The Republic of China lasted 37 years from January 1, 1912 to the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
In these long and short historical years, China has undergone earth-shaking changes. The birth of the Republic of China heralded the end of thousands of years of feudal autocracy in China.
During the Republic of China period, China was in ruins and waiting to be rebuilt. Celebrities in the entertainment industry, actresses are very active. During the Republic of China period, Liu Xikui, Xian Lingzhi and Jin Yulan were listed side by side with the three female pity masters. And Liu Xikui came out on top. She was transcribed as the first beautiful woman and actress in the Republic of China.
Liu Xikui was born in 1894 in Heilong Village, Zhaizi Town, Nanpi County, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, to authentic farmers. In rural China, during the New Year festival, red and white celebrations, rich families have the custom of inviting opera teams to perform in the village to show their family status and increase the festive atmosphere. Every time various drama groups enter the village to perform, the young Liu Xikui will personally come to watch, the talented, handsome-looking Little Xikui is heard and heard, intentionally or unintentionally will follow the drama text and the plank has eyes. Honest parents see their daughters with a natural love of theatre.
In 1903, when Xiao Xikui was ten years old, his parents endured the pain of cutting love, and raised a full plate of food to send his daughter to Tianjin Li Haike's class to learn Peking Opera through acquaintances.
In 1905, when Xiao Xikui was 13 years old, he studied under the actor Song Yongzhen of Hebei Province. Due to the innate love and dedication to drama, as well as hard work, as the opportunities to perform continue to increase, acting skills continue to improve.
The female eldest eighteenth change Liu Xikui has grown into a beautiful and lovely big girl. And has a small reputation in the theater industry. And with the fresh Lingzhi at that time, Jin Yulan won the Republic of China's female pity three masters.
Watch enough to listen to the art song stage male artists roaring of the raw, pure, dan, end, ugly performance of the official gate. The performance of the female pity adds life to the stage. The performance of the graceful and beautiful warbler gave the officials a refreshing feeling. Since then, the officials have tended to bitter heron for the appearance of the maid.
At that time, Beiping set up a "Chongya Female Science Class" dedicated to training Kunling, and Liu Xikui became a student again. After the director's tuning and packaging, the performance in Beiping's "Zhonghe Garden" became a hit. Subsequently, he performed in Harbin, Vladivostok (present-day Vladivostok, Soviet Union) and Tianjin and Shanghai, and performed on the same stage with the famous actors Zhou Xinfang and Mei Lanfang at that time.
Liu Xikui has excellent appearance and sweet acting skills, and since then he has become famous and has been loved and respected by fans. And by the attention and love of dignitaries and nobles.
In 1918, the Shuntian Times presided over the selection of the Lingjie King, Mei Lanfang won the badge of the King of the Men with 232865 votes, and Liu Xikui won the Title of Kunling King Ya with 238606 votes.
At the same time, Liu Xikui, who is only 20 years old, has sparked a spark of love because he often performs on the same stage with Mei Lanfang. A pair of optimistic langcai female appearance love affair, due to the intervention of various forces and reasons, was nipped in the bud.
Liu Xikui's beauty and acting skills in the Republic of China period even tan Xinpei, the king of the Lingjie world, said: "Men have Mei Lanfang, women have Liu Xikui, and I am hugh." ＂
With Liu Xikui's beauty and fame for acting skills, the officials and nobles of Jingjin da flocked to him. The first to extend his hand to Liu Xikui was the warlord Zhang Xun, who was prevented from succeeding for various reasons.
In the early days of the Republic of China, the Nationalist government was ruled by Yuan Shikai. President Yuan Da's wives and concubines are numerous, and at the same time, he already loves opera and has also seen Liu Xikui's performances. Praise for Liu Xikui's acting skills, and salivate for Liu Xikui's beauty. And often invited the drama team to come to the family hall to perform. The drunkard's intention is not to drink, and President Yuan Da's heart is to marry Liu Xikui as a concubine, and everyone knows it.
Liu Xikui is as beautiful as a flower, has extraordinary acting skills, and can be strong and fierce, and politely rejects the kindness of President Yuan Da. After that, President Yuan Da's two sons also pursued Liu Xikui, and they did not succeed in their absence. Become a joke.
Subsequently, the four great presidents Cao Wong, Li Yuanhong, Xu Shichang and Feng Guozhang, as well as the sons of the great warlord Duan Qirui, all hollowed out the idea of marrying Liu Xikui as a concubine, but none of them were presented.
In order to avoid the entanglement of presidents and warlords, Liu Xikui was tired of the high-profile days, and even more tired of those who were struggling to pursue her because of her appearance, she gave up her career and chose to return to her hometown and live an ordinary and quiet life.
In his hometown, in order to get rid of the entanglement of bureaucratic warlords, Liu Xikui had no choice but to ask his relatives to find a small official named Cui Changzhou in Wuxian County and marry him in a hurry. On the day of the marriage, Liu Xikui knew that Cui Changzhou had found a young and handsome soldier to go on his behalf, and Liu Xikui looked good and agreed. Unexpectedly, the other party turned out to be an old man who was 13 years older than himself, and since the wood had become a boat, raw rice was cooked to maturity. Liu Xikui had no choice but to confess his fate and had a son for Cui Changzhou. In 1925, Liu Xikui's husband Cui Changzhou finally died in a French hospital due to a recurrence of illness and illness. At this point, Liu Xikui made up his mind never to marry again. Widowed for 40 years.
Liu Xikui not only has a long national color and heavenly fragrance, but also has a very charismatic personality, is not afraid of power, and is not greedy for money. Live a life of seclusion.
When the Anti-Japanese War broke out in 1937, Liu Xikui resolutely performed a fundraising role for the front line. Since then, he has often starred in fundraising for disaster areas.
In 1949, the Founding of New China was founded. As early as the Republic of China period, Zhou Enlai had seen Liu Xikui's performances and already knew that she was an artist with national integrity. At a forum on literature and art, the premier learned from Tian Han that Liu Xikui lived in Beijing and instructed the leaders of the literary and art circles and the industry staff to find Liu Xikui in Ma Spoon Hutong outside Fuwai. Liu Xikui began to appear in society and reappeared on the stage of performance.
In 1950, at a banquet held by the Ministry of Culture, Zhou Enlai toasted Liu Xikui and said: "You should pass on your skills to future generations." Since then, Liu Xikui has been hired to teach at the Chinese Opera School and serve as a teacher in Hebei Zizi Class. For our country to cultivate a lot of Peking opera and river zizi talents.
In 1964, Liu Xikui, who fell in love with the country during the Republic of China, died of illness in Beijing, and a generation of famous women died of incense and were buried in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.