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Ayanga (Chinese: 阿云嘎; pinyin: Āyúngā, Mongolian: ᠠᠶᠤᠩᠭᠠ, born 23 October 1989) is a Chinese musical theater actor, singer and songwriter of Mongol ethnicity. Ayanga was born in the Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. His parents were sheep herders and died before he turned seven. He was raised by his older brother who was 20 years older. He received education in Mongolian and spoke little Mandarin when he was young. He was sent to Ikezhao League Art School after his parents passed away. He was selected into the Song and Dance Troupe of Inner Mongolian PLA at the age of 14. He went to Beijing to pursue his dream in art and performance at the age of 17. He then studied at Beijing Dance Academy and majored in Musical Theater. After graduating from college, he joined the Beijing Opera and Dance Theater and became a musical theater actor and a singer. In 2012, Ayanga starred in China's original musical Kunlun Myth with the theme of intangible cultural heritage Kunlun mythology, playing Sauran and Pangu.[4] The same year, he starred in the original musical Tianqiao directed by Tian Qinxin, playing Lin Pengfei.[5] Recommended by Tian Qinxin, Ayanga joined the Beijing Song and Dance Theater as a solo actor after graduating from Beijing Dance Academy.[3] In 2013, Ayanga participated in the musical Nasirdin Afandi.[6][7] The same year, he participated in The Third Inner Mongolia Young Singer TV Competition and won the first prize for mainstream singing.[8][9] In 2014, he