Zhou Xinfang, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zhou Xinfang

Chinese actor

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1895

Place of Birth: Huaiyin District, Jiangsu, China

Date of Death: 08-Mar-1975

Profession: actor, politician, musician

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Zhou Xinfang (14 January 1895 – 8 March 1975), also known by his stage name Qilin Tong or Qilin Boy, was a Peking opera actor who specialized in its "old male" (??, laosheng) role.
He is considered one of the greatest grand masters of Peking Opera and the best known and leading member of the Shanghai School of Peking Opera.
He was persecuted and died during the Cultural Revolution. Over 650 Peking Operas performed by Zhou have been identified by the Zhou Xinfang Arts Research Centre in China by 2015, topping all actors in recorded Chinese performing arts history in terms of known number of repertoire titles.