# Plum Blossom Award

The China Theatre Plum Blossom Award (simplified Chinese: 中国戏剧梅花奖; traditional Chinese: 中國戲劇梅花獎; pinyin: Zhōngguó Xìjù Méihuā Jiǎng), more commonly the Plum Blossom Award, is the highest theatrical award in China. It is awarded by the China Theatre Association.
Several Taiwanese have also won the award, such as Wei Hai-min.

## History

The Plum Blossom Award was founded in 1983 by Liu Housheng, Vice President of the China Theatre Association, and his colleagues.
In 1994, the China Theatre Association began awarding Second Plum Blossom Prizes to distinguished performers who had already won the prize once. In 2002, the Association began the policy of awarding the Plum Blossom Grand Prize to performers who had won the prize twice previously and continued to be active and innovative in the field. There have been four winners of that award to date: Shang Changrong in 2002, Song Guofeng and Mao Weitao in 2007, and Pei Yanling in 2009. The Plum Blossom Prize has been awarded every two years since 2005, as opposed to every year as it was previously. Due to the promulgation of the "Administration of Art, Journalism, and Publishing Awards" circular by the Ministry of Culture in 2005, the number of such awards was reduced, and the Plum Blossom Prize was combined with another prize. Beginning in 2009, the selection process for the Plum Blossom Prize was changed into a televised competition among fifty hopefuls.

## Controversy

In 1992, actress Song Dandan refused to accept the Plum Blossom Prize that she had been awarded because of what she called "the scandal of corruption and lies behind the selection process".

## Recipients
### Western genres

* 1984 (1st)
** Spoken theatre: Li Xuejian, Shang Lijuan, Liu Wenzhi, Feng Xianzhen, Jiang Baoying
* 1985 (2nd)
** Spoken theatre: Zhou Ling, Su Jinbang, Li Bangyu, Liang Yan, Luo Lige
** Opera: Ji Xiaoqin, Pang Xinhua
* 1986 (3rd)
** Spoken theatre: Wang Ling, Ding Jiali, Zhang Jiazhao, Shan Zenghong
** Opera: Peng Liyuan, Li Xiaohu
* 1987 (4th)
** Spoken theatre: Lü Xiaohe, Wang Yu, Liang Guanhua, Zhang Guoli, Wen Yujuan
** Opera: Yang Hongji
* 1988 (5th)
** Spoken theatre: Xi Meijuan, Song Guofeng, Ye Mang, Han Tongsheng, Zhang Qiuge
** Opera: Liu Weiwei
* 1989 (6th)
** Spoken theatre: Liu Yuan, Wei Zi, Song Jie, Li Fang, Lu Zhiqi
** Opera: Wan Shanhong, Guo Weimin
* 1990 (7th)
** Spoken theatre: Jia Zhanhong, Zhang Zhizhong, Yang Qing, Wei Ji'an, Tan Zongyao
** Opera: Zhang Jimin, Chen Su'e
* 1991 (8th)
** Spoken theatre: Liu Xiaoming
* 1992 (9th)
** Spoken theatre: Ning Cai, Li Qi, Yang Shutian, Wu Shanshan, Song Dandan, Zhong Hao, Xia Jun, Zhai Wanchen, Pu Cunxin
** Opera: Jin Man, Gu Xin, Tang Dejun
* 1993 (10th)
** Spoken theatre: Wang Liyun, Wang Xueqi, Wang Xiaomei, Liu Yan, Jia Lingzhen
** Opera: Mi Dongfeng, Qin Lufeng
* 1994 (11th)
** Spoken theatre: Zhu Yin, Zhou Hong, Ma Lu, Lu Liang
** Opera: An Jinyu
* 1995 (12th)
** Spoken theatre: Zhang Jiumei, Zhao Liang, Wang Lihua, Cai Jinping
** Opera: Lei Yan
* 1996 (13th)
** Spoken theatre: Yang Shuquan, Xu Fan, Xia Zhiqing, Yang Niansheng, Wang Yanbo
** Opera: Han Yanwen
* 1997 (14th)
** Spoken theatre: Yin Zhusheng, Tashi Dondrup, Liu Meihua, Wu Jing'an, Qi Lihua
** Opera: Che Ying, Sun Liying, Yao Hong
** Dance: Zhang Dandan
* 1998 (15th)
** Spoken theatre: Zhang Teng, Ning Xiaozhi, Zhang Lijun, Zhang Yechuan, Zhang Jinyuan
** Opera: Cheng Guilan, Li Caiqin
** Dance: Liu Jing, Yang Xia, Jin Baolong, Shan Chong, Zhao Qing
* 1999 (16th)
** Spoken theatre: Li Shanshan, Yang Chunrong, Li Jinghui, He Bing
** Opera: Wang Jing
* 2000 (17th)
** Spoken theatre: Song Guofeng (2nd win), Ding Jiali (2nd win), Ni Dahong, Wu Jun, Sun Honglei, Sun Haiying, Kang Aishi, Wang Yao, Zhang Zhizhong, Li Lan, Ma Xiaomao, Xiao Hong
** Opera: Sun Yi, Li Haizhen, Chen Shumin
* 2001 (18th)
** Spoken theatre: Liang Guanhua (2nd win), Wang Hong, Wu Yanlin, Yin Yanping, Wen Liqin, Wang Weiguo, Zhang Kaili, Leng Jiahua
* 2002 (19th)
** Spoken theatre: Pu Cunxin (2nd win), Zhang Teng (2nd win), Chen Xiguang, Qiang Yin, Tian Shui, Xiao Xiong, Ding Xiaohan, Wang Yang, Gao Xia, Jia Yulan, Zhang Lu
** Opera: Wang Hui
** Musical: Zheng Qiang
* 2003 (20th)
** Spoken theatre: Yang Lixin, Zhang Fengyi, Zhu Heng, Zeng Yongjun, Yao Jude
** Opera: Liu Yanyan
* 2004 (21st)
** Spoken theatre: He Bing (2nd win), Wang Xiaoying
** Opera: Dai Yuqiang
* 2005 (22nd)
** Spoken theatre: Feng Yuanzheng, Hao Ping, Wang Xiaoling, Hou Bingyu
** Opera: Sun Jian, Liu Danli
** Musical: Song Zuying
* 2007 (23rd)
** Spoken theatre: Feng Xianzhen (2nd win), Sun Tao
** Opera: Lü Jihong
* 2009 (24th)
** Spoken theatre: Ai Ping, Liu Xiaocui
** Opera: Zhang Lihui
* 2011 (25th)
** Spoken theatre: Feng Ruili
* 2013 (26th)
** Spoken theatre: Zhang Qiuge (2nd win), Yuan Quan, Zhang Yanqiu, Wang Ban
** Opera: Chen Xiaoduo
* 2015 (27th)
** Spoken theatre: Zhu Heng (2nd win), Hou Yansong, Guo Guangping, Tang Yan
** Opera: Du Huan
* 2017 (28th)
** Spoken theatre: Zhao Xu
* 2019 (29th)
** Spoken theatre: Xin Baiqing
** Opera: Lei Jia

### Peking opera

| Name | Award year | Gender | Troupe | Role type |
| Shang Changrong | 1985, 1996, 2002 | Male | Shaanxi CompanyShanghai Company | Jing |
| Zhu Shihui | 1989, 2000 | Male | Hubei Company | Chou |
| Huang Xiaoci | 1990, 1999 | Female | Jiangsu Company | Dan |
| Chen Lincang | 1995, 1999 | Male | Gansu Company | Jing |
| Meng Guanglu | 1995, 2009 | Male | Tianjin Youth | Jing |
| Wang Ping | 1998, 2005 | Male | Tianjin Company | Sheng |
| Liu Wei | 2005, 2013 | Female | Wuhan Company | Dan |
| Ye Shaolan | 1984 | Male | Beijing Military Region | Sheng |
| Liu Changyu | 1984 | Female | National Company | Dan |
| Li Weikang | 1984 | Female | National Company | Dan |
| Sun Yumin | 1985 | Female | Company of Beijing | Dan |
| Yang Shurui | 1985 | Female | Company of Beijing | Dan |
| Zhang Xuejin | 1985 | Male | Company of Beijing | Sheng |
| Chi Xiaoqiu | 1985 | Female | Fuxin Company | Dan |
| Wang Lijun | 1986 | Male | Tianjin Youth | Sheng |
| Yan Guixiang | 1986 | Female | Company of Beijing | Dan |
| Li Guang | 1986 | Male | National Company | Sheng |
| Lei Ying | 1987 | Female | Tianjin Youth | Dan |
| Wang Yulan | 1987 | Female | Liaoning Youth | Dan |
| Yang Zhifang | 1988 | Female | Songzi Company | Dan |
| Ma Yuzhang | 1988 | Male | Company of Beijing | Sheng |
| Song Danju | 1988 | Female | Company of Beijing | Dan |
| Zhao Baoxiu | 1988 | Female | Company of Beijing | Dan |
| Ma Shaoliang | 1988 | Male | Tianjin Company | Sheng |
| Ye Jinyuan | 1989 | Male | Company of Beijing | Sheng |
| Shen Jianjin | 1989 | Female | National Company | Dan |
| Yang Chunxia | 1989 | Female | National Company | Dan |
| Yu Kuizhi | 1990 | Male | National Company | Sheng |
| Xin Baoda | 1990 | Male | Beijing Military Region | Sheng |
| Yan Xingpeng | 1990 | Male | Shanghai Company | Sheng |
| Wang Shufang | 1990 | Female | Company of Beijing | Dan |
| Li Jingwen | 1990 | Female | Shenyang Company | Dan |
| Zhou Long | 1990 | Male | National Academy | Sheng |
| Zhang Youlin | 1990 | Male | Tianjin Company | Sheng |
| Yang Naipeng | 1991 | Male | Tianjin Company | Sheng |
| Xue Yaping | 1991 | Female | Shandong Company | Dan |
| Yang Chi | 1991 | Male | Dalian Company | Sheng |
| Wang Hai-bo | 1991 | Female | New Era Company | Jing |
| Deng Muwei | 1992 | Male | Tianjin Company | Jing |
| Xing Meizhu | 1992 | Female | Harbin Company | Dan |
| Li Jingwen | 1993 | Female | Tianjin Company | Dan |
| Chen Shufang | 1993 | Female | National Company | Dan |
| Hou Danmei | 1993 | Female | Guiyang Company | Dan |
| Guan Jinglan | 1993 | Female | Company of Beijing | Dan |
| Shi Min | 1994 | Female | Shanghai Company | Dan |
| Chen Shaoyun | 1994 | Male | Hunan Company | Sheng |
| Wang Rongrong | 1994 | Female | Company of Beijing | Dan |
| Qin Xueling | 1994 | Female | Company of Beijing | Dan |
| Li Ping | 1995 | Female | Dalian Company | Dan |
| Ju Xiaosu | 1996 | Female | Shandong Company | Dan |
| Li Shengsu | 1996 | Female | Shanxi Company | Dan |
| Wei Haimin | 1996 | Female | GuoGuang Company | Dan |
| Tang Yuancai | 1997 | Male | Shanghai Company | Jing |
| Zhang Yanling | 1997 | Female | Hebei Youth | Dan |
| Li Haiyan | 1998 | Female | National Company | Dan |
| Dong Cuina | 1999 | Female | Yantai Company | Dan |
| Zhao Xiujun | 1999 | Female | Tianjin Youth | Dan |
| Zhang Huoding | 2000 | Female | National Company | Dan |
| Liang Weiling | 2000 | Female | Hebei Company | Dan |
| Li Xuemei | 2000 | Female | Xuzhou Company | Dan |
| Zhang Ke | 2000 | Male | Tianjin Youth | Sheng |
| Li Hongtu | 2001 | Male | Company of Beijing | Sheng |
| Pei Yongjie | 2001 | Male | Jilin Company | Sheng |
| Dong Yuanyuan | 2001 | Female | Hong Kong Company | Dan |
| Zhao Yongwei | 2001 | Male | National Company | Sheng |
| Li Jie | 2001 | Female | Jiangsu Company | Dan |
| Geng Qiaoyun | 2001 | Female | National Company | Dan |
| Li Peihong | 2001 | Female | Tianjin Youth | Dan |
| Li Ding | 2001 | Male | Mudanjiang Company | Sheng |
| Song Changlin | 2002 | Male | Shandong Company | Jing |
| Zhang Jianguo | 2002 | Male | National Company | Sheng |
| Ai Jinmei | 2002 | Female | Jiangsu Company | Dan |
| Wang Guirong | 2003 | Female | Jinzhou Company | Dan |
| Zhang Huifang | 2004 | Female | Hubei Company | Dan |
| Shi Xiaoliang | 2004 | Male | Tianjin Youth | Chou |
| Yuan Huiqin | 2004 | Female | National Company | Dan |
| Chang Dong | 2005 | Male | Shenyang Company | Sheng |
| Du Zhenjie | 2005 | Male | Company of Beijing | Sheng |
| Zhang Huimin | 2005 | Female | Hebei Company | Dan |
| Yu Lan | 2007 | Female | Beijing Military Region | Dan |
| Zhang Junqiang | 2007 | Male | Chongqing Company | Sheng |
| Tian Lei | 2009 | Male | Fujian Company | Sheng |
| Ni Maocai | 2009 | Male | Jilin Company | Sheng |
| Wang Runjing | 2009 | Female | National Company | Dan |
| Liu Guijuan | 2009 | Female | Tianjin Youth | Dan |
| Ma Shaomin | 2009 | Female | Gansu Company | Dan |
| Wang Yan | 2011 | Female | Tianjin Company | Dan |
| An Ping | 2011 | Male | Shanghai Company | Jing |
| Bao Fei | 2011 | Male | Company of Beijing | Sheng |
| Wang Xiaochan | 2011 | Male | Hubei Company | Sheng |
| Zhao Yuhua | 2011 | Female | Shijiazhuang Company | Dan |
| Yan Wei | 2011 | Female | Tianjin Youth | Dan |
| Wang Peiyu | 2011 | Female | Shanghai Company | Sheng |
| Chang Qiuyue | 2011 | Female | Company of Beijing | Dan |
| Hu Chunhua | 2011 | Female | Yunnan Company | Dan |
| Li Qing | 2011 | Female | Jinan Company | Dan |
| Lü Yang | 2013 | Female | Tianjin Company | Dan |
| Jiang Yishan | 2013 | Female | Company of Beijing | Dan |
| Zhou Li | 2013 | Female | Chongqing Company | Dan |
| Liu Lu | 2013 | Female | Chengdu Company | Dan |
| Liu Jianjie | 2013 | Male | Shandong Company | Sheng |
| Sun Jingmei | 2013 | Female | Fujian Company | Dan |
| Fan Lexin | 2013 | Female | Nanjing Company | Dan |
| Zhang Xinyue | 2015 | Female | Company of Beijing | Dan |
| Ma Jia | 2015 | Female | Heilongjiang Company | Dan |
| Zhu Fu | 2015 | Male | Yunnan Company | Sheng |
| Wan Xiaohui | 2015 | Female | Hubei Company | Dan |
| Liu Jing | 2015 | Female | Ningxia Company | Dan |
| Jin Xiquan | 2015 | Male | Shanghai Company | Sheng |
| Zhang Jianfeng | 2017 | Male | Company of Beijing | Sheng |
| Zhang Huan | 2019 | Female | Heilongjiang Troupe | Dan |
| Fu Xiru | 2019 | Male | Shanghai Company | Sheng |

### Kunqu

| Name | Award year | Gender | Troupe | Role type |
| Lin Weilin | 1986, 2007 | Male | Zhejiang Troupe | Sheng |
| Zhang Jingxian | 1989, 2002 | Female | Shanghai Troupe | Dan |
| Wang Fang | 1995, 2005 | Female | Suzhou Troupe | Dan |
| Zhang Jiqing | 1984 | Female | Jiangsu Company | Dan |
| Hong Xuefei | 1985 | Female | Northern Troupe | Dan |
| Hou Shaokui | 1985 | Male | Northern Troupe | Sheng |
| Wang Shiyu | 1986 | Male | Zhejiang Troupe | Sheng |
| Liang Guyin | 1986 | Female | Shanghai Troupe | Dan |
| Ji Zhenhua | 1987 | Male | Shanghai Troupe | Sheng |
| Hua Wenyi | 1987 | Female | Shanghai Troupe | Dan |
| Cai Zhenglan | 1987 | Male | Shanghai Troupe | Sheng |
| Zhang Jidie | 1987 | Male | Jiangsu Company | Chou |
| Yue Meiti | 1987 | Female | Shanghai Troupe | Sheng |
| Wang Zhiquan | 1987 | Female | Shanghai Troupe | Dan |
| Shi Xiaomei | 1988 | Female | Jiangsu Company | Sheng |
| Cai Yaoxi | 1988 | Female | Northern Troupe | Dan |
| Wang Fengmei | 1988 | Female | Zhejiang Troupe | Dan |
| Lin Jifan | 1991 | Male | Jiangsu Company | Chou |
| Hu Jinfang | 1991 | Female | Jiangsu Company | Dan |
| Huang Xiaowu | 1992 | Male | Jiangsu Company | Sheng |
| Zhang Zhihong | 1995 | Female | Zhejiang Troupe | Dan |
| Zhang Fuguang | 1995 | Male | Hunan Troupe | Sheng |
| Yang Fengyi | 1995 | Female | Northern Troupe | Dan |
| Liu Jing | 1996 | Female | Northern Troupe | Dan |
| Weng Guosheng | 1997 | Male | Zhejiang Troupe | Sheng |
| Wang Zhenyi | 1999 | Male | Northern Troupe | Sheng |
| Shi Hongmei | 2000 | Female | Northern Troupe | Dan |
| Fu Yiping | 2002 | Female | Hunan Troupe | Dan |
| Wei Chunrong | 2004 | Female | Northern Troupe | Dan |
| Ke Jun | 2005 | Male | Jiangsu Company | Sheng |
| Gu Haohao | 2007 | Female | Shanghai Troupe | Dan |
| Shen Fengying | 2007 | Female | Suzhou Troupe | Dan |
| Yu Jiulin | 2007 | Male | Suzhou Troupe | Sheng |
| Zhang Jun | 2009 | Male | Shanghai Troupe | Sheng |
| Kong Aiping | 2009 | Female | Jiangsu Company | Dan |
| Xing Jinsha | 2009 | Female | Hong Kong Academy | Dan |
| Li Hongliang | 2011 | Male | Jiangsu Company | Chou |
| Li An | 2013 | Male | Shanghai Troupe | Sheng |
| Lei Ling | 2013 | Female | Hunan Troupe | Dan |
| Liu Wei | 2015 | Female | Northern Troupe | Sheng |
| Wu Shuang | 2015 | Male | Shanghai Troupe | Jing |
| Zhou Xuefeng | 2015 | Male | Suzhou Troupe | Sheng |
| Shen Yili | 2017 | Female | Shanghai Troupe | Dan |
| Shan Wen | 2019 | Female | Jiangsu Company | Dan |
| Gu Weiying | 2019 | Female | Northern Troupe | Dan |

### Henan opera

| Name | Award year | Gender | Troupe | Role type |
| Zhang Lan | 1993, 2009 | Female | Liaocheng Troupe | Dan |
| Li Shujian | 1993, 2011 | Male | Sanmenxia Troupe | Sheng |
| Wang Hongli | 1995, 2003 | Female | Henan Xiaohuanghou | Dan |
| Tang Yuying | 1987 | Female | Xiangyang Troupe | Dan |
| Wang Qingfen | 1989 | Female | Qingfen Troupe | Dan |
| Niu Shuxian | 1990 | Female | Handan Dongfeng | Dan |
| Hu Meiling | 1990 | Female | Zhengzhou Troupe | Dan |
| Hu Xiaofeng | 1991 | Female | Handan Dongfeng | Dan |
| Li Jinzhi | 1991 | Female | Shiyan Troupe | Dan |
| Li Xihua | 1991 | Female | Xiangyang Troupe | Dan |
| Gu Xiurong | 1991 | Female | Henan Troupe | Dan |
| Chen Shumin | 1992 | Female | Luoyang Troupe | Dan |
| Xiao Xiangyu | 1993 | Female | Taiyuan Troupe | Dan |
| Zhu Qiaoyun | 1996 | Female | Kaifeng Troupe | Dan |
| Zhou Hua | 1996 | Female | Lanzhou Troupe | Dan |
| Zhang Chunling | 1998 | Female | Shiyan Troupe | Dan |
| Zhu Guiqin | 1999 | Female | Shandong Qilu School | Dan |
| Yan Yongjiang | 1999 | Male | Pingdingshan Coal | Sheng |
| Jin Buhuan | 2000 | Male | Hebi Jinbuhuan | Chou |
| Miao Wenhua | 2001 | Female | Handan Dongfeng | Dan |
| Wang Quanzhen | 2002 | Female | Henan Troupe | Dan |
| Zhang Xiaodong | 2002 | Female | Suzhou Huaxia | Dan |
| Jia Wenlong | 2003 | Male | Puyang Troupe | Sheng |
| Li Xinhua | 2003 | Female | Jining Troupe | Dan |
| Yang Hongxia | 2004 | Female | Henan Troupe | Dan |
| Wang Hui | 2007 | Female | Wang Hui Studio | Dan |
| Liu Xiaoyan | 2007 | Female | Pingdingshan Troupe | Dan |
| Tian Min | 2007 | Female | Henan Troupe | Dan |
| Chen Xinqin | 2009 | Female | Shangqiu Troupe | Dan |
| Xu Junxia | 2009 | Female | Henan Troupe | Dan |
| Guo Yingli | 2009 | Female | Handan Dongfeng | Dan |
| Chu Shuzhen | 2011 | Female | Pingdingshan Troupe | Dan |
| Liu Wenhui | 2013 | Female | Jiyuan Troupe | Dan |
| Zhang Yanping | 2015 | Female | Zhengzhou Troupe | Dan |
| Zhang Peipei | 2019 | Female | Xinjiang Corps | Dan |
| Wu Suzhen | 2019 | Female | Henan Troupe | Dan |

### Yue opera

| Name | Award year | Gender | Troupe | Role type |
| Mao Weitao | 1985, 1994, 2007 | Female | Zhejiang Xiaobaihua | Sheng |
| Wu Fenghua | 1996, 2011 | Female | Shaoxing Xiaobaihua | Sheng |
| Zhou Yunjuan | 1993 | Female | Zhejiang Troupe | Dan |
| Xie Qunying | 1998 | Female | Hangzhou Troupe | Dan |
| Tao Qi | 1999 | Female | Nanjing Troupe | Dan |
| Chen Huiling | 1999 | Female | Zhejiang Xiaobaihua | Dan |
| Dong Kedi | 2000 | Female | Zhejiang Xiaobaihua | Sheng |
| Qian Huili | 2000 | Female | Shanghai Troupe | Sheng |
| Shan Yangping | 2000 | Female | Shanghai Troupe | Dan |
| Meng Kejuan | 2000 | Female | Hangzhou Huanglong | Sheng |
| Zheng Manli | 2001 | Female | Wenzhou Troupe | Sheng |
| Shu Jinxia | 2001 | Female | Zhejiang Troupe | Dan |
| Zhang Ruihong | 2002 | Female | Shanghai Troupe | Sheng |
| Chen Xiaohong | 2002 | Female | Hangzhou Troupe | Dan |
| Zhao Haiying | 2002 | Female | Ningbo Xiaobaihua | Dan |
| Zhao Zhigang | 2004 | Male | Shanghai Troupe | Sheng |
| Huang Meiju | 2004 | Female | Shengzhou Troupe | Dan |
| Xiao Ya | 2004 | Female | Xiao Ya Studio | Sheng |
| Wang Hangjuan | 2004 | Female | Hangzhou Huanglong | Dan |
| Chen Fei | 2005 | Female | Shaoxing Xiaobaihua | Dan |
| Zhang Xiaojun | 2005 | Female | Ningbo Xiaobaihua | Sheng |
| Fang Yafen | 2007 | Female | Shanghai Troupe | Dan |
| Li Min | 2007 | Female | Fujian Fanghua | Dan |
| Wu Suying | 2009 | Female | Shaoxing Xiaobaihua | Dan |
| Chen Xueping | 2009 | Female | Hangzhou Troupe | Sheng |
| Xu Ming | 2011 | Female | Hangzhou Troupe | Sheng |
| Wang Zhiping | 2011 | Female | Shanghai Troupe | Dan |
| Hua Weiqiang | 2011 | Male | Zhejiang Troupe | Sheng |
| Wang Binmei | 2013 | Female | Zhejiang Troupe | Dan |
| Zheng Guofeng | 2013 | Female | Hangzhou Troupe | Sheng |
| Wang Jun'an | 2015 | Female | Fujian Fanghua | Sheng |
| Zhang Lin | 2017 | Female | Shaoxing Xiaobaihua | Sheng |
| Zhou Yujun | 2017 | Female | Hangzhou Troupe | Dan |
| Chen Liyu | 2019 | Female | Fujian Fanghua | Sheng |
| Cai Zhefei | 2019 | Female | Zhejiang Xiaobaihua | Sheng |

### Qinqiang

| Name | Award year | Gender | Troupe | Role type |
| Li Dongqiao | 1986, 2013 | Male | Shaanxi Academy | Sheng |
| Li Mei | 1996, 2011 | Female | Shaanxi Academy | Dan |
| Liu Ping | 2002, 2013 | Female | Yinchuan Troupe | Dan |
| Dai Chunrong | 1988 | Female | Xi'an Yisushe | Dan |
| Dou Fengqin | 1997 | Female | Gansu Troupe | Dan |
| Hou Hongqin | 2000 | Female | Xi'an Youth | Dan |
| Sun Cundie | 2001 | Male | Shaanxi Academy | Chou |
| Tan Jianxun | 2001 | Male | Gansu Troupe | Sheng |
| Li Juan | 2001 | Female | Shaanxi Academy | Dan |
| Li Xiaofeng | 2004 | Male | Shaanxi Academy | Sheng |
| Qi Aiyun | 2004 | Female | Xi'an Wuyi | Dan |
| Ren Xiaolei | 2007 | Female | Shaanxi Academy | Dan |
| Wang Xincang | 2007 | Male | Shaanxi Academy | Sheng |
| Zhang Xiaoqin (张晓琴) | 2007 | Female | Qingtongxia Troupe | Sheng / Dan |
| Zhang Xiaoqin (张小琴) | 2007 | Female | Lanzhou Troupe | Dan |
| Zhang Bei | 2009 | Female | Shaanxi Academy | Dan |
| Li Xiaoxiong | 2009 | Male | Yinchuan Troupe | Sheng |
| Hui Minli | 2009 | Female | Xi'an Troupe | Dan |
| Qu Qiaozhe | 2009 | Female | Xining Troupe | Dan |
| Li Junmei | 2011 | Female | Shaanxi Academy | Dan |
| Hou Yan | 2011 | Female | Ningxia Troupe | Dan |
| Li Shufang | 2011 | Female | Xi'an Yisushe | Dan |
| Su Fengli | 2013 | Female | Gansu Troupe | Dan |
| Zhao Yangwu | 2013 | Male | Shaanxi Academy | Sheng |
| Qu Lianying | 2013 | Female | Ningxia Troupe | Sheng |
| Wei Xiaoli | 2015 | Female | Shaanxi Academy | Dan |
| Zhang Tao | 2015 | Male | Xi'an Troupe | Sheng |
| Wei Xiaobing | 2017 | Male | Ningxia Troupe | Jing |
| Yuan Yaya | 2017 | Female | Tianshui Academy | Dan |
| Li Xiaoqing | 2019 | Male | Shaanxi Academy | Sheng |

### Sichuan opera

| Name | Award year | Gender | Troupe | Role type |
| Shen Tiemei | 1989, 2000, 2011 | Female | Chongqing Troupe | Dan |
| Liu Yun | 1988, 1994 | Female | Chengdu Academy | Dan |
| Chen Zhilin | 1990, 2004 | Male | Sichuan Troupe | Sheng |
| Tian Mansha | 1992, 2003 | Female | Sichuan School | Dan |
| Chen Qiaoru | 1992, 2011 | Female | Chengdu Academy | Dan |
| Xiao Ting | 1984 | Male | Chengdu Academy | Sheng |
| Gu Xiaoqin | 1989 | Female | Chengdu Academy | Dan |
| Ma Wenjin | 1991 | Female | Chongqing Troupe | Dan |
| Yu Haiyan | 1994 | Female | Mianyang Troupe | Dan |
| He Ling | 1995 | Female | Sichuan Troupe | Dan |
| Xiao Demei | 1996 | Male | Sichuan School | Sheng |
| Jiang Shumei | 1998 | Female | Mianyang Troupe | Dan |
| Liu Ping | 2001 | Female | Chengdu Academy | Dan |
| Li Sha | 2002 | Female | Sichuan Troupe | Dan |
| Sun Yongbo | 2003 | Male | Chengdu Academy | Sheng |
| Cui Guangli | 2003 | Female | Sichuan Troupe | Dan |
| Sun Puxie | 2005 | Male | Chengdu Academy | Jing |
| Huang Ronghua | 2005 | Female | Chongqing Troupe | Dan |
| Liu Yi | 2007 | Female | Sichuan Troupe | Dan |
| Wang Yumei | 2011 | Female | Chengdu Academy | Dan |
| Tan Jiqiong | 2011 | Female | Sanxia Troupe | Dan |
| Hu Yubin | 2011 | Male | Nanchong Troupe | Chou / Sheng |
| Wang Chao | 2013 | Male | Chengdu Academy | Sheng |
| Wu Xi | 2015 | Female | Chongqing Troupe | Dan |
| Yu Jia | 2019 | Female | Chengdu Academy | Dan |

### Ping opera

| Name | Award year | Gender | Troupe | Role type |
| Feng Yuping | 1988, 2000, 2013 | Female | Shenyang Troupe | Dan |
| Liu Xiurong | 1988, 2002 | Female | Shijiazhuang Youth | Dan |
| Cui Lianrun | 1992, 2001 | Female | Tianjin Troupe | Dan |
| Zeng Zhaojuan | 1999, 2009 | Female | Tianjin Troupe | Dan |
| Gu Wenyue | 1984 | Female | China Troupe | Dan |
| Wang Manling | 1984 | Female | Changchun Troupe | Dan |
| Liu Ping | 1985 | Female | China Troupe | Dan |
| Ma Shuhua | 1990 | Female | Tianjin Troupe | Dan |
| Li Xiuyun | 1990 | Female | Tianjin Troupe | Dan |
| Li Weiquan | 1992 | Male | China Troupe | Jing / Sheng |
| Song Li | 1992 | Female | Shenyang Troupe | Dan |
| Ma Huimin | 1993 | Male | Heilongjiang Troupe | Sheng |
| Yuan Shumei | 1997 | Female | Shijiazhuang Troupe | Dan |
| Wang Xiangyang | 2000 | Female | Heilongjiang Troupe | Dan |
| Han Jianguang | 2002 | Male | China Troupe | Sheng |
| Liu Huixin | 2003 | Female | China Troupe | Dan |
| Xu Jinxian | 2003 | Female | Shijiazhuang Troupe | Dan |
| Zhao Lihua | 2004 | Male | Shijiazhuang Youth | Sheng |
| Zhao Bin | 2005 | Male | Tianjin Troupe | Sheng |
| Zhang Junling | 2007 | Female | Tangshan Troupe | Sheng |
| Luo Huiqin | 2007 | Female | Tangshan Troupe | Dan |
| Jia Shuceng | 2007 | Female | Changchun Shuangyang | Dan |
| Zhou Dan | 2011 | Female | Shenyang Troupe | Dan |

### Cantonese opera

| Name | Award year | Gender | Troupe | Role type |
| Feng Gangyi | 1989, 2002 | Male | Shenzhen Troupe | Sheng |
| Ou Kaiming | 1995, 2015 | Male | Guangzhou Hongdou | Sheng |
| Ding Fan | 1991 | Male | Guangdong Troupe | Sheng |
| Chen Yunhong | 1995 | Female | Guangdong Troupe | Dan |
| Ni Huiying | 1997 | Female | Guangzhou Troupe | Dan |
| Liang Yao'an | 1998 | Male | Guangzhou Troupe | Sheng |
| Cao Xiuqin | 1998 | Female | Guangdong Troupe | Dan |
| Zhuo Peili | 1998 | Female | Shenzhen Troupe | Dan |
| Yao Zhiqiang | 1999 | Male | Zhuhai Troupe | Sheng |
| Wu Guohua | 2000 | Male | Guangdong Troupe | Sheng |
| Liang Shuqing | 2001 | Female | Guangzhou Troupe | Dan |
| Zeng Hui | 2002 | Female | Zhaoqing Troupe | Dan |
| Liang Sumei | 2002 | Female | Nanning Troupe | Dan |
| Lai Qiongxia | 2003 | Female | Zhuhai Troupe | Dan |
| Li Shuqin | 2004 | Female | Foshan Troupe | Dan |
| Jiang Wenduan | 2011 | Female | Guangdong Troupe | Dan |
| Li Junsheng | 2011 | Male | Guangzhou Troupe | Sheng |
| Cui Yumei | 2013 | Female | Guangzhou Troupe | Dan |
| Wu Feifan | 2015 | Female | Guangzhou Troupe | Dan |
| Mai Yuqing | 2015 | Female | Guangdong Troupe | Dan |
| Su Chunmei | 2017 | Female | Guangzhou Troupe | Dan |
| Zeng Xiaomin | 2017 | Female | Guangdong Troupe | Dan |

### Hebei bangzi

| Name | Award year | Gender | Troupe | Role type |
| Pei Yanling | 1986, 1996, 2009 | Female | Hebei Troupe | Sheng |
| Liu Yuling | 1984, 2003 | Female | Beijing Youth | Dan |
| Xu Heying | 1998, 2015 | Female | Hebei Troupe | Dan |
| Zhang Huiyun | 1986 | Female | Hebei Troupe | Dan |
| Wang Fengzhi | 1987 | Female | Beijing Troupe | Dan |
| Li Er'e | 1987 | Female | Beijing Troupe | Dan |
| Lei Baochun | 1989 | Male | Shijiazhuang Troupe | Sheng |
| Peng Huiheng | 1996 | Female | Hebei Troupe | Dan |
| Peng Yanqin | 2001 | Female | Beijing Troupe | Dan |
| Liu Lisha | 2002 | Female | Shijiazhuang Troupe | Dan |
| Wang Hongling | 2003 | Female | Hebei Troupe | Dan |
| Chen Chun | 2003 | Female | Tianjin Troupe | Sheng |
| Li Yumei | 2005 | Female | Baoding Academy | Dan |
| Yang Liping | 2007 | Female | Tianjin Troupe | Dan |
| Wang Yinghui | 2009 | Male | Beijing Troupe | Sheng |
| Zhao Jing | 2009 | Female | Tianjin Troupe | Dan |
| Liu Fengling | 2009 | Male | Hebei Troupe | Sheng |
| Wu Guiyun | 2011 | Female | Hebei Troupe | Sheng |
| Qiu Ruide | 2015 | Male | Hebei Troupe | Sheng |
| Wang Shaohua | 2017 | Male | Hebei Troupe | Sheng |

### Shanxi opera

| Name | Award year | Gender | Troupe | Role type |
| Shi Jiahua | 1995, 2011 | Female | Jinzhong Youth | Dan |
| Xie Tao | 1997, 2009 | Female | Taiyuan Experimental | Sheng |
| Tian Guilan | 1987 | Female | Shanxi Troupe | Dan |
| Gao Cuiying | 1988 | Female | Taiyuan Troupe | Dan |
| Wang Wanmei | 1989 | Female | Jinzhong Troupe | Dan |
| Guo Caiping | 1989 | Female | Taiyuan Experimental | Sheng |
| Li Guilian | 1991 | Female | Shanxi Troupe | Dan |
| Song Zhuanzhuan | 1991 | Female | Hohhot Troupe | Dan |
| Du Yumei | 1992 | Female | Datong Troupe | Dan |
| Cui Jianhua | 1995 | Female | Jinzhong Youth | Dan |
| Li Ping | 1999 | Female | Zhangjiakou Youth | Dan |
| Yang Hongli | 2000 | Female | Jinzhong Xiaomingqin | Sheng |
| Wu Lingyun | 2000 | Male | Taiyuan Liyuan | Sheng |
| Hu Chang'e | 2001 | Female | Taiyuan Experimental | Dan |
| Wang Zhenru | 2003 | Female | Jinzhong Youth | Sheng / Dan |
| Miao Jie | 2007 | Female | Shanxi Troupe | Dan |
| Liang Guixing | 2007 | Female | Lüliang Youth | Dan |
| He Xiaoju | 2007 | Female | Hohhot Troupe | Dan |
| Qu Jianhong | 2011 | Female | Hohhot Troupe | Sheng |

### Huangmei opera

| Name | Award year | Gender | Troupe | Role type |
| Han Zaifen | 2000, 2015 | Female | Anqing Troupe | Dan |
| Ma Lan | 1987 | Female | Anhui Troupe | Dan |
| Huang Xinde | 1992 | Male | Anhui Troupe | Sheng |
| Yang Jun | 1996 | Female | Hubei Troupe | Dan |
| Wu Yaling | 2002 | Female | Anhui Troupe | Dan |
| Zhao Yuanyuan | 2004 | Female | Anqing Troupe | Dan |
| Li Wen | 2004 | Female | Anhui Troupe | Dan |
| Jiang Jianguo | 2007 | Male | Anhui Troupe | Sheng |
| Zhou Yuanyuan | 2009 | Female | Anhui Troupe | Dan |
| Zhang Hui | 2009 | Male | Hubei Troupe | Sheng |
| Wang Qin | 2013 | Female | Anqing Troupe | Dan |
| Sun Juan | 2013 | Female | Anhui Troupe | Dan |
| He Yun | 2015 | Female | Anhui Troupe | Dan |
| Cheng Cheng | 2017 | Female | Hubei Troupe | Dan |

### Pu opera

| Name | Award year | Gender | Troupe | Role type |
| Ren Genxin | 1984, 2001 | Female | Linfen Troupe | Dan |
| Jing Xuebian | 1995, 2013 | Female | Yuncheng Troupe | Dan |
| Guo Zemin | 1984 | Male | Linfen Troupe | Sheng |
| Wu Junying | 1988 | Female | Yuncheng Troupe | Dan |
| Wang Yihua | 1994 | Male | Yuncheng Troupe | Sheng |
| Cui Caicai | 1996 | Female | Linfen Troupe | Dan |
| Ji Youfang | 2004 | Female | Yuncheng Troupe | Dan |
| Kong Xiangdong | 2009 | Male | Yanhu Troupe | Sheng |
| Jia Julan | 2013 | Female | Yuncheng Troupe | Dan |

### Other genres

* Flower-drum opera: Liu Zhaoqian (1992), Hu Xinzhong (1997), Li Chunhua (1998), Cai Jianting (2000), Zeng Ju (2007), Ye Hong (2017)
* Wuxi opera: Ni Tongfang (1993), Xiao Wang Binbin (1996), Zhou Dongliang (2002), Chen Yunxia (2002), Huang Jinghui (2009), Dong Hong (2013)
* Chu opera: Yu Shengle (1986), Liu Danli (1997), Peng Qinglian (2003), Xia Qingling (2011), Zhan Chunyao (2013)
* Han opera: Deng Min (1989), Hu Heyan (1991), Qiu Ling (1992), Peng Ling (2005), Wang Li (2015)
* Xiang opera: Zuo Dabin (1989), Wang Yongguang (1991), He Xiaohan (1993), Cao Rulong (1996), Wang Yangjuan (2000)
* Shangdang bangzi: Wu Guohua (1992), Zhang Aizhen (1992), Zhang Baoping (1999), Chen Suqin (2002), Du Jianping (2015)
* Min opera: Chen Naichun (1993), Chen Hongxiang (2005), Zhou Hong (2007), Chen Qiong (2011), Wu Zewen (2017)
* Huai opera: Liang Weiping (1994), Liang Guoying (1996), Wang Shulong (2003), Chen Cheng (2004), Chen Mingkuang (2015)
* Shanghai opera: Mao Shanyu (1985, 2013), Hua Wen (1987, 2015), Chen Yu (1992), Ma Lili (1994)
* Dian opera: Wang Yuzhen (1992), Zhou Weihua (1999), Feng Yongmei (2000), Chen Yaping (2013)
* Yan opera: Yang Zhongyi (1993), Cheng Fengying (1997), Jia Fentao (1998), Zhang Caiping (2003)
* Tea-picking opera: Zhang Manjun (1994), Long Hong (1994), Zhao Yiqing (1997), Yang Jun (2015)
* Hui opera: Li Longbin (1994), Dong Cheng (1998), Wang Danhong (2011), Wang Yushu (2017)
* Qu opera: Xu Di (1997), Zhang Shaorong (2000), Yang Shuaixue (2003), Fang Suzhen (2005)
* Long opera: Lei Tongxia (1999), Bian Xiao (2004), Tong Hongmei (2013), Dou Fengxia (2015)
* Lü opera: Gao Jing (2000), Liu Yufeng (2001), Jiao Li (2007), Lü Shu'e (2013)
* Wu opera: Chen Meilan (1989, 2007), Zhang Jianmin (1997), Yang Xiayun (2015)
* Meihu opera: Xu Aiying (1990), Yan Huifang (2007), Pan Guoliang (2009)
* Lantern opera: Yang Liqiong (1998), Li Danyu (2003), Shao Zhiqing (2007)
* Shao opera: Zhao Xiuzhi (1999), Yao Baiqing (2013), Shi Jiejing (2015)
* Teochew opera: Chen Xuexi (2001), Zhang Yihuang (2007), Lin Yanyun (2019)
* Yangzhou opera: Xu Xiufang (2002), Li Zhengcheng (2004), Gong Lili (2017)
* Qiong opera: Chen Suzhen (2007), Fu Chuanjie (2015), Lin Chuanmei (2019)
* Huajixi: Gu Xiang (1992, 1998, 2011), Zhang Keqin (1989)
* Wuyin opera: Huo Junping (1988, 2002), Lü Fengqin (2009)
* Longjiang opera: Bai Shuxian (1991, 1995), Li Xuefei (2011)
* Hakka opera: Li Xianhua (1994, 2001), Yang Xiuwei (1999)
* Gan opera: Tu Linghui (1987), Chen Li (1991)
* Gui opera: Su Guozhang (1991), Zhang Shuping (2002)
* Jiangsu bangzi: Zhang Hong (1992), Yan Ling (2001)
* Gaojia opera: Wu Jingjing (2004), Chen Juanjuan (2011)
* Liuqin opera: Wang Xiaohong (2005), Liu Lili (2015)
* Huaihai opera: Wei Jianing (2007), Xu Yaling (2011)
* Liyuan opera: Zeng Jingping (1989, 2007)
* Huanglong opera: Ma Zhongqin (1991)
* Xincheng opera: Liu Haibo (1993)
* Manhan opera: Zhang Fenglian (1993)
* Shangdang laozi: Guo Ming'e (1996)
* Wanwanqiang: Zhang Jianqin (1999)
* Puxian opera: Wang Shaoyuan (2000)
* Errentai: Wu Liping (2002)
* Lei opera: Lin Fen (2002)
* Bai opera: Yang Yikun (2002)
* Yong opera: Wang Jinwen (2003)
* Yuediao: Shen Xiaomei (2004)
* Liuzi opera: Chen Yuan (2005)
* Taiwanese opera: Su Yanrong (2009)
* Beilu bangzi: Zhan Lihua (2011)
* Qi opera: Xiao Xiaobo (2011)
* Pingdiao opera: Wang Hong (2013)
* Ou opera: Fang Rujiang (2013)
* Lhamo: Palden Wangchuk (2013)
* Zhuang opera: Ha Dan (2019)