孙书筠

简介

Sun Shuyun was born in 1922 in Beijing into a modest theatrical family. She began private schooling at age six and later transferred to a public elementary school, but dropped out in the fifth grade due to difficulties with mathematics. At age eight, she began learning Peking opera singing from her father, and at age eleven she became a disciple of Wang Wenrui to learn the art of Jingyun Dagu (Beijing drum singing). At sixteen, she began performing at women's music halls, where she received guidance from several master artists, greatly improving her skills. At eighteen, she went to Tianjin to perform and received further guidance from the drum master Liu Baoquan. In 1953, she joined the Central Broadcasting Recitation and Singing Troupe, working alongside prominent artists. During the Cultural Revolution, she was assigned to hard labor in Fangshan and Henan. She returned to performing in 1975. In her later years, she dedicated herself to education and training.