Li Qiu Ping

From the mid-1960s till the late 1970s, Mdm Li Qiu Ping (李秋萍) was an actress and teacher at the Shanghai Opera School. She now teaches at the Opera and Dance College of Shanghai Theatre Academy as Senior Lecturer. A member of the Shanghai branch of the Chinese Drama Association, she has won numerous awards as a critic of arts education, and also for her work as an outstanding teacher. These include the 4th Hu Chu Nan Award for Outstanding Teachers, Shanghai Cable Television Professional Dedication Award, National Award for Coach of the Physically Challenged, National Opera Peace Cup Competition Teacher’s Award, Chinese Opera Institute Teacher’s Award and Shanghai Woman of the Year. In 2012, she was recognised as an Exemplar Lineage Holder for Beijing Opera, which is part of Shanghai’s Intangible Cultural Heritage, by the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture, Radio, Film and TV. Mdm Li has a professional certificate specialising in Beijing Opera from the Shanghai Opera School.