Gong Guo-tai was born in the Chinese city of Henan in 1946
and studied at the Intermediate School of Shanghai Conservatory before joining
the Shanghai Peking Opera Company in 1966. He is a member of the Shanghai Drama
Association, the Shanghai Opera Music Association and the Shanghai Musicians
Association. His major compositions in the field of Peking Opera include Taking
Tiger Mountain by Strategy, Harbour, In Praise of Longjiang, Glittering Fruits
and Wedding on the Execution Ground, the last two honoured by official awards
in China.