Tan Xinpei

Tan Xinpei
Tan in a surviving still of Dingjun Mountain (1905)
Born	(1847-04-23)April 23, 1847 Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Died	May 10, 1917(1917-05-10) (aged 70) Beijing, China
Occupation(s)	Peking opera artist, actor
Years active	1905
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	譚鑫培
Simplified Chinese	谭鑫培
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tán Xīnpéi

Tan Xinpei (23 April 1847 – 10 May 1917) was a Chinese Peking opera artist who specialized in sheng roles. A disciple of Cheng Changgeng, Tan Xinpei was undoubtedly the most important Peking opera performer of his generation. Some of his audio recordings have survived. He was also the only actor in China's earliest film Dingjun Mountain (1905).

More than 40 of his family members have, over seven generations, worked as Peking opera performers,^[1] including his grandson Tan Fuying.^[2]

"Thirteen Masters of the Tongzhi and Guangxu Reigns" (同光十三絕), a late Qing dynasty painting by Shen Rongpu (沈容圃). Tan Xinpei is 2nd from right, dressed in the role of Huang Tianba.