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For Henan villagers who love the art of opera, the column of Liyuan Spring is definitely their most unique memory.
This is an opera variety show based on Henan opera, supplemented by other opera genres.
It was officially launched on Henan Satellite TV in 1994 and has a history of 30 years.
In the long course of development, Liyuanchun has stepped out of Henan step by step and spread its fame to the whole country.
Liyuan Spring is definitely one of the columns with high value in the history of Chinese opera.
In the course of the broadcast, it also won many national awards.
Even the Columbia News Review, which is far away in the United States, rated it as a "benchmark brand in China".
Many opera talents from the folk background have made a name for themselves on the stage of Liyuan Chun.
What's more worth mentioning is that Liyuan Chun also listed a separate children's group competition after 2002, and discovered many extremely talented young opera artists.
These young people stand out as the young champions of Liyuan Spring, and now many years have passed, but their development status is different.
Some people have successful careers, fame and fortune, and some have disappeared from everyone.
What's even more embarrassing is that there is a little champion who has passed away prematurely.
Qin Mengyao
Among the little champions in Liyuan Spring for more than 20 years, Qin Mengyao is definitely the most representative one.
When she achieved results in the Liyuan Spring Ring, it was still 1999, at the end of the century.
At that time, Liyuan Chun had not listed a separate children's competition, and she competed with many adults on the same stage and still won the silver award.
Qin Mengyao, who was only 9 years old at the time, was confident and brave in the face of a group of adult players, and was generous.
As soon as she opened her mouth, she could attract thunderous applause from the audience.
Solid basic skills, people don't dare to imagine her age at that time.
And in her, the old saying in the performance industry: "One minute on stage, ten years off stage" is vividly embodied.
Although Qin Mengyao was only 9 years old at the time, she had been studying on the road of opera for many years.
In fact, Qin Mengyao can be regarded as from a family of quyi, and his father used to be a quyi worker.
Although he later chose to go to the sea to do business, this craft has never been lost.
From a very young age, Qin Mengyao felt the beauty of opera under the influence of her parents and grandparents.
Her talent was shown early because of this, and her plasticity was recognized by many seniors in the industry.
The stage of Liyuan Spring is an opportunity for Qin Mengyao to show herself, and it is also the starting point for her fame.
After winning the silver award of Liyuan Chun, Qin Mengyao officially started her artistic life.
Invitations to various competitions, commercial performances and variety shows followed.
Her talent in quyi was rated as "unlimited future" by the famous Peking Opera actor Yuan Shihai.
While going farther and farther in the field of quyi, Qin Mengyao did not neglect her studies.
With the help of her father, Qin Mengyao went to study abroad and founded her own company after returning to China.
The direction of her company's business is to invest in the field of art.
Today's Qin Mengyao can be said to have achieved both success in the field of art and business.
Kuma Qingqing
Xiong Qingqing is a young genius who follows in Qin Mengyao's footsteps, and his way of becoming famous is almost exactly the same as Qin Mengyao's.
She participated in Qin Mengyao's later competition, and her opponents were also adults.
And her final achievement is also a silver award.
Before participating in Liyuan Spring to show himself, Xiong Qingqing was already a well-known Henan Opera actor in his hometown.
Although she was quite young back then, her ambition was not low, and she also had a talent for quyi.
He opened his mouth several times in the quyi program on the local TV station.
"Mu Guiying is in charge", "Tears and Lovesickness" and other classic Henan opera repertoire, she sings skillfully and movingly.
However, the little champion of the local TV station naturally can't satisfy Xiong Qingqing.
It didn't take long for her to participate in the Liyuan Spring Ring Tournament and pass all the way.
On the bigger stage of Liyuan Spring, Xiong Qingqing sang "Three Sons Fight for Father", "Wind and Snow Matching" and other plays.
Although she only won the silver medal in the end, it is already rare for her to win the second place in the all-adult arena.
A few years later, Xiong Qingqing, who had studied in art school for a long time, made a comeback.
Participated in the 2004 Liyuan Spring Five-Year Championship Competition.
At this time, Liyuan Spring has completely listed the part of the children's group.
In other words, although she no longer has to compete with adults, she is facing a group of teenage geniuses who are on par with her.
Xiong Qingqing, who made a comeback, only won the bronze award, and her follow-up development was not satisfactory.
Because after this, Xiong Qingqing seemed to have disappeared in front of the public, and almost no news came out.
It is said that she later joined the performing arts troupe in Henan and became an actor in Henan Opera rooted in her hometown.
Zhang Mei
Zhang Mei was the second gold medalist after the Liyuan Chunli Children's Competition, and she was just 6 years old when she competed.
However, it was this little girl who was only 6 years old at the time who broke the record of Liyuan Spring for many years.
She is the first junior contestant to win three consecutive championships on the Liyuan Spring stage.
In the end, he lived up to expectations and won the gold award.
However, this young girl who broke the record of guarding has a past where she doesn't like to sing.
Before participating in Liyuan Spring, Zhang Mei had only studied drama for less than a year.
Although it can be regarded as learning art at the age of 5, it is indeed a bit late to apprentice at the age of two or three compared to others.
But this is also the embodiment of Zhang Mei's talent called "impeccable".
At the beginning, Zhang Mei did not have a teacher to teach, and she herself had no interest in singing.
Fortunately, her mother was a lover of opera and often took her out to listen to opera.
After a long time like this, she has listened to a lot of dramas, and she can hum a few paragraphs from memory, and the effect is very good.
Her talent was discovered by her mother, and after that, Zhang Mei was sent to an opera school and found a special teacher to tutor her.
Zhang Mei has been obedient since she was a child, and she is not reluctant to learn to sing.
Although she was only 5 years old at the time, she learned faster and more effectively than those college entrance examination art candidates who were in the same classroom.
What a genius, every brother and sister who studied with her couldn't help but sigh.
After studying for less than a year, Zhang Mei stepped onto the stage of Liyuan Spring under the strong recommendation of her teacher.
Her talent was thus on full display, and she was not only the Gold Medal winner that year.
Later, in the Liyuan Spring Five-Year Championship, Zhang Mei won the first place among the young talents and won the championship for the second time.
After coming out of Liyuan Spring, Zhang Mei did not let her talent go to waste, but used it better.
Today, although Zhang Mei has not stopped in the field of opera, she is also spreading her voice in the field of music.
Kong Ying
Zhang Mei's performance on the stage of the Liyuan Spring Children's Group was undoubtedly a big surprise for the audience.
Kong Ying, who won the gold medal after her, is even more unforgettable.
Kong Ying was less than 4 years old at the time, but she was not timid in front of the camera.
And what makes her so confident is that unique quyi talent.
What can such a young child sing? Kong Ying's performance on the stage gave the most shocking answer.
That year, Kong Ying conquered fans of all ages on and off the screen with just a short period of "Mulan".
The words "promising future" appear in almost everyone's mind.
She undoubtedly became popular on the stage of Liyuan Chun, and Kong Ying became the ideal child of countless parents overnight.
After the explosion, the young Kong Ying also attracted many invitations to commercial performances and programs.
At that time, she only needed to run around the country and sing a few more paragraphs to make a lot of money.
For her ordinary original family, this is also an opportunity to get rich overnight.
However, Kong Ying has a pair of sensible and loving parents, who do not treat their daughter as a cash cow, but protect her well.
The young Kong Ying did not experience the twists and turns of becoming famous, but quickly returned to her old life and class.
For Kong Ying's parents, the most important thing for their youngest daughter is to grow up healthy and safe.
When she has the ability to judge herself, it is time for her to choose her own way of life.
Kong Ying, who returned to school, did not live up to her parents' expectations, and her grades have always been among the best.
At the same time, Kong Ying has never let go of her love for opera.
Just the year before last, she was admitted to the China Conservatory of Music as a graduate student.
I believe that in the future, she will definitely go more and more smoothly on the road she loves.
Deng Minghe
Compared with Kong Ying's parents, who know and love him deeply, Deng Minghe's family is in stark contrast and very different.
He was the silver medalist at the 2010 Grand Final.
However, his reputation as a silver medal winner is much higher than that of other players, including Xu Shuaiwen, who won the gold medal in the same year.
For most people, the name Deng Minghe may be a little unfamiliar.
Indeed, compared to his real name, "New Year's Doll" may be a well-known title.
Deng Minghe took the stage at the age of 4 and can be said to be a frequent visitor to Liyuan Spring.
His well-behaved and cute appearance is also the only reason why people call him "New Year's Doll".
On the stage of the Spring Festival Gala in 2013, he also played a New Year's doll and sent blessings to the audience across the country.
His performance with his sister has been praised and loved by audiences across the country.
But such a lovely Deng Minghe died of illness in 2015, and his life stopped forever at the age of 8 because of the illness.
The reason for his illness is inseparable from the long-term "squeezing" of his family.
Since he became famous on the stage of Liyuan Spring, he has become a cash cow in the eyes of his elders.
Every day, I am on the way to commercial performances.
He was so busy in those years that it is said that even before the onset of his illness, he was preparing for his next performance.
Heavy pressure is not easy for even adults to bear, let alone a child under the age of 10.
Deng Minghe is still alive and not yet an adult, such a regret is really a pain in the hearts of everyone who likes him.
epilogue
These children get their names at an early age, but their subsequent development is different.
In fact, what can a child decide? After all, it is the parents who play a decisive role in this.
Deng Minghe's tragedy was largely caused by the eagerness of his parents and elders.
And Kong Ying, Qin Mengyao and others are very lucky.
Because they are not only talented, but also have good family members who support and care for them.