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简介

Xu Minchu (1917–1978) was a Chinese Peking opera actor, born in Ningbo, Zhejiang. He specialized in sheng (male) roles. He studied under Guo Xiaofu and Mu Zhitian early on, using the stage name Mou Chengbin. In 1948, he became a disciple of Ma Lianliang and was also able to perform the Yan (Yan Juping) style. He worked for a long time at the Yunnan Province Peking Opera Company. On December 16, 1961, he became a disciple of Zhou Xinfang in Beijing, along with Li Shaochun, Li Heceng, and Ming Yukun. On October 17, 1963, he was received by Premier Zhou Enlai at the State Council reception room alongside fellow Yunnan Peking Opera Company colleagues. After the Cultural Revolution began in 1966, he was persecuted and passed away in 1978. He married Guan SuShuang in 1960, and they had one daughter and one son.