Mao Yuan

Mao Yuan (茅沅, 1926–October 10, 2022) was a Chinese composer. One of his renowned works is Dance of the Yao People (瑶族舞曲). He was for many years one of the resident composers of the CNOH producing such works as the 1966 geju The Great Wall of the South Seas, co-composed with Ma Fei. In 1982 the Houston Ballet commissioned the ballet The Bamboo Painter, Zheng Banqiao.