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Peng Liyuan (Chinese: 彭丽媛; pinyin: Péng Lìyuán; born 20 November 1962) is a Chinese soprano and contemporary folk singer and the spouse of Xi Jinping, the current General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of the People's Republic of China.[1] Peng gained popularity as a singer from her regular appearances on the annual CCTV New Year's Gala, a widely viewed Chinese television program that airs during the Chinese New Year.[2] She won honors in singing competitions nationwide.[2] Her most famous singles include《父老乡亲》("People from Our Village"),《珠穆朗玛》("Zhumulangma"), and《在希望的田野上》("In the Field of Hope"). Peng also sang the theme songs of several popular TV series, such as The Water Margin (1998). She also starred in musical productions. In 1986, she received the Plum Blossom Award, China's highest theatrical award, for her lead role in The White Haired Girl.[3] She was the president of then People's Liberation Army Academy of Art between 2012 and 2017, and vice president of the All-China Youth Federation between 2005 and 2010.[4] Peng was a civilian member of the People's Liberation Army and held the civilian rank equivalent to Major General before she was appointed the Art Academy's dean, upon which she was given the formal rank.[2] She is known within China for her fashion sense, credited to her personal couturier Ma Ke.[5][6][7][8] In 2014, Peng was listed as the 57th Most Powerful Woman in the World by Forbes.[9]

Madam / Professor Peng Liyuan
彭丽媛
Spouse of the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent
Assumed role 15 November 2012
General Secretary	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Liu Yongqing
Spouse of the President of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent
Assumed role 14 March 2013
President	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Liu Yongqing
President of the People's Liberation Army Academy of Art
In office May 2012 – July 2017
Preceded by	Zhang Jigang
Succeeded by	Zhang Qichao
Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (9th, 10th, 11th)
In office February 1998 – March 2013
Chairman	Li Ruihuan Jia Qinglin
Personal details
Born	(1962-11-20) 20 November 1962 (age 60) Yuncheng County, Shandong, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Spouse	Xi Jinping ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	Xi Mingze
Alma mater	China Conservatory of Music
Occupation	Singer, Professor of vocal music
Profession	Soprano and (first holder of a master's degree in) "Chinese ethnic vocal music" (中国民族声乐)
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army
Years of service	1980–2017
Rank	Major General
Commands	People's Liberation Army Academy of Art

Biography

Peng Liyuan is a native of Yuncheng County, Shandong province. She is the daughter of Peng Longkun, an official in charge of cultural affairs[10] who was branded a "counter-revolutionary" during the Cultural Revolution because some of his relatives had served in the Taiwanese army.[11] Peng Liyuan joined the People's Liberation Army in 1980, when she was 18 years old, as an ordinary soldier. Because of her vocal talent, Peng later performed during front-line tours to boost troop morale during the Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts.[12] She first performed nationally and came to fame during the earliest rendition of the CCTV New Year's Gala in 1982, when she performed On the Plains of Hope.

Directly after the Tiananmen Square protests in June 1989, Peng sang for the troops. A photo of Peng, wearing a green military uniform, singing to helmeted and rifle-bearing troops seated in Tiananmen Square was scrubbed from China's Internet. The image was from the back cover of a 1989 issue of the People's Liberation Army Pictorial, a publicly available military magazine.[13][14][15]

For the greater part of their relationship, Peng has enjoyed a positive reputation within China.[2] Since her husband became the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in November 2012,[2] and President of the People's Republic of China in March 2013, she has often been referred to as the First Lady of China internationally. Peng is actively involved in politics and is a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. She has been a WHO Goodwill Ambassador for tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS since 2011.[16]

On 20 November 2014, Massey University in New Zealand conferred Peng an Honorary Doctorate in recognition of her international contributions to performing arts, health, and education.[17] Peng sang in a song-and-dance number in 2007 shown on Chinese television that featured Tibetans thanking the Chinese military for liberating them.[18] On 6 December 2017, Juilliard School, a private performing arts conservatory in New York City, also conferred Peng an Honorary Doctorate at the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing, in recognition of her accomplishment as an outstanding artist, and also for her contribution to cultural exchanges between China and the United States.[19]

Personal life

Peng Liyuan met Xi Jinping in 1986, when Xi was working as the deputy mayor of the eastern port city of Xiamen, Fujian.[2] Xi and Peng were introduced by friends, as many Chinese couples were in the 1980s. Xi was reputedly academic during their courtship, inquiring about singing techniques.[2] The couple married on 1 September 1987. Four days later, Peng Liyuan returned to Beijing to appear in the National Art Festival, and then immediately departed for the United States and Canada to perform. Since that time, Xi and Peng have led largely separate lives, with Peng spending most of her time in Beijing and her husband spending his time in Fujian and later in Zhejiang. They have only one child, a daughter named Xi Mingze (Chinese: 习明泽), who was born in 1992.[20] Peng is an artist, a practicing Buddhist, and an enemy of tobacco in a country of inveterate smokers.[21]

Military decorations

Source:[22]

See also

• Spouse of the President of the People's Republic of China

References

External links

• Kavanagh, Jim. "Peng Liyuan." CNN. 20 January 2011.
• "China's Likely Next First Lady is a Famous Singer". The New York Times. 14 February 2012.
• Makinen, Julie. "China's incoming first lady a challenge for the image makers". Los Angeles Times. 21 October 2012.

Honorary titles
Preceded by Liu Yongqing	Spouse of the Paramount leader November 2012–present	Incumbent
	Spouse of the President of China March 2013–present

На других языках

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- [en] Peng Liyuan

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[es] Peng Liyuan

Peng Liyuan (chino: 彭丽媛, pinyin: Peng Liyuan, 20 de noviembre de 1962, Yuncheng, Shandong) es la esposa del presidente chino Xi Jinping, una cantante china de música folclórica, y una artista intérprete popular por sus apariciones regulares en la Gala Anual de CCTV de Año Nuevo. Ha obtenido numerosas distinciones en concursos de canto a nivel nacional.

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[ru] Пэн Лиюань

Пэн Лиюа́нь (кит. трад. 彭麗媛, упр. 彭丽媛, пиньинь Péng Lìyuán; род. 20 ноября 1962, Юньчэн, КНР) — китайская исполнительница народных песен, жена Председателя КНР Си Цзиньпина, постоянная участница новогодних гала-концертов на CCTV. Генерал-майор НОАК. Профессор, научный руководитель аспирантов Академии искусств НОАК и Китайской музыкальной консерватории. Начальник Академии искусств НОАК.

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