On October 9, 2020, Mr. Tan Yuanshou, a famous Peking Opera performance artist and the fifth generation of the Tan School, completed his life with his love for the art of Peking Opera. But his art and virtue will always be remembered by future generations. This morning, the farewell ceremony of Mr. Tan Yuanshou's body was held in the auditorium of Babaoshan Funeral Home in Beijing, and Tan's family members, friends, colleagues and colleagues, as well as many literary and art circles and ordinary opera fans and audiences came to send him off and bid him farewell on his last journey.
Farewell Tan Lao CCTV Xiqu Channel launched a commemorative album
Although the farewell ceremony officially began at ten o'clock, at more than seven o'clock in the morning, colleagues and ordinary fans in the opera industry came to the scene one after another. At nine o'clock, there was already a long line at the farewell ceremony, and there were both white-haired elderly people and many young people in the crowd. For the needs of epidemic prevention and control, the staff has been reminding everyone to wear masks and keep their distance.
Walking into the farewell hall, I saw two paintings written by the famous calligrapher Ouyang Zhongshi and his son Ouyang Zishi: "Authentic school, the house of da lun." Yuan Shou Brother went well. "Mourn Uncle Yuanshou: Master Tan men drove the crane away, and Jin Shengyu Zhen stayed forever." In the spiritual hall, Elder Tan's side was covered with white flowers, and on both sides were wreaths and ties sent from all walks of life.
Blue Tianye, a 93-year-old artist who has a deep friendship with Tan Yuanshou, originally wanted to rush to the farewell ceremony today to bid farewell to Tan Lao, but because he began to perform the classic Beijing Renyi classic drama "Home" on the drama stage yesterday, he was unable to attend the scene today. But he especially expressed his condolences and condolences, and recalled the unforgettable meeting between the two in the past. Many of Tan's old colleagues and old opera fans at the scene said: "Old Man Tan is good at playing, we all miss him, we must come to give him three bows and send him the last journey." ”
In order to commemorate Tan Lao, the "Collection" column of CCTV-11 Xiqu Channel will also broadcast the "Remembrance of Mr. Tan Yuanshou Series Album" from October 15 to 17 in prime time. On the 15th, the Peking Opera "Fishing and Killing The Family", "Shilang Visiting the Mother", "Zhan Taiping" and "Empty City Plan" fragments were broadcast, on the 16th, the "Qin Xianglian" and "Shajiabang" fragments were broadcast, and on the 17th, the "Fishing killing family", "Shilang Visiting the Mother", "Zhan Taiping" and "Empty City Plan" clips were broadcast to commemorate Tan Lao.
Eight precious diaries were published for the first time
At the scene of the farewell ceremony, Tan Li, the "behind-the-scenes hero" of the Tan family who has been accompanying Tan Yuanshou for many years, tan Yuanshou's third son, once choked up and told reporters with tears: "Today is my father's farewell ceremony, not only our family, our children come to bid farewell to my father, and the attention of all walks of life to my father is beyond our imagination." Party and state leaders also paid special attention, and all leaders sent wreaths to tie the knot. My father died very suddenly, and we all had a hard time accepting it at the time, and we were very sad. Because of the epidemic prevention and control reasons, we also said at that time that we would not set up a spiritual hall at home. As soon as the news of my father's death came out, many people came to my home that day to mourn him. Hundreds of people come to the house every day these days, and the queue sometimes lines from the corridor to the community. There are so many fans and audiences who pay attention to my father, and today they have come to send my father on his last journey, as a family, we are particularly grateful and grateful. ”
Tan Li once said: "My father's life is really complete, whether it is artistic or family life, he is very happy and long-lived, I think he is a perfect old man, really remarkable." We must inherit his art, inherit his character and morality, pass on his art and morality forever, and better serve the majority of theater fans and the audience. ”
Tan Lizeng also revealed that before his death, Tan Yuanshou had Wang Zhanyuan, the son of the famous Peking Opera artist Wang Jinlu, keep eight copies of the diary written in the 1960s and 1970s for him, and instructed him to take them out after his death. Therefore, these diaries are even seen by the Tan family for the first time. "This is a great amount of wealth!" Tan Li once sighed: "My father rarely wrote before he died, and I accompanied and cared for him every day for so many years, and I didn't know that he actually wrote eight diaries!" We looked at it yesterday, and it was all his own record in the 1960s and 1970s, including what meetings he held on a few days and months, who attended, what he said, what he felt... Including what Chairman Mao said when he met him, what Premier Zhou said when he saw him, some of which were not said in public, but were pulled aside and said to him. During the turbulent decade, he wrote down some of his inner words that he could not say in his diary. This information is really precious! Special thanks to Mr. Wang Zhanyuan for keeping these diaries carefully and handing them over to us. ”
There are people who have given a full moon to their great-grandchildren
Tan Yuanshou's grandson, Tan Zhengyan, the seventh generation of Tan Men, is also wet when he mentions his grandfather. He said: "Grandpa was not in good health for a while and was taken to the hospital. I know that in his heart, he has always been worried about the descendants of the Tan family, and he is worried about his grandson. On August 23 this year, the day of my son's full moon, we took the child to see Grandpa and took a family portrait with my parents for four generations. From that day on, Grandpa's physical and mental condition got better and better day by day, and we were all very happy. But unexpectedly, he suddenly left us, he walked very peacefully and calmly, and there should be no regrets in his heart. ”
On October 11 and 12, Tan Zhengyan, who had just lost his loved ones, also starred in the newly edited Peking Opera "Xu Yunfeng" at the Beijing Opera House. This play is based on Tan Yuanshou's 1984 Peking Opera "Red Rock". Theater leaders had worried that Tan Zhengyan, who was in grief, would be affected, but the Tan family unanimously said that they would arrange and act well. Tan Yuanshou's son, Tan Zhengyan's father, and the famous Peking Opera performance artist Tan Xiao once said: "We believe that this is also my father's wish, and it is also the best consolation for him, not to mention that our ancestors have already set an example." ”
In 1953, Tan Yuanshou's grandfather Tan Xiaopei passed away, tan Yuanshou's father Tan Fuying was on the way to the DPRK to perform, rushed back to briefly take care of his father's aftermath, and then caught up with the large army to perform in the DPRK. In 1976, when Tan Xiao and Yan Guixiang were married, Tan Fuying was their big media, but when the Tangshan earthquake occurred, Tan Fuying said: "You go to the Tangshan earthquake-stricken area to give a condolence performance, and come back to pick a day for your wedding." But after they returned from the performance, Tan Fuying died of a critical illness and was unable to attend their wedding. Tan Xiao once said: "Our ancestors have always said that no matter how big a family affair is, it is a small matter, and no matter how small a state affair is, it is a big thing, and this is our family style. ”
Tan Xiao once also said that now that the eighth generation of the Tan family has been born, if the conditions permit, the little grandson is also suitable for learning Peking Opera, he will definitely learn drama and inherit the art of the Tan School, "Everyone loves the art of the Tan School, and we will definitely adhere to, inherit and carry it forward." ”
Source Beijing Daily client | reporter Wang Run Fangfei
Edit: Guan Yiwen
Process Editor: Wang Mengying