The steel capital of Anshan, as the name suggests, is an area of the country that is famous for its abundant steel production. But there may be some people who do not know that Anshan has another nickname with a cultural atmosphere, that is, "the hometown of book commentary".
The commentaries in the northern region of Our country originated in the early years of the Qing Dynasty, people listen to stories in the commentaries, and good storytellers can bring the stories and characters to life, so that people can listen with their ears to be immersed in the storyline, as if they are the characters in the book. The reason why Anshan can become the hometown of storytelling is because it is the most important steel production base in China after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and a large number of industrial workers need some leisure and relaxation activities after work and rest, and listen to commentaries in teahouses In the era when there was no TV, or even radio, it became a favorite way of leisure.
Since 1949, the northern region of the book critics have come to Anshan to set up camp, because the anshan book market is extremely hot, reaching the level of thousands of empty alleys, some book critics simply settled in Anshan, of which there are two familiar book review masters, also came to Anshan in the 50s after the founding of the People's Republic of China, they are Shan Tianfang and Liu Lanfang.
Shan Tianfang's commentary in the 1980s and 1990s can be said to be a must-hear program for most families in the northern region every night, from the elderly in their eighties and nineties to the dolls of several years old, after hearing the sound of "and listening to the next decomposition" in the most wonderful place, they are always unfinished, and then look forward to the content of the commentary tomorrow night.
Shan Tianfang was the deputy head of the Anshan Qu Art Troupe when he was in Anshan, he came to Anshan in 1955, first in the anshan tea house to read, in 1957, in just two years, Shan Tianfang became a red person in the Anshan book critics circle, and his "Sui and Tang Dynasty" and "Ming Yinglie" were all over The Tea House in Anshan.
Shan Tianfang later recalled his 40 years of living in Anshan, saying it was the best memory of his life. He said that after he came to Anshan, because of some things, he did not want to talk about books anymore, but the atmosphere of book review in Anshan was too strong, and 400,000 industrial workers were here, so that the tea houses and small theaters in Anshan were full, and this atmosphere finally made him stay.
After experiencing the tribulations of that special era, Shan Tianfang became popular throughout the country after the reform and opening up, and his works "Seven Jie Xiao Wuyi", "White Brow Hero", "Tong Lin Biography", "Republic of China Wind and Cloud", "Hundred Years of Wind and Cloud", "Zhang Xueliang, a Hero of Thousands of Ages", etc., all painted and painted, brilliantly conquered hundreds of millions of listeners, making this voice the memory of the times at that time.
In 1995, Shan Tianfang went to Beijing to open a cultural communication company and left Anshan, but his heart was always concerned about Anshan, and he always said that without Anshan, he would not have his today. Although Elder Shan has left us, his voice will still be accompanied by thousands of listeners who love him.
Liu Lanfang, who came to Anshan in 1959, is another storyteller who grew up from Anshan, and her works such as "Yue Fei", "Yang Jiajiang" and "Dream of the Red Chamber" are well-known book reviews, of which "Yue Fei Biography" is a sensation in the country and affects overseas. Liu Lanfang, who is very attached to Anshan, a hot land of storytelling, does not forget to give back to this hot land, in 2008, with her unremitting efforts, Anshan Appraisal was successfully selected as a national intangible cultural heritage, so that the reputation of anshan Storytelling Town can be passed on.
In today's era, various information media and entertainment methods have been very rich, and not many people may have listened to the book, but this art should not stop here, it should be combined with the current new media technology, and the current development context of the times coincides with some bold innovations, so that we can see the day when the art of storytelling returns to glory.