China Vitae : Biography of Gu Jianfen

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Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 6/10/2003
Career Data Updated: 3/22/2007

Gu Jianfen 谷建芬

Vice-President of the Chinese Musicians Association

Born: 1935

Birthplace: Japan, Osaka

Biography

Gu Jianfen, female, Han nationality, was born in Osaka, Japan in 1935. Her ancestral home is in Weihai, Shandong Province. Gu graduated from the Composition Department of Northeast Music School in 1955.

Gu is a musician who has served as a composer at Central Song and Dance Ensemble. She has been a council member for several international organizations, including the China International Cultural Exchange Center, Association for Promoting Peaceful Reunification of China, and Beijing Municipal Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. In 1984, she established the Gu Jianfen Vocal Music Training Center.

Gu has been recognized by several organizations for her compositions. She won an Excellent Work Award of Asian & Pacific Region, sponsored by UNESCO. Another music piece, "The Affection of Green Leaves to the Roots," won a Yugoslavian International Pop Music Contest Prize.

In 1982, she joined the Zhi Gong Party. She became a member of the 9th and 10th Central Committees of the Zhi Gong Party.

She was elected vice-president of the Chinese Musicians Association in 1999.

Career Data

1999—	Vice-President, Chinese Musician's Association
1998—2003	Member, 9th Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the NPC
1998—2003	Member, 9th Standing Committee of the NPC
1993—1998	Member, 8th Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the NPC
1993—1998	Member, 8th Standing Committee of the NPC
1988—1993	Member, 7th CPPCC, National Committee
1984	Founder, Gu Jianfen Vocal Music Training Center
	Deputy Director, China Zhi Gong Party (Public Interest Party), Central Women's Committee
1983—1988	Member, 6th CPPCC, National Committee
	Member, China Zhi Gong Party (Public Interest Party), Central Committee (9th and 10th)
1982	Joined, China Zhi Gong Party (Public Interest Party)
	Council Member, Beijing Municipal Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
	Council Member, China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification
	Council Member, China International Cultural Exchange Center
	Composer, (Central Song and Dance Ensemble)
1955	Graduate, Northeast Music School, Composition Department
1952—????	Student, Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, Music Department
1950	Joined, Luda Art Troupe