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简介

He Feifan was a famous Cantonese opera actor, born in 1919 in Dongguan, China. He began his artistic career under the stage name He Xiaonian, starting with minor roles in Cantonese opera troupes, and initially suffered from severe stage fright that caused him to stumble over lines, but he persevered and adopted the new stage name He Feifan reflecting his extraordinary ambition. He studied under renowned masters such as Li Jiaotian, Chen Xingzhang, and Shi Yanzi. He initially studied female (hua dan) roles before transitioning to male roles, and joined prominent troupes including Da Luotian, Huang Jin, Le Qi Le, and Hong Mian. In 1947 he founded his own troupe "Feifang Xiang." He was known for his distinctive singing style called "Fan Qiang" (Fan's style), characterized by shifting between low and high pitches. He married Luo Yanqing in 1953 in a grand ceremony, but they divorced in 1957. He became chairman of the Bahe Guild in Hong Kong in 1961. He died on October 28, 1980 and was buried at Xiaosi Cemetery in Macau.