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Li Chengxiang
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'''Li Chengxiang''' (; 1 October 1931 – 14 December 2018) was a Chinese ballet dancer, choreographer and educator. He was best known as one of the choreographers of ''[[Red Detachment of Women (ballet)|Red Detachment of Women]]'', one of the most influential ballets of China. He served as President of the [[National Ballet of China]] and received the Lifetime Achievement Award by the China Dancers Association.
== Biography ==
Li was born 1 October 1931 in [[Harbin]], [[Heilongjiang]] province in Japanese-occupied [[Northeast China]]. He joined the [[Communist Party of China]] in March 1961.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Together with Jinag Zuhui (蒋祖慧) and Wang Xixian (王希贤), he choreographed the ballet ''[[Red Detachment of Women (ballet)|Red Detachment of Women]]'', based on the popular [[The Red Detachment of Women (1961 film)|1961 film of the same name]]. It became one of the most influential ballets of China, now considered a "red classic". He also choreographed the ballet Mermaid.<ref name=":0" />
He created or co-created the ballets ''Ode to Yimeng'', ''Lin Daiyu'', ''Yang Guifei'', ''The Silk Road'', ''Goddess of Luo'', ''The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl'', among others. He also performed in many ballets including ''[[Swan Lake]]'', ''[[Giselle]]'', ''[[Notre Dame de Paris (ballet)|Notre Dame de Paris]]'', as well as ''Red Detachment of Women''.<ref name=":0" />
He served as President of the [[National Ballet of China]] and trained many dancers.<ref name=":0" /> He received the Lifetime Achievement Award by the China Dancers Association and was a delegate to the [[4th National People's Congress]].<ref name=":1" />
Li died on 14 December 2018 at the Beijing Friendship Hospital, aged 87.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
== References ==
[[Category:1931 births]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
[[Category:Chinese ballet dancers]]
[[Category:Ballet choreographers]]
[[Category:People from Harbin]]
[[Category:Writers from Harbin]]
[[Category:Delegates to the 4th National People's Congress]]
January 29, 2019 at 02:30PM
