Sai Yuejin

Biography

Sai Yuejin, born in 1910 as Jian Zhaozhi in Xinzhuang, Taipei, Taiwan during the Japanese rule period. She was a Taiwanese opera actress. She studied opera performance under the tutelage of Lin Sanbao and Wang Siming. She performed multiple times in Xiamen on commission from Taiwan, and on October 17, 1949 when Xiamen came under the control of the Chinese Communist Party, she decided to stay. She later taught opera at the Xiamen Art School (Xiamen Opera and Dance School), dedicating many years to teaching the art of Taiwanese opera.