- Famous Cantonese opera artist, Mr. Yuen Siu Fai
Mr. Yuen Siu Fai, famous Cantonese opera artist (Centre)
He is also a nanyin virtuoso and has produced several records featuring classics in the genre. He attributes his vocal technique to the inspiring influence of Dou Wun. Pictured here is Mr. Yuen performing at the concert, Nanyin in Guangdong Music: Talents from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, in 2016.
- Dr. Ng Wing Mui, nanyin artist
Dr. Ng Wing Mui, nanyin artist (Centre)
Dr. Ng Wing Mui was conferred the degree of Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa, by Lingnan University, Hong Kong, in 2013, in honour of her exceptional musicianship and contribution to promoting the traditional art form. Pictured here is Dr. Ng performing at the concert, Sounding Treasures, in 2014.
- Dr. Tong Kin Woon, nanyin artist
Dr. Tong Kin Woon, nanyin artist (Centre)
He is known for being able to “accompany himself on the zheng when he sings the nanyin songs, beating time with the clappers with his left hand and playing the instrument with his right”. He hosted two radio programmes on Radio Television Hong Kong in the early 1990s – The Art of Nanyin Narrative Singing, and The Nanyin Singing of Dou Wun – to introduce the genre to a wider audience. Dr. Ng Wing Mui is also pictured second from the left.
- Ms. Leung Hoi Lee, budding artist in nanyin narrative singing
Ms. Leung Hoi Lee, budding artist in nanyin narrative singing (Right)
Pictured here is Ms. Leung singing at the commemorative concert, Nanyin in Guangdong Music – The Legacy of Dr. Ng Wing-mui, in 2015.
- Ms. Tong Siu Yin, nanyin artist
Ms. Tong Siu Yin, nanyin artist (Centre)
Ms. Tong lost her eyesight at a young age. She began learning nanyin singing when she decided to support an independent film in 2007, and has been performing ever since as her effort to promote the art form of “dishui nanyin”.
- Mr. Wan Chi Pang, composer and scenarist in Cantonese opera and Cantonese operatic songs
Mr. Wan Chi Pang (Upper Left)
He is a composer and scenarist in Cantonese opera and Cantonese operatic songs. He has written several Cantonese operas, operatic arias and nanyin pieces. He conducted writing courses on nanyin in 2014 to teach the techniques of writing and arranging nanyin pieces.
- Reconstruction of an old-style teahouse
Reconstruction of an old-style teahouse in "The Oral Legacies Series II: The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong" exhibition.