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Today, we are talking for you about the story of Shang Xiaoyun, a famous Peking Opera performance artist from Nangong, Hebei.
Four famous dans
In the famous Peking Opera "Four Famous Dans", Xun Huisheng and monk Xiaoyun are from Hebei. Among them, Shang Xiaoyun can be regarded as a famous person, and his ancestors were shang kexi, the king of the early Qing Dynasty in Hengshui, Hebei. Shang Xiaoyun was born in January 1900 in today's Nangong City, Hebei Province. In shang Xiaoyun's early years of study and art career, he received guidance from Sun Yiyun and Chen Delin, and also studied Huadan opera with Wang Yaoqing and others, and Kunqu opera with Li Shoushan. A number of miscellaneous mixes, coupled with Shang Xiaoyun's extremely perceptive nature and his own efforts, paved the way for his later acting career.
Chen Delin
Shang Xiaoyun is good at acting in Qingyi opera, singing loud and handsome, so it has the reputation of "iron voice and steel throat". Shang Xiaoyun's representative repertoire roles in Peking Opera are mostly chaste and martyrs. And Shang Xiaoyun's own personality is also known for his uprightness and righteousness.
After Shang Xiaoyun gradually became famous, his income also increased. However, when the gap between the rich and the poor in the opera industry is large, not many people can make a lot of money like Shang Xiaoyun. Therefore, in addition to the performance, Shang Xiaoyun will take the initiative to relieve others and save money. Even if you don't know people, as long as you open your mouth to ask for help, Shang Xiaoyun will also give generously.
Shang Xiaoyun
Moreover, Shang Xiaoyun did not ask about big or small things, and one shot was five oceans, which gave him the nickname of "Shang Five Pieces". At that time, silver dollars were hard currency, and this amount of money was not a small amount. For example, five silver dollars in the early years of the Republic of China can buy a large buffalo. Cattle are the main animal power tool in the countryside. In 1944, two oceans could buy 44 pounds of imported flour, and five yuan was equivalent to more than 110 yuan, which was almost a month's ration for a strong laborer.
Xun Huisheng
In addition to fighting for righteousness and neglecting wealth, Shang Xiaoyun also devoted himself to the inheritance of opera. In order to pass on the skills, Shang Xiaoyun established the Rongchun Society, which specializes in teaching students to learn drama. Shang Xiaoyun suffered from learning drama in his early years, so he did not want his students to suffer anymore. At the level of treating students, Shang Xiaoyun is very generous.
In order to make the students work hard to learn the drama, he hired three tailors and ten cooks to take care of the students' living life. Entering here to learn drama, the students' eating and drinking and changing clothes are almost all covered by Shang Xiaoyun. In order to ensure the taste of the meal, Shang Xiaoyun will taste the dishes himself before the meal, and if the taste is not suitable, let the kitchen redo.
But such expenses and expenses are huge, especially Shang Xiaoyun does not take this to earn money, and refuses to abuse students. By the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in 1944, the Rongchun Society was somewhat unable to make ends meet. Later, Shang Xiaoyun once sold his house and continued to take the money to emergency. The deeds of Shang Xiaoyun selling houses and running schools were spread as a good story in the theater industry at that time, which was also a true portrayal of Shang Xiaoyun's generous character.
Wang Yaoqing
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