Tan Fuying

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Tan Fuying (15 October 1906 – 22 March 1977) was a Peking opera singer.

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Life

Tan was best known for his "old man" roles {{nowrap|({{lang|zh|{{linktext|老|生}}}},}} lǎoshēng) and was considered one of Peking Opera's "Four Great Beards" {{nowrap|(t {{lang|zh|{{linktext|四|大|鬚|生}}}},}} {{nowrap|s {{lang|zh|{{linktext|四|大|须|生}}}},}} {{nowrap|p Sì Dà Xūshēng)}}, along with Ma Lianliang, Yang Baosen, and Xi Xiaobo. He served as a mentor to Li Yuru.{{sfnp|Li|2010|p=226}}

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  • {{citation |last=Li |first=Ruru |author-mask=Li Ruru |contribution-url=https://chinoperl.osu.edu/sites/chinoperl.osu.edu/files/back-issues-no.29-liruru-caoyu-liyuru-report-color-photos.pdf |contribution=2010 Commemorations of the Theatrical Careers of Cao Yu and Li Yuru |date=2010 |title=Chinoperl Papers |volume=29 |publisher=Conference on Chinese Oral and Performing Literature }}.