Wang Zhenghua

Biography

Wang Zhenghua was a Chinese Peking opera actor born in 1928 in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province. He studied at the private Shanghai Opera School, where he was classmates with Gu Zhengqiu, Sun Zhengyang, Huang Zhengqin, Zhou Zhengrong, Wang Zhengping, Guan Zhengming, and Zhang Zhengfen. In 1950, he went to British Hong Kong and became a disciple of the master Ma Lianliang. He worked for a long time as a supporting actor in Yang Baosen's troupe. Later, he worked for many years at the Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre. Among his disciples was Li Jun. Wang Zhenghua passed away in 2012.