YU Shao-qun The Chinese Mainland Forever Enthralled YU Shao-qun Born in 1982, YU Shao-qun began to study Wuhan opera at 14 in Wuhan, Hubei Province. In 2005, he began studying Yue opera (or Shaoxing opera) at Shanghai Yue Opera Theater. One year later he moved to Zhejiang Yue Opera Troupe in Hangzhou. In 2007, he was chosen by CHEN Kai-ge's crew to act as the young MEI Lan-fang.