 2011 report published by the Ministry of Culture describes the combination of the Manhan troupe and other local performing groups into this theatre. The report also discusses its traditional orchestra. The institution's activities therefore cover more than one performance form. [1]
Baotou Manhan Art Theater · 包头市漫瀚艺术剧院 · Baotou Shi Manhan Yishu Juyuan
Baotou Arts Theater. A theatre-supplied account published in February 2026 uses this name for its presentation of an excerpt from The Legend of Fengzhoutan. [5]
Baotou Arts Theater · 包头市艺术剧院 · Baotou Shi Yishu Juyuan
These are the institutional names used by those sources. The reports do not establish every administrative step between them. A theatre organization, a troupe within it and the artistic genre should remain separate when recording credits or comparing events.
Artists whose accounts appear in the sources
Ding Zhengang
Ding Zhengang · 丁振刚 · Ding Zhengang
Tao Yuan's December 2019 Guangming report identifies Ding as director of Baotou Manhan Art Theater and an actor. It quotes him explaining the genre's cultural background and its ability to use different performance spaces. His contribution here is an attributed practitioner account; the role is dated to the report. [3]
Read the music and performance guide alongside the original interview to distinguish what the reporter describes from what Ding says.
Wu Huifang
Wu Huifang · 邬慧芳 · Wu Huifang
Wu is the author of an article comparing er ren tai and Manhan Opera in Dazhong Wenyi, p. 177. The printed page identifies her affiliation with Baotou Manhan Art Theater, and she writes from an actor's perspective. Its publication year and issue remain unverified. [4]
The research resources provide the article's original title and explain the limits of the surviving journal page.
Researchers and the manuscript record
The Ministry's notice of May 31, 2022 identifies Liu Xinhe and Liu Yaoye as authors of the draft Manhan Opera volume discussed at the May 11 meeting. It identifies Liu Xinhe as a researcher at the Inner Mongolia Academy of Arts, and credits the academy and Liu Yaoye with supplying the notice. [2]
Liu Xinhe · 刘新和 · Liu Xinhe
Liu Yaoye · 刘尧晔 · Liu Yaoye
Inner Mongolia Academy of Arts · 内蒙古自治区艺术研究院 · Nei Menggu Zizhiqu Yishu Yanjiuyuan
This establishes a specific documentation activity and named contributions. The notice does not establish the volume's eventual publication, ISBN or final author list.
Match a name to a record
When searching a catalogue or programme, keep the original name, the date and the person's credited role together. The translations of institutional names here are editorial aids, not claims of officially adopted English names. A shared surname or a similar theatre name is insufficient to merge two records.
This website is an independent documentation project initiated by Chao Li. The people and institutions above are subjects of source-based documentation; inclusion does not imply affiliation with, contribution to or endorsement of this website.
Sources
- Ministry of Culture: reform of performing-arts organizations in Inner Mongolia. July 4, 2011; attributed to China Culture Daily. Institutional combination and orchestra activity.
- Ministry of Culture and Tourism: review of the Manhan Opera volume. May 31, 2022; meeting on May 11. Supplied by the Inner Mongolia Academy of Arts and Liu Yaoye.
- Tao Yuan, Guangming interview republished by China Daily. December 5, 2019. Ding Zhengang's role and attributed explanations.
- Wu Huifang: Qiantan er rentai he Manhanju (PDF). Dazhong Wenyi, p. 177. Author and institutional affiliation on the printed page; year and issue unverified.
- Baotou News: Manhan Opera on a national stage. February 13, 2026; supplied by Baotou Arts Theater, describing the February 11 excerpt performance.
Sources reviewed September 12, 2026. No portraits or institutional logos are reproduced.