Luo Pinchao
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Luo Pinchao was a Cantonese opera
singer who started to perform in 1930. He was eventually recognized as the world's oldest opera singer by the Guinness World Records
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Luo died in Guangzhou
on July 15, 2010, at age 98.
Cantonese opera
Cantonese opera is one of the major categories in Chinese opera, originating in southern China's Cantonese culture. It is popular in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Malaysia. Like all versions of Chinese opera, it is a traditional Chinese art form, involving music, singing,...
singer who started to perform in 1930. He was eventually recognized as the world's oldest opera singer by the Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
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Luo died in Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
on July 15, 2010, at age 98.