On April 10, the first season of 2022 "Meet Mei Lanfang" - "Good Flower Day in Spring Festival" was held at Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall. Photo by Du Yan
Beijing, April 10 (Xinhua) -- In the season of begonia blossoms, listen to the origin of Peking Opera, understand Mei Lanfang's life, experience Peking Opera singing and playing, and appreciate the excerpts of Mei Pai's classic "Heavenly Girl Scattered Flowers"... Today, the first season of 2022 "Meet Mei Lanfang" - "Spring Festival Good Flower Day" activity was held at mei lanfang memorial hall, bringing a unique immersive national experience to the public.
The event marked the beginning of the 2022 "Hall with Drama" Spring Performance Season in Beijing Xicheng, jointly sponsored by the Publicity Department of the Xicheng District Party Committee of Beijing Municipality, the Cultural and Tourism Bureau of Xicheng District and the Beijing Performing Arts Group.
The Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall, located at No. 9 Huguosi Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, is a typical Beijing courtyard. Since 1951, Mr. Mei Lanfang has spent the last ten years of his life in this quiet and comfortable courtyard. The main courtyard of the memorial hall preserves the original appearance of the former residence, and the living room, study, bedroom and living room are all displayed according to the original life and living conditions of Mei Lanfang. The museum has a large collection of precious objects, including plays, books, calligraphy and paintings, letters and other physical objects, as well as a list of plays performed in various theaters or churches from the late Qing Dynasty to modern times.
At the scene of the event, the Heavenly Lady danced silk and waved silk, the color of the xia flickered frequently, and a thousand flowers flew away... Under the begonia tree, the audience watched the excerpts of Mei Pai's classic "Tiannu Scattered Flowers" and other famous dramas interpreted by professional Peking Opera actors on the spot, enjoyed Mei Lanfang and Xu Beihong's famous calligraphy and painting "Tiannu Scattered Flowers", listened to professional guests explain the past and present lives of Peking Opera, learned about Mei Lanfang's life deeds and artistic achievements, and felt the infinite charm of Peking Opera from a new perspective.
The relevant person in charge of Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall said that as one of the series of activities of "Meeting Mei Lanfang", the immersive experience of "Meeting Mei Lanfang" is more prominent in "there is drama", which fully reflects the characteristics of the brand of "hall has drama" and "special and fine, small and beautiful".
On April 10, the first season of 2022 "Meet Mei Lanfang" - "Good Flower Day in Spring Festival" was held at Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall. Photo by Du Yan
The relevant person in charge of the Xicheng District of Beijing pointed out that in 2022, the spring performance season activities of the "guild hall with drama" jingcai Xicheng will be successively presented in representative historical and cultural venues such as Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall, Baoguo Temple, and Fuzhou New Museum. It is worth mentioning that the Zhengyi Temple Theater Building, which has been rebuilt since last year, will also reopen its doors on the occasion of the 310th anniversary of its completion. At that time, the gentle singing voice will linger between the quaint carved beams.
The person in charge said that in the next step, Xicheng District will also revitalize the space resources of the characteristic guild hall according to the architectural and spatial characteristics of the former site of the guild hall, create an immersive performing arts space with distinct themes, diverse contents, different functions, and "special and fine, small and beautiful", so that "the guild hall has a play" as the entrance to the tasting of fine dramas and a window for the display of China's excellent opera culture, so that more cultural products can enter the lives of the masses, meet the needs of the citizens for a beautiful spiritual and cultural life, create a cultural business card of "big drama to see Beijing", and prosper the culture of the capital. Better promote the construction of national cultural centers. (End)