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.
