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Meng Hetang

Meng Hetang

Meng Hetang (simplified Chinese: 孟鹤堂; traditional Chinese: 孟鶴堂; pinyin: Mèng Hètáng), original name Meng Xianghui, born in Harbin, China, is a Chinese crosstalk (xiangsheng) comedian and actor. He partners with Zhou Jiuliang on stage and currently leads Performance Team 7 in Deyunshe. He won Xiangsheng Has New Talents (相声有新人) in 2018 and made his film debut with Da Ying Jia in 2020. He had a famous slogan Panta (盘他!), the word "pan" in the antique refers to the repeated friction to make the play surface more smooth and textured, "ta" means it.