Economic Observation Network According to the CCTV news client, the China Opera and Dance Theater has issued an obituary. Comrade Guo Lanying, an outstanding member of the CPC, a winner of the national honorary title of "People's Artist", a winner of the honorary title of "Most Beautiful Struggler", a winner of the honorary title of "Lifetime Achievement Dramatist of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles", a representative of the First, Second, Third, Fifth and Sixth National People's Congress, a first-class actor of the China Opera and Dance Theater, and a famous opera performing artist, died in Guangzhou at 17:14 on August 11, 2026, aged 97.