Word: rulan
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...radio.In 1966, after watching a friend play the jinghu, which figures prominently in Peking opera orchestras, 22-year-old Zhou took up the instrument as well.When the Cultural Revolution began a few months later, modern revolutionary opera was promoted over the traditional forms of Chinese opera. According to Rulan C. Pian ’44, professor emerita of East Asian languages and civilizations and of music, the Communist Party replaced the heroism of traditional Chinese opera with nationalism.Zhou started out learning modern pieces, but with the revival of traditional opera after the Cultural Revolution ended, he returned to the music...
...portraits are of former Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III, Senior Admissions Officer David L. Evans, former Bureau of Study Counsel Director Kiyo Morimoto, Professor Emerita Rulan C. Pian, Professor Eileen Jackson Southern, and Rabb Research Professor of Anthropology Stanley J. Tambiah...