Forty or fifty years ago, model plays were the most important literary and artistic styles, from the early eight to later developed into more than twenty, fully occupying the stage and screen, and the people of the whole country were watching. As a result, a number of well-known model drama stars were born, and the limelight far exceeded that of any popular star today.
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Xue Jinghua, born in Shanghai in 1945, studied ballet in 1956 and entered the National Ballet of China in 1963 as an actor. Participated in the rehearsal of China's first national ballet, "The Red Detachment of Women", from the group dance to the company commander of the Detachment of Women. In 1965, the lead actor Bai Shuxiang was persecuted and left the stage, and Xue Jinghua began to play the heroine Wu Qinghua.
Xue Jinghua
In 1971, the ballet "Red Detachment of Women" was made into a color art film and released nationwide, and Xue Jinghua became a "ballet star" at home and abroad. In 1972, Xue Jinghua performed "Red Detachment of Women" for US President Nixon and others who visited China, and in 1978, he accompanied the troupe to visit the United States for exchange performances, and performed "Red Detachment of Women" for the last time. Since then, she has worked in Hong Kong with her husband and has been teaching ballet in Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
Xue Jinghua played Wu Qinghua in the ballet "Red Detachment of Women"
Liu Qingtang, born in 1932, studied dance in his early years. In 1952, he entered the newly established Central Song and Dance Troupe, and in 1956, at the age of 24, he was sent to the Soviet Union to study ballet. After returning to China, he served as an actor and deputy captain of the actor team in the Ballet Troupe of the Central Opera and Dance Theatre. In 1964, in the ballet "Red Detachment of Women", he played the male protagonist Hong Changqing. In 1971, it was made into a movie, and Liu Qingtang became popular throughout the country.
Liu Qingtang played Hong Changqing in the ballet "Red Detachment of Women"
During the turmoil, he served as the leader of the ballet troupe, which had 240 members, and they pulled out more than 70 "counter-revolutionaries", and he was constantly promoted by the whole person, and he became the deputy minister of culture. In 1983, after a public trial, Liu Qingtang was sentenced to 17 years in prison. His wife divorced him, and his children disowned from him. After his release from prison in 1993, he founded an art school and served as its principal. He died of illness on May 2, 2010, at the age of 78.
In his later years, Liu Qingtang
Lee Byung-sook, born in 1942. He graduated from the Shanghai Opera School in 1961 and became the main actor of the Shanghai Youth Jingkun Opera Troupe. He studied with Mei Lanfang's disciple Wei Lianfang and became a disciple of mei pai. In 1968, the shanghai Peking Opera House "Ode to longjiang" crew was established. In the play, the secretary of the party branch of the Longjiang brigade is played by Li Bingshu's husband Li Yongde, and after the leader's review, he asked to replace the branch secretary with a woman, and after several drafts, Jiang Shuiying, the secretary of the party branch in the play, was replaced by Li Bingshu.
When Lee Byung-sook entered the drama school in 1959
In 1972, "Ode to longjiang" was made into a model drama film, starring Lee Byung-sook. In 1976, Lee Bing-sook starred in the Peking Opera film "The Trial Chair". In 1980, he starred in the Peking Opera movie "The Legend of the White Snake" as Bai Suzhen. It won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Film, with an audience of more than 700 million people, setting a record for the highest attendance rate of opera films after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Lee Byung-sook now lives with her daughter, son-in-law and grandson, and the three generations are in the same house, which is very sweet.
Lee Byung-sook played Jiang Shuiying in the Peking opera Ode to the Dragon River
Yang Chunxia, born in Shanghai in 1943, was admitted to the Shanghai Opera School in 1955, where she studied under Huizhu and Yang Qinong. After graduating in 1961, he entered the Shanghai Youth Beijing-Kunming Opera Troupe. In 1973, he was transferred to the crew of the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe "Cuckoo Mountain", starring in the heroine Ke Xiang. In 1974, "Cuckoo Mountain" was made into a Peking Opera movie, which swept the north and south of the river. The hairstyles of the characters in the play are also known as "Ke Xiangtou".
Yang Chunxia
After ten years of unrest, Yang Chunxia was quarantined and censored, and she did not appear on stage for three years. In 1979, Yang Chunxia returned to the stage and performed many traditional Peking Opera repertoire. In 1989, he won the 6th Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award. He also starred in the 1982 version of the TV series "Journey to the West". In 2018, he was rated as the representative inheritor of the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects.
Yang Chunxia played Ke Xiang in the Peking opera "Cuckoo Mountain"
Hong Xuefei, born in 1942, was admitted to the Northern Kunqu Opera Theater in 1958. In 1966, he joined the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe and sang Peking Opera. In 1967, the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe rehearsed "Sha Jiabang", and Zhao Yanxia, who played Ah Qing's sister-in-law, was sent to labor reform, and Hong Xuefei played Ah Qing's sister-in-law.
Hong Xuefei
In 1971, "Sha Jiabang" was made into a model drama film, and the singing sections such as "ZhiDou" became classics and were widely sung to this day. In 1979, Hong Xuefei became an actor in the Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre. In 1985, he won the second Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award. On September 14, 1994, Hong Xuefei was killed in a car accident while rushing to Karamay, Xinjiang, at the age of 53.
Hong Xuefei played Ah Qing's sister-in-law in the Peking opera "Sha Jiabang"
Tan Yuanshou, born in 1929, is the fifth generation of the Tan school of Peking Opera and the eldest son of Tan Fuying, one of the four major students. In 1938, he entered the Fu Lian Cheng science class YuanZi Science and Art, and in 1945, after leaving the department, he worshiped Li Shaochun as a teacher. In 1954, he joined the Beijing Opera Troupe. In 1963, the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe adapted the Shanghai opera "Ludang Tinder" into the Peking opera "Shajiabang", and changed the number one protagonist from Ah Qingyi to Guo Jianguang, starring Tan Yuanshou.
Tan Yuanshou
Because the role is very heavy, Guo Jianguang does not have an AB role, and all performances are played by Tan Yuanshou alone. In 1971, "Sha Jiabang" was made as a model drama film, and Tan Yuanshou was well known to a wide audience across the country. After the end of the decade of unrest, Tan Yuanshou was censored, and since then he has stopped performing the Peking opera "Sha Jiabang". On October 9, 2020, Tan Yuanshou passed away at the age of 92.
Tan Yuanshou played Guo Jianguang in the Peking opera Sha Jiabang
Qi Shufang, born in 1942, was a senior student at the Shanghai Academy of Performing Arts, and was a major performer in the Shanghai Youth Peking Opera Troupe and the Shanghai Peking Opera House. In 1966, he played Xiao Changbao in the Peking Opera "Wise Tiger Mountain". In 1970, "Wise Tiger Mountain" was made into a movie. In 1975, Qi Shufang played Haiyun in the Peking Opera movie "Rock Bay".
Qi Shufang
In 1988, young actors from the Shanghai Peking Opera House went to the United States for commercial performances. More than 30 cast members of the troupe, including Qi Shufang, defected en masse and remained in the United States. Qi Shufang was reduced to selling art on the street, with the help of pianist Yin Chengzong, and three years later, they all obtained "green cards" in the United States. Qi Shufang founded the "Qi Shufang Peking Opera Troupe" to spread Peking Opera overseas.
Qi Shufang played Xiao Changbao in the Peking Opera "Wise Tiger Mountain"
Tong Xiangling was born in 1935. At the age of 8, he learned to play, and studied under Ma Lianliang and Zhou Xinfang. The fourth sister, Tong Zhiling, is a famous singer in Peking Opera. After liberation, Tong Zhiling led the Tong family class into the Shanghai Peking Opera House. In 1963, Tong Zhiling starred in the Peking Opera movie "You Sanjie", in which Tong Xiangling played Jia Lian.
Tong Xiangling
In 1964, after passing the exam, he entered the crew of "Wise Tiger Mountain" and played Yang Zirong. In 1970, he participated in the filming of the model drama film "Wise Tiger Mountain". In 1993, the two sons were unemployed at home, Tong Xiangling retired early, opened a small noodle restaurant, Tong Xiangling was responsible for washing dishes and washing dishes. After 8 years of transferring the noodle shop, Tong Xiangling and his wife, Zhang Nanyun, a disciple of Mei Lanfang, spent their old age in peace.
Tong Xiangling played Yang Zirong in the Peking Opera "Wise Tiger Mountain"
Song Yuqing, born in 1942, was selected to join the Peking Opera Troupe of the "Baby Soldiers" of the Jiaodong Military Sub-district of the People's Liberation Army in 1949 at the age of 7. During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, it was reorganized into the Peking Opera Troupe of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, which performed for commanders and fighters on the Korean front. Later, he transferred to the Shandong Peking Opera Troupe. In the early 1960s, Song Yuqing was admitted to the China Academy of Performing Arts for further study, and in 1964, the Ministry of Culture held a Peking Opera Modern Opera Observation Conference in Beijing, and Song Yuqing played Yan Weicai, a hero of the volunteer army, in "Surprise Attack on the White Tiger Regiment".
Song Yuqing
In 1972, "Raid on the White Tiger Regiment" was filmed as a model drama film, and he became a popular star. After the end of the ten years of catastrophe, Song Yuqing underwent quarantine censorship, and then was assigned to the film printing factory for transformation, working away from the stage every day. In 1990, at the age of 48, he went through early retirement procedures. In 1998, he moved to the United States to settle down. He often participates in performances in Chinese gathering areas in the United States, and the most sung is the famous section "Defeating the Wolf of American Imperialism Ambition" in "Surprise Attack on the White Tiger Group".
Song Yuqing played Yan Weicai in the Peking Opera "Surprise Attack on the White Tiger Regiment"
Gao Yuqian, born in 1927, began to study Peking Opera at the age of 8, Gong Qingyi, and later studied with Mei Lanfang. In 1950, he was transferred to the Peking Opera House of China. In 1964, it was changed to Lao Dan. In 1965, she played Grandma Li in the Peking Opera "Red Lantern", and was made into a model drama film in 1971.
Gao Yuqian
In 1974, he played Zhang Da Niang in the Peking Opera movie "Plains Combat". He also played Mrs. Gao in the 1982 version of the TV series "Journey to the West". He died on December 23, 2018, at the age of 92.
Gao Yuqian played Grandma Li in the Peking Opera "Red Lantern"
Liu Changyu was born in 1942. Formerly known as Zhou Changyu, his father, Zhou Dawen, was the mayor of Beiping from 1931 to 1933. After liberation, his parents divorced and he changed his name to Liu Changyu with his mother's surname. In 1951, he entered the Chinese Opera School to study Peking Opera, and later studied under Xun Huisheng. In 1962, he became an actor in the Peking Opera House of China.
Liu Changyu played Li Tiemei in the Peking Opera "Red Lantern"
In 1965, he succeeded Du Jinfang as Li Tiemei in "Red Lantern". In 1971, it was made into a model drama film. In 1984, he won the first Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award. In 1996, he was elected executive vice president of the Peking Opera House of China. In 1998, he was elected vice chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association, and is currently the artistic director of the National Peking Opera House and the director of the Artistic Guidance Committee of the National Peking Opera Theatre.
Liu Changyu
Haoliang, formerly known as Qian Haoliang. Born in 1934, his father is Qian Lintong, an actor of the Qipai of Peking Opera. In 1950, he entered the Chinese Experimental Opera School to study wusheng. In 1956, he entered the China Experimental Peking Opera Troupe as a star. Studied under Li Shaochun. In 1964, the Peking Opera House of China rehearsed the modern Peking Opera play "Red Lantern", with Li Shaochun playing Li Yuhe, and he chose his disciple Qian Haoliang as Li Yuhe's B-corner. Li Shaochun because of physical reasons, the tall and burly Qian Haoliang gradually succeeded Li Shaochun as the main actor, and changed his name to Haoliang.
Hao Liang played Li Yuhe in the Peking Opera "Red Lantern"
In 1970, "The Red Lantern" was made into a model drama film, which was famous throughout the country, and at the same time, his career was also rising, and in 1975, he was promoted to vice minister of culture. After a decade of devastation, he was quarantined for more than five years and expelled from the party. In 1983, he entered the Hebei Provincial Art School as a teacher. In 1992, when he was invited to Jinan, he suddenly suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and fell on the stage. On September 3, 2020, Qian Haoliang passed away at the age of 87.
Qian Haoliang in his later years
With the passage of time, these once brilliant model drama stars have become historical figures, they were undoubtedly the best in the industry, and these exquisite model plays have also become their respective representative works, and their artistic level and influence can no longer be surpassed.
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