Peng Liyuan

Peng Liyuan

Peng Liyuan, born on November 20, 1962 in Yuncheng County, Heze City, Shandong Province, is a famous soprano in China, the first master of national vocal music in China, and a first-class national actor. She enjoys the "government subsidy" granted by the State Council. He joined the Communist Party of China in July 1985. He is a civilian cadre of the Chinese people's Liberation Army and is treated at the military level.

He was successively elected to the eighth, ninth and Tenth CPPCC National Committee. In 2005, he was elected vice president of the all China Youth Federation. In 2009, he served as head of the song and dance troupe of the General Political Department of the Chinese people's Liberation Army. In 2012, he was promoted to President of PLA Academy of art.

He is now the director of China Musicians Association, vice chairman of China Opera Research Association, executive member of all China Women's Federation, visiting professor of China Conservatory of music, and part-time professor of Peking University and Shanghai Normal University.

Personal experience

In 1978, 16-year-old Peng Liyuan came to Jinan from Yuncheng, studied in the technical secondary school of Shandong Wuqi art school (changed to Shandong Art College at the end of 1978), and entered Shandong art college. Peng Liyuan really embarked on the road of art. Since 1978, Peng Liyuan has studied under Professor Wang Yinxuan for nearly three years. During this period, Peng Liyuan has not only absorbed the professional nutrition of singing, but also gradually walked out of Shandong and into the whole country.

In 1980, Peng Liyuan represented Jining Art School of Shandong Province to Beijing to participate in the art performance; in the same year, Peng Liyuan was recruited into the avant-garde song and dance troupe of Jinan Military Region and became an art soldier in the army. Later, she was admitted to the Vocal Music Department of China Conservatory of music to study for junior college, undergraduate and master's degree.

In April 1981, Peng Liyuan studied under Professor Jin Tielin, a vocal music educator. In May 1990, he got his master's degree with excellent results through his thesis defense.

In 1982, Peng Liyuan took part in the performance of the first "Spring Festival Gala" of CCTV, singing songs "in the field of hope" and "I love you, snow in northern China", which began to be familiar to Chinese audiences.

In 1984, Peng Liyuan was officially transferred from the avant-garde troupe to the General Administration troupe.

In 1985, Peng Liyuan won the gold medal in the national singing group of the first national Nie Er and Xinghai vocal music competition held by the Ministry of culture. Later, he won the third "plum blossom Award" for starring in the large-scale Chinese opera "white haired girl"; in July of the same year, he joined the Communist Party of China and was elected as the director of the Chinese Musicians Association, and later became the vice chairman of the association.

In 1986, Peng Liyuan and Xi Jinping met and introduced them.

In September 1, 1987, Peng Liyuan and Xi Jinping became husband and wife.

In 1990, Peng Liyuan held large-scale solo concerts in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Singapore, and visited and performed around the world many times on behalf of her country, covering more than 50 countries.

In 1992, Peng Liyuan gave birth to her daughter Xi Mingze.

In September 2005, at the invitation of the Organizing Committee for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, Peng Liyuan premiered the Chinese opera "Magnolia poems" at the Lincoln Art Center in New York, and won the "outstanding artist" award from the Art Committee of the Lincoln Art Center.

On August 1, 2007, Peng Liyuan released her album my soldier brother on the occasion of celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese people's Liberation Army.

In 2008, Peng Liyuan starred in the opera "Magnolia poems" at the invitation of the National Opera House of Vienna, Austria. The Federal Council of theaters of Austria and the National Opera House of Vienna jointly awarded her the "outstanding contribution award of art".

In 2012, Peng Liyuan was promoted from head of the PLA General Administration song and dance troupe to President of the PLA Academy of art.

personal works

Music Album

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Film and television works

Anti discrimination public welfare short film "always together"

Shooting "folks"

personal honor

In 1985, he won the gold medal of "national singing group" in the first "national Nie Er and Xinghai vocal music competition" held by the Ministry of culture, and the third "plum blossom Award" in the same year.

In 1986, he won the national singing champion of CCTV young singers TV Grand Prix.

In September 2005, he won the "outstanding artist" award from the Art Committee of Lincoln Art Center.

In December 2011, he won the first Chinese art and Culture Award.

On April 18, 2013, he was shortlisted as one of the top 100 influential people of time magazine.

On May 22, 2013, she was selected into Forbes magazine's 2013 "most powerful women in the world".

On December 6, 2017, Juilliard college awarded Peng Liyuan an honorary doctorate.

Personal life

Husband: Xi Jinping

Daughter: Xi Mingze

social activities

public benefit activities

Peng Liyuan has been committed to public welfare for a long time and is China's "AIDS prevention propagandist". In December 2012, participated in the 2012 World AIDS Day publicity activities, AIDS orphans affectionately called her "mother Peng".

Peng Liyuan went to the grassroots for hundreds of times to perform for the masses. In 2003, she was on the front line of fighting SARS in Xiaotangshan, Beijing; in 2008, she was in Wenchuan earthquake stricken area; in 2010, she was on the front line of fighting flood in Jiujiang, Jiangxi.

Ambassador status

In November 2004, beningsa became one of the first "love ambassadors" to prevent juvenile delinquency.

In 2007, Peng Liyuan was awarded the title of "national image ambassador for tuberculosis control".

On October 13, 2009, Peng Liyuan was employed as "tobacco control image ambassador" by China Association for tobacco control.

On June 3, 2011, he was employed by the World Health Organization as "goodwill ambassador to fight tuberculosis and AIDS".

On August 8, 2014, Peng Liyuan, as "who goodwill ambassador for AIDS prevention and control", attended the opening ceremony of "love in the sun - summer camp for children orphaned by AIDS", and slowly set sail with the children.

On September 26, 2018, "the 73rd United Nations General Assembly high level meeting on tuberculosis" was held in New York. Peng Liyuan, who goodwill ambassador for tuberculosis and AIDS prevention and control, was invited to deliver a video speech at the opening ceremony of the conference as an outstanding representative of the fight against tuberculosis.

Visit activities

On March 22, 2013, President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow and began a state visit to Russia. Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan were warmly welcomed by Russian Far East Development Minister Etha Jef. As the "first lady of China", her outstanding performance has won unanimous recognition and praise. It has not only caused a wave of praise in China, but also set off a "Peng Liyuan fever" in foreign media. Many foreign media commented on Peng Liyuan as "elegant" and "grand", and Singapore media even praised her as "China's new business card".

In March 23, 2013, Peng Liyuan, who accompanied Xi Jinping, President of Russia, visited Moscow's NICU fifteenth boarding school (a school specially receiving orphans and parents' guardianship for children). Peng Liyuan came to the school, visited the classrooms and student dormitories, and had friendly interactions with the children after watching the singing and dancing acrobatic performances.

On March 25, 2013, Mrs. Xi Jinping, chairman Peng Liyuan, visited Tanzania's women and development foundation with the same as below, accompanied by Mrs. Kikwete's wife Salma Kikwete. Peng Liyuan expressed her appreciation for the foundation's contribution in helping women and children. She had a cordial conversation with the women and children present and presented sewing machines, schoolbags and other items to the foundation.

On March 26, 2013, the president of South Africa, the Zuma couple of South Africa, held a welcome luncheon for the visiting president Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan. Peng Liyuan was dressed in Chinese style dress to attend the luncheon in Pretoria.

On October 7, 2013, Peng Liyuan attended an event held by President Susilo's wife ani for spouses of leaders of APEC member economies. Annie welcomed Peng Liyuan at the entrance and tied her traditional Indonesian dress "sarong" with her own hands. Peng took a group photo and exchanged greetings with spouses of leaders of other APEC economies. We watched the Bali folk life exhibition, local traditional song and dance performance and folk legend performance together.

In May 20, 2014, Peng Liyuan invited the wife of the leaders of the Asian summit summit to see the exhibition of intangible cultural heritage and performances, and the distinguished guests to the Yu Garden in Shanghai, to visit the Jinshan peasant paintings, dough figurines, Gu Xiu, woodblock watermark and tie dye, etc. to enjoy children's songs and dances, jasmine, Kunqu Opera "Peony Pavilion", Shanghai Opera and erhu "Yan Yan matchmaking", Taiji Guqin. "High mountains and flowing water", Peking Opera excerpt "Ode to pear blossom" and other performances.

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