Distinguished Beijing Opera Artist Yuan Shihai Passes Away

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Distinguished Beijing Opera Artist Yuan Shihai Passes Away

Government officials, artists and people from all walks of life gathered here Sunday to pay their last respects to Yuan Shihai, a renowned Beijing opera actor.

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Distinguished Beijing Opera Artist Passes Away

Government officials, artists and people from all walks of life gathered here Sunday to pay their last respects to Yuan Shihai, a renowned Beijing opera actor.

Yuan, a former deputy director of the China Beijing Opera Theater, died of illness on December 11 at the age of 87.

Yuan was known for developing his unique style of performance for Beijing opera, called Yuan Style, and played a number of well-known male characters.

He was once a deputy to the fourth National People's Congress and a member of the National Committee of the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

Top Chinese leaders, including President Jiang Zemin and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Hu Jintao, expressed their condolences and sympathy to Yuan's family in various ways.

Li Ruihuan, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, attended Sunday's funeral.

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