Preamble:
"Can grief erase her gorgeous life?"
The flashy stage lights went out suddenly, and people looked at the empty theater in disbelief.
An outstanding artist, the guardian of China's Liu Sanjie culture, and a bright star in Guangxi's theater circle, passed away silently at the end of the life cycle at the age of 80.
Huang Wanqiu, this name is so familiar.
As the actor and inheritor of Liu Sanjie, her haunting face with unique charm has become a symbol of China's excellent traditional culture.
Now, the shadow of death has quietly extinguished the light in her eyes.
People feel sorry, how can Huang Wanqiu's gorgeous life be covered by hurried grief?
Let's look back at her legendary story and experience her life of dedication to art.
The rise of an artistic genius
Treasures of nature, outstanding people.
Guangxi, a hot land, has given birth to countless outstanding artists.
Huang Wanqiu grew up in such an environment, and showed a high interest and talent for drama performance since she was a child.
When she was young, she often imitated the actors on TV and danced Yangge dances in her yard.
The movements are vivid and expressive, and the expressions are rich, as if he was born as a little actor.
The adults in the neighborhood were amazed.
"Look at how dramatic she is, she will have to become a big player in the future!"
Such praise inspired Xiao Huang Wanqiu's infinite love for performance.
In the scorching summer, when her mother went to work in the fields, Huang Wanqiu pulled a few friends to set up a simple stage under the eaves and began to rehearse the newly written opera script.
She danced with a small fan, and her delicate expression seemed to be able to vividly interpret the characters in the play.
The friends were engrossed in their attention and frequently exclaimed.
As the years passed, Xiao Huang Wanqiu gradually grew up, but this enthusiasm for theatrical performances has never diminished by half a point.
When she was a girl, she chose to enter the Gui Opera Troupe to study performing arts, studying under the famous teacher Shen Jinbo.
The strict basic skills training did not kill Huang Wanqiu's love for the stage.
She was diligent and studious, and soon became a rising star in the group.
At the same time, students always joked, "Huang Wanqiu was simply born for drama, I think she is pretending to be a drama in her heart." ”
Not only that, Huang Wanqiu is more courageous to boldly innovate stage performance techniques on the existing basis.
She skillfully applied classical Chinese poetry to the creation of performances, which won high recognition from teachers.
One rainy night in 1966, the door of fate knocked on a crack for her.
Huang Wanqiu was trained in a performance at the Guilin Theater, and was unexpectedly favored by the famous dramatist He Youcai, who was collecting style here.
The rise of a great artist
He Youcai invited Huang Wanqiu to join the large-scale opera film "Liu Sanjie" that he was preparing to make.
This opportunity undoubtedly meant a huge leap in her career for Huang Wanqiu, who was still very young at the time.
Receiving Teacher He's invitation, Huang Wanqiu was so excited that she almost couldn't sleep.
She ran to Guilin Mountain alone, looked at the starry sky and made a wish: "I will definitely let you see that the style of Liu Sanjie will be reproduced in the movie "Liu Sanjie"!"
However, the pressure is no small either.
Starring in China's first color opera film, she had to hone her acting skills in the midst of heavy filming tasks.
He Youcai's strict requirements made the work even more daring to slacken.
The initial shoot didn't go well.
The ability to echo before and after the camera exposed Huang Wanqiu's shortcomings under the test of the movie.
Mr. He paused filming several times and explained in detail to Huang Wanqiu the language of the camera and many details of the film performance.
Huang Wanqiu accepted diligently, and continued to improve in daily independent training, and finally ushered in the outbreak of state.
Just when the movie was about to finish, fate once again tested Huang Wanqiu's determination.
The original starring Fu Jinhua encountered an irreconcilable lip shape problem in the singing plot.
At this time, Huang Wanqiu resolutely stood up - she volunteered to replace Fu Jinhua to complete the follow-up shooting.
All parties in the crew had doubts about Huang Wanqiu at first.
After all, in those days, the filming of opera movies was extremely difficult, and improvisation was even more difficult.
However, to everyone's surprise, Huang Wanqiu overcame all kinds of difficulties, completed the replacement task brilliantly, and finally helped the film finish as scheduled.
At that moment, Huang Wanqiu burst into tears with excitement.
She suddenly understood that the most valuable quality of an artist is to constantly hone and transform through challenges and tribulations!
The successful premiere of "Liu Sanjie" pushed Huang Wanqiu to the peak of her career in one fell swoop, and she also found her spiritual belief in this film - to carry forward the excellent traditional culture of Liu Sanjie in China.
A true love that spans time
Art and love constitute the two major themes in Huang Wanqiu's life.
In 1972, after all kinds of troubles and run-ins, she finally tied the knot with He Youcai.
The hearts of two artists leap towards each other through time, forging a legendary love.
Soon after marriage, Huang Wanqiu became pregnant.
She still went her own way, insisting on rehearsing a new play until the day before she gave birth.
Many people advised her to rest, but she laughed and said, "I will be more motivated to have a baby, and I will try to help more children who are as cute as babies!"
After marriage, Huang Wanqiu's career is in full swing.
She was soon promoted to the deputy head of the Guangxi Song and Dance Troupe and became a leading figure in the art scene of the autonomous region.
At the same time, she and He Youcai also run a happy family.
Huang Wanqiu and He Youcai are both leaders in the theater industry, and their homes are often lively.
They often invite friends from the art world to their homes to discuss creation and performance.
Children always love to break into the "adult world", which makes the living room burst into laughter and romance.
Huang Wanqiu and Teacher He will also pause the discussion and pick up the child to talk about the play.
Huang Wanqiu has always regarded the promotion of Chinese Liu Sanjie culture as her responsibility and mission.
After the end of the Cultural Revolution, she took the initiative to apply to perform in the poorest remote mountainous areas, hoping to promote this excellent tradition to more people.
Huang Wanqiu's selfless dedication has won her the admiration and love of the masses.
In Huang Wanqiu's view, the Guangxi and Guilin drama circles in her hometown are her greatest spiritual hometowns.
It was there that she nurtured her love for art, and she hopes that her efforts will make the cultural sky of her hometown shine more brightly.
For this reason, no matter how busy she is, Huang Wanqiu will regularly return to Guilin to give public lectures, teach performance skills, and organize students to stage Liu Sanjie's repertoire.
This has become an important promoter of Liu Sanjie's culture in Guilin's theater circles.
An artist's curtain call
Time flies, and Huang Wanqiu weaves one wonderful life movement after another on the stage.
In the long journey of 80 years, she has internalized the art of theater and the culture of Liu Sanjie as an inseparable part of her life.
Until 2022, Huang Wanqiu suddenly collapsed and fell unconscious.
The sad news of the fruitless rescue makes people deeply sad - is the artist's lamp of life about to be extinguished in time?
When the news came, He Youcai was busy with the final rehearsal of a theater festival.
The sudden change made him at a loss, and his heart was like a knife.
He rushed to the hospital overnight, and looked at the extremely familiar and painful face on the hospital bed, and felt that the world was spinning.
Fortunately, Huang Wanqiu's legacy was passed on in the hearts of her loved ones.
Her partner, He Youcai, chose to organize her diaries and letters, presenting her colorful spiritual world.
He also took his two granddaughters to revisit the footsteps of the two and tell the story of this love that spanned the years......
"Grandma is the brightest star in our hearts. ”
The granddaughters said this in a childish but firm tone.
At the dawn of March 2023, Huang Wanqiu closed her eyes forever, and her persistent artistic heart stopped beating.
However, how can we let a brief moment of sadness overshadow her brilliant life?
Her love for culture and art, and her contribution to her hometown, will become an enduring force that will inspire future generations to continue to inherit and innovate.
After all, life is a few degrees of scenery on a long journey.
And Huang Wanqiu used her 80 years of persistence and dedication to weave a brilliant picture, which will forever be embedded in the starry sky of Chinese theater history.
Those hearts that have been warmed by her, how can they let her be extinguished in time and space?
Epilogue:
Huang Wanqiu's gorgeous figure has been annihilated in the long river of time.
We deeply mourn and miss her, and we are glad that we have encountered such a wonderful art in this life.
Life will come to an end, but art and culture will be immortalized.
The precious legacy left by Huang Wanqiu will be passed on to future generations, inspiring every heart that longs for great beauty.
She is like the never-extinguishing fire in nature, blooming with dazzling fire and warmth with her 80 years of life, igniting ripples of turmoil one after another.
The true love in the world is hard to find, and Huang Wanqiu uses her lifelong persistence to interpret "waiting for dreams, songs, and love".
When we meet her familiar figure on stage again, we will surely burst into tears: it is the immortality of her soul and the eternal symbol of Chinese cultural heritage.
Let us be proud and proud, to watch, to remember, to inherit the essence of the life of such a great artist.
This sense of responsibility and historical mission will also become the most touching light of faith in our hearts.