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Who is Liu Changyu? Famous Peking Opera performance artist, national first-class actor, winner of the first Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award.
In the sixties and eighties of the last century, Liu Changyu became a popular and household name, and his starring Peking opera programs such as "Selling Water", "Spring Grass Breaking into the Hall", "Plain Combat", "Red Lantern Illumination" and "Red Lantern History" had a far-reaching influence.
In particular, "Li Tiemei" in "Red Lantern Story" is an eternal classic in the hearts of the audience, with this role, Liu Changyu's career has reached the peak, and "Li Tiemei" once became synonymous with her.
In addition to being a generation of Peking Opera masters, Liu Changyu also actively participated in charity and contributed his own strength to charity activities.
In his career, Liu Changyu has achieved great success, is emotionally bumpy, has two marriages with sorrow and joy, and is even more guilty of his son.
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In 1942, Liu Changyu was born in Dongsi Ba Tiao, Beijing, China, where his father, Zhou Dawen, was the mayor of Beiping City and Zhang Xueliang was a brother.
Zhou Dawen and Zhang Xueliang
Liu Changyu's mother is Zhou Dawen's third aunt, although she was born poor, she was deeply favored by Zhou Dawen, and gave birth to three children in a row, Liu Changyu is the second eldest child.
In addition, Liu Changyu has 11 siblings.
It can be seen that Liu Changyu can be regarded as a famous family, and his family is very rich and prominent, but his generous family background did not bring Liu Changyu a happy childhood.
When she was three years old, her father was imprisoned as a traitor, her mother later divorced her father, Liu Changyu and her siblings lived with their mother, and at the same time changed their mother's surname, and the three siblings relied on their mother's few savings and helped others do needlework.
Liu Changyu embarked on the road of drama, which is also related to her father.
Zhou Dawen is a fan of Peking Opera, once played with Xun Huisheng on the stage, he will come to a paragraph from time to time in his life, at the same time he will share some knowledge of drama to his children, influenced by it, Liu Changyu has developed a strong interest in Peking Opera since he was a child.
In 1951, Liu Changyu applied for the Chinese Opera School, at this time she was not yet ten years old, she was a little naughty, many teachers were unwilling to ask her, wanted to return her, it was the principal Wang Yaoqing who was optimistic about her and felt that she was a malleable talent, so she stayed.
Liu Changyu is also very competitive, although she is a little naughty, but she is extremely smart, and she can learn many plays as soon as she learns.
Liu Changyu was not in good health at birth, so she has always been relatively thin, and the life of the drama school is very hard, and it takes a lot of physical strength to practice every day, but she persevered.
She really loved theater and was not afraid of hardship, and she studied Peking Opera for nine years from 1951 to 1959.
In 1958, Liu Changyu was personally taught by Mr. Xun Huisheng, a master of Peking Opera, and she studied Tsing Yi, Hua Dan, Dao Ma Dan, especially good at Hua Dan, learned "Xin Anyi", "Red Chamber Eryou", etc., and the future can be expected.
In 1959, Liu Changyu graduated from the Chinese Opera School and was assigned to the Experimental Theater of the Chinese Opera School as an actress, while she also taught part-time at her alma mater.
Liu Changyu is highly talented and hard-working.
After that, she had the guidance of Xue Yanqin, Li Yuru, Tong Zhiling, Yu Zhenfei, Chen Bohua of Han Opera, and Chen Suzhen, the queen of Yu Opera, and Liu Changyu's artistic attainment improved by leaps and bounds.
In 1962, she was transferred to the Third Troupe of the Peking Opera of China as an actress. At the same time, her classmates Qian Haoliang, Liu Xiurong and others were also sorted into the Peking Theater of China.
Liu Changyu's appearance is handsome, her voice is crisp, her words are clear, her performance is sincere, and she is good at learning from others and widely absorbing, thus forming her unique performance style, which soon emerged in the industry.
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Liu Changyu is an actress who pursues career development,
But she always wanted to have both career and love, so after her career stabilized, she began to think about personal issues.
In 1964, Liu Changyu got married, she was just 22 years old, her husband was her classmate at the opera school, the two were in free love, and later the other party also entered the Peking Theater of China as an actor.
As both husband and wife, Liu Changyu and her husband have a consensus that they must run a good family while pursuing their careers.
Soon after marriage, they planned to have a child, but the husband was not in good health.
He would cough every night and cough badly, Liu Changyu asked him to go to the hospital to see, but the other party disagreed, thinking that it was just an ordinary cough, and there was no need to pay attention to it.
He didn't rush to the hospital until he found that his chest was tight and he had difficulty breathing, but by this time it was too late, and after a series of tests, the doctor found that a foreign body had grown in his lungs.
At that time, the conditions of this hospital were limited, and the cause could not be determined, so he was transferred to a major hospital for examination, and the results of further examinations were confirmed as malignant tumors.
Holding the diagnosis certificate, Liu Changyu's mood is very complicated, she feels that her sky has fallen, but she must be strong, but also follow the doctor's advice, actively cooperate with the treatment, and do her best to save her husband.
The top priority was to remove the tumor, but the reality was unsatisfactory, and after the operation, the cancer cells accelerated to spread.
Looking at Liu Changyu lying on the hospital bed, her heart was like a knife, but she still had to endure to play strong in front of her husband, she went to work to rehearse during the day, and after the rehearsal, she hurried to the ward to take care of her husband.
During that time, Liu Changyu ran on both sides and was very tired, but she still had to smile in front of people, especially when rehearsing the play, because the role required her to play a very cheerful look, who knew that behind her laughter was full of bitterness and tears.
In order to save her husband's life, Liu Changyu tried everything possible, but in the end he failed to save his life.
In September 1964, Liu Changyu's husband died of illness, and at this time, they had just been married for 4 months, and he left, and Liu Changyu fell into endless sadness and grief.
For a long time, she washed her face in tears all day and was in a trance, but she remembered her husband's explanation to her during that time in the hospital.
He asked her to take care of herself, and if she really had any misfortune, she must live well with her share, and whenever she thought of this, she reminded herself to keep her spirits up.
Liu Changyu collected her mood, she decided to put all her energy into work, in order to divert attention and reduce her thoughts about her husband, and soon she ushered in the peak of her career.
At that time, the Peking Opera of China rehearsed the modern Peking Opera "Red Lantern Story".
Originally, the troupe planned to let Du Jinfang play the role of "Li Tiemei", but Du Jinfang did not return from performing abroad at that time, and the troupe also Qu Suying, Li Weikang and others, but they were not as suitable as Liu Changyu.
Therefore, the role of "Li Tiemei" eventually fell to Liu Changyu, but she was frequently ostracized by the people in the group, especially the regiment leader Qian Haoliang repeatedly asked to replace her.
In the play, Qian Haoliang and Liu Changyu are father-daughter relationships, but the two rarely talk when they get off the stage, almost incompatible.
During that time, Liu Changyu put into roles on stage, and she also encountered various exclusions offstage, and she was unable to cope with all this.
Fortunately, there was someone who had been silently by her side at this time, giving her the courage to face the difficulties after repeated blows.
This person was her later husband Bai Jiyun.
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Bai Jiyun is three years older than Liu Changyu, and his father is the famous martial arts actor Bai Yunting, Bai Jiyun inherited his father's business and is a martial arts actor and martial arts instructor in the troupe.
Bai Jiyun was delicate and kind, watching the people in the group bullying Liu Changyu, he couldn't help but want to protect her, and his care and encouragement made Liu Changyu stand up again.
With the role of "Li Tiemei", Liu Changyu's career climbed to the peak.
After "Red Lantern Story" was put on the big screen, Liu Changyu still played "Li Tiemei" in the play, which caused a huge response across the country after its release, and Liu Changyu became a popular Peking opera actor and a household name.
Liu Changyu and Bai Jiyun remarried in 1968, she walked out of the pain of losing her husband under his warmth, and before deciding to start a new life with him, she asked Bai Jiyun a question:
I have a bad background, I have been married, don't you care about all this?
Bai Jiyun did not hesitate, and his eyes firmly told her that he liked her because he loved her as a person, and had nothing to do with everything else, and he was ready to face everything with her.
Liu Changyu looked at Bai Jiyun without the slightest hesitation, he has been by his side all these years, he is a person worthy of trust, so she walked hand in hand with him for half of her life.
A family of three
After marriage, they supported each other, tolerated each other, understood each other, respected each other, they defeated those gossip with true love, and fulfilled each other's dreams with true love.
In 1973, 31-year-old Liu Changyu gave birth to a son, forming a happy family of three from the world of two.
At that time, Liu Changyu's career was in full swing, she did not rest too much, three months after giving birth, she fully returned to the group to film, and her son was taken care of by Bai Jiyun.
At that time, Liu Changyu was busy with work and had no time to take care of her son, and her son was weaned after only three months, and began to eat rice paste like a monkey, Liu Changyu did not shed tears less, but she seemed to be unable to do anything.
After entering the eighties, Liu Changyu's career development ushered in the second peak, starring her "Selling Water", "Fishing and Killing Home", "Red Mansion Eryou", "Red Lantern Zhao", "Yutang Spring", "Spring Grass Breaking into the Hall" and other Peking opera dramas, which were well received.
Liu Changyu became the winner of China's first drama "Plum Blossom Award", and at the same time, she successively served as the honorary director of the China Peking Opera Youth Troupe and the vice president of the China Peking Opera House, and her career development has been climbing.
After Bai Jiyun entered junior high school for his son, his career also rejuvenated for the second spring, and the couple focused on the Peking Opera career and had no time to take care of their son, thus burying their son's talent in Peking Opera performance.
In this regard, Liu Changyu is very guilty, she feels sorry for her son, when she was a child, her son liked Peking Opera, but because Peking Opera brought her too much pain, plus the practice was very hard, she stopped her son.
Later, after his son entered junior high school, he became obsessed with Jinghu, and Liu Changyu and her husband did not take it seriously, and let their son teach himself at home on the CD.
In the planning of Liu Changyu and her husband, they do not want their son to take the road of art, because this road is too difficult, they only hope that he will study well, enter a university, have a stable job, and live an ordinary life.
When colleagues discovered her son's talent and asked them why they didn't cultivate their son well, they said that they were too busy to keep things in the group, and where did they have the energy to manage their son.
In this way, Liu Changyu devoted his whole life to the cause of Peking Opera, and later brought out Geng Qiaoyun, Zhao Yuhua, Guan Bo and many other excellent disciples, but her son really became an ordinary person.
Liu Changyu and her disciples
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Liu Changyu's guilt for her son is increasing day by day, she used to focus on her work, and always felt that she would have time to spend with her children in the future.
But in a blink of an eye, her son grew up and did not go down the road she wanted, because their son's grades were average, he was not admitted to college after graduating from high school, he did not continue his studies, but entered a company to work.
In 2000, when her son was about 27 years old, he came out of the company again, and he couldn't let go of his love of art, and he began to accompany a group of Peking Opera lovers in the park.
Every morning, when Peking Opera lovers hang their voices in the park, he sits on the side and pulls Jinghu, he is very engaged and pulls well, attracting crowds to watch every time.
At that time, everyone did not know that he was the son of Liu Changyu, a famous Peking opera master, they just thought that he pulled well, and later when everyone learned the truth, they were a little surprised.
They don't understand why Liu Changyu and her husband are both celebrities and have so much influence, and their son also has artistic talent, but why they didn't cultivate him well, but let him accompany others in the park.
These words entered Liu Changyu's ears, and her heart was very unpleasant.
The ancients said that "parents love their sons, and they have far-reaching plans", but Liu Changyu felt that she did not do it, she was ashamed of her son, missed the best years to cultivate her son, and thus delayed his life.
Liu Changyu apologized to her son, saying that she was very sad that she stopped her son's love because she was bent on doing so, and then did not pay too much attention to his interests and hobbies and did not cultivate him in time.
Fortunately, Liu Changyu's son does not blame her, he said that he can understand his parents, they are so busy, they have a lot to do, and he is proud of them to see their contributions to the cause of Peking Opera.
The more sensible her son is, the more uncomfortable Liu Changyu's heart is, she is truly proud that she has such a son, if she had used a little snack on him back then, he might have lived another life.
But there is no turning back in life, you can only look forward, and later Liu Changyu tried to compensate her son as much as possible, as long as he had any wishes, she would satisfy them as much as possible.
Looking back on Liu Changyu's road to fame, she was lucky and unlucky. Fortunately, she was born with extraordinary talent, humility, hardship and simplicity, which made her a great success in her career;
Unfortunately, her parents divorced and her first husband died of illness four months after marriage, which plunged her life into great grief.
Fortunately, she met the like-minded Bai Jiyun, the two tied the knot, and together they have written a beautiful marriage, conceived a caring and kind son, and formed a happy family,
At the same time, they have also achieved each other's career ideals.
Photo by Liu Changyu on his 80th birthday