Mei Lanfang (1894～1961), a master of Peking Opera. Formed his own artistic style, known as "Mei School" in the world. Representative Peking operas include "The Drunken Concubine" and "Farewell My Concubine"; Kunqu operas include "Sifan" and "A Dream in the Garden". The papers he has written are compiled into "Collected Works of Mei Lanfang", and the plays he has performed are compiled into "Selected Works of Mei Lanfang". The descendants of Mei School art include Li Shifang, Zhang Junqiu, Yan Huizhu, Du Jinfang, Mei Baojiu, etc. There is also a movie of the same name "Mei Lanfang".

Chinese name: Mei Lanfang

Alias: Wanhua

Nationality: Chinese

Ethnicity: Han

Place of Birth: Beijing

Date of Birth: October 22, 1894

Date of Death: August 8, 1961

Occupation: Peking Opera Performing Artist

Main achievements: Elected as a representative of the National People's Congress

Promoting cultural exchanges between my country and the world

Creating new fashion plays

Representative works: "Five Flower Cave", "The Drunken Concubine", "Chang'e Flying to the Moon", "Farewell My Concubine", "Daiyu Buries Flowers", etc.

Silent film works: "Chunxiang Makes School"

Mei Heirs: Wei Lianfang, Li Feishu, Li Shifang, etc.

Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), whose given name was Lan, whose courtesy name was Wanhua, and whose nickname was Qunjie. Han nationality, born in Beijing, ancestral home is Taizhou, Jiangsu. Born in a Liyuan family, she started learning opera at the age of 8. At the age of 9, she became a teacher of Wu Lingxian and learned Tsing Yi. She also often studied Huadan opera with Qin Zhifen and Hu Ergeng, and she made her stage debut at the age of 10. My grandmother was from Wuxi. She lost her father when she was four years old and her mother when she was twelve years old. Her uncle lived in Yunhe Hall privately. Gong Qingyi, also plays Daoma Dan. He is good at the role of Dan, with elegant appearance, mellow singing, graceful and graceful style, and is known as the master of Dan. He studied Kun Opera and practiced martial arts assiduously, and extensively observed the performances of dan roles and other roles. After long-term stage practice, he has created and developed the singing, narration, dance, music, costumes, makeup and other aspects of Peking Opera dan roles. , formed its own artistic style, known as "Mei School" in the world.

Mei Lanfang (1 photo) His outstanding achievements in art attracted the attention of foreign people. Before 1949, Mei Lanfang went to Japan to perform Mu Guiying

This book , performed in the United States and the Soviet Union, and received honorary doctorates in literature from Pomona College and the University of Southern California. Mr. Mei was also a great patriot. During the Anti-Japanese War, he grew a beard and refused to perform. He made a living by writing and selling paintings. After liberation, he successively served as the president of the China Peking Opera Theater, the president of the Chinese Opera Research Institute, the vice chairman of the Chinese Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the vice chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association. In 1959, he joined the Communist Party of China and rehearsed his last new play "Mu Guiying Takes Command" at the age of 65. He died of a heart attack in Beijing on August 8, 1961. He was 67 years old. Her grandfather, Mei Qiaoling, was a singer in the Chunhe Hall during the Xianfeng years. In the Tongzhi year, she quit her citizenship and started her own Jinghe Hall. She was very famous and ranked among the top thirteen students in Tongguang. She was the leader of the Sixi Class. Qiaoling's eldest son, Mei Yutian (Dasuo), The second son Mei Zhufen (second lock) inherited the ancestral legacy and became a famous singer. Mei Zhufen later became the second master of Jinghe Hall, with the surname of Mei and Lanfang. Ersuo was weak and sang during the day and drank at night. Due to lung disease, he became separated from his bed and became as thin as firewood. He died of illness soon after. Mei Lanfang was left alone and relied on her uncle Dasuo to raise her. When he was a little older, he was sent to Yunhe Hall to learn art from Zhu Xiaofen (his grandfather's disciple, Lan Fang's brother-in-law). Xiaofen's younger brother Youfen and Lanfang's cousin Wang Huifang were also trained, and they were taught by Wu Lingxian. At the beginning, Lan Fang was not very interested in art, so Master Wu was grateful for Qiao Ling's kindness, so he taught her a lot. During this period, there was also a wine business. Sun Te, an official businessman, favored him because of his cleverness. Wen Boyan, a member of the Beijing government, was very fond of Lan Fang. He paid a huge sum of money to quit his country, so he joined Banxi Liancheng at the age of 14. When he met Feng Gengguang (also known as Youwei, a great banker), he tried his best to build a house in Beilucaoyuan, spending money like water and not sparing any money. At that time, officials and businessmen formed the Mei Party, and Lan Fang quickly became famous and became the leader of the Liyuan. It’s not just about timing, it’s also about virtue, art and color

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Peking opera master Mei Lanfang was born in a Peking opera family. His grandfather Mei Qiaoling was a famous female actor in the late Qing Dynasty. , uncle Mei Yutian is a Peking Opera Huqin player. Her father, Mingrui, whose courtesy name was Zhufen, was changed to Huadan from a young age, and her mother was Changyu, the eldest daughter of Yang Longshou. He learned the art at the age of 8, under the tutelage of Zhu Suyun's elder brother Zhu Xiaoxia, who was a famous student. He debuted on stage at the age of 11. He studied hard and continued to practice, inherited and developed the traditional art of Peking Opera, formed the "Plum School" with a unique style, and became the first of the four famous actors.

His performing arts have been famous at home and abroad for a long time, but he did not take the stage name "Mei Lanfang" until he was 16 years old. Mei Lanfang is one of the "Four Famous Dancing Women" in China! In the autumn of the 34th year of Guangxu's reign (1908), Ye Chunshan, the leader of Xi Liancheng's class, led his class to perform in Jilin.

One morning, Ye Chunshan and Niu Zihou, an enlightened gentleman who raised funds to establish Xiliancheng, went for a walk in Beishan, Jilin. The two of them were hiking up the mountain and chatting when they suddenly noticed a man practicing his sword in the woods. He was light and agile, and the sword shone with cold light as he danced. In the arc circle, Niu Zihou was stunned. He had loved Peking Opera throughout his life and had watched many performances by martial arts masters, but there were not many such superb sword skills as he saw today. He couldn't help but clap his hands in applause. When the sword dancer heard someone cheering, he quickly put away his sword, his cheeks turned red, and he wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief. He bowed respectfully to Niu Zihou and saluted: "Boss Niu, you are showing off your ugliness to the masses." Niu Zihou Hou then came closer and took a closer look, and saw that the young man in front of him was handsome, elegant, and dignified. He was really a man of great importance, so he asked, "Do you have a stage name?" Ye Chunshan replied, "I'll give it to him. The stage name was 'Xiqun'." Niu Zihou thought for a long time and said, "This kid has good looks and will become a great person in the future. How about changing his name to 'Mei Lanfang'?" Ye Chunshan and his disciples agreed happily. . From then on, he adopted the stage name "Mei Lanfang" which is well-known at home and abroad.

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Mei Lanfang is best at playing "Dan" in the Peking Opera industry. In Peking Opera, women are collectively called "Dan", which is based on the age, age and age of the characters. Characters can be subdivided into many professions. Women who play the role of ladies and distinguished women are called "Zhengdan". Zhengdan is commonly known as "Qingyi" in Peking Opera. This is because the role played by Zhengdan often wears a blue gown. The heroine Dou E in the Peking Opera "The Injustice of Dou E" is a typical Tsing Yi character. Tsing Yi's performance is solemn, demure, elegant and soft, focusing on singing skills. Generally speaking, Tsing Yi's singing voice is melodious, delicate and graceful.

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Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), was born in Beijing in 1894. He was born into a family of Peking Opera.

Mei Lanfang Opera photos (20 photos) of Mei Lanfang, who debuted on stage at the age of 10 to perform "The Match of Heaven" in Guanghe Building, Beijing. She was a female star. In 1908, she joined the class with a happy couple. In 1911, all walks of life in Beijing held a Peking Opera actor selection event and posted a chrysanthemum list. Mei Lanfang was listed on the list. The third place came out. In 1913, he performed in Shanghai for the first time. He performed "Colorful Houses", "Yu Tang Chun", "Muke Village" and other plays at Dangui No. 1 at the intersection of Sima Road and Daxin Road. When he first came to Shanghai, he became popular throughout Jiangnan. There is a saying in the alley: "When looking for a wife, you should be like Mei Lanfang, and when you have a son, you should be like Zhou Xinfang." He absorbed the innovative elements of Shanghai's civilized drama, new stage, lighting, makeup, and costume design. After returning to Beijing, he created a new fashion drama "The Waves in the Sea". He came to Shanghai again the next year and performed "Five Flower Cave" and "Zhen Hai". Fake Pan Jinlian", "The Drunken Concubine" and other specialties were performed for 34 days in a row. After returning to Beijing, Mei Lanfang continued to rehearse new plays "Chang'e Flying to the Moon", "Chunxiang Makes School", "Daiyu Buries Flowers", etc. He came to Shanghai for the third time in 1916 and sang for 45 days in a row. After 1918, he moved to Shanghai. This was the peak period of his dramatic art and he performed on the Tianchan stage many times. It combines the performance methods of Qingyi, Huadan and Daomadan to create a mellow and fluent singing style, forming a unique Mei School. In 1915, Mei Lanfang rehearsed a large number of new plays and made unique artistic innovations in Peking Opera singing, dialogue, dance, music, and costumes, and was known as the master of the Mei School. When I first came to Shanghai, it became popular throughout Jiangnan. At that time, there was a saying in the alleys: "To find a wife, be like Mei Lanfang, and to have a son, be like Zhou Xinfang." He absorbed the innovative elements of Shanghai's civilized drama, new stage, lighting, makeup, and costume design. After returning to Beijing, he created a new fashion drama "The Waves in the Sea". He came to Shanghai again the next year and performed "Five Flower Cave" and "Zhen Hai". Fake Pan Jinlian", "The Drunken Concubine" and other specialties were performed for 34 days in a row. After returning to Beijing, Mei Lanfang continued to rehearse new plays "Chang'e Flying to the Moon", "Chunxiang Makes School", "Mei Lanfang (10 photos) Daiyu Buries Flowers" and so on. He came to Shanghai for the third time in 1916 and sang for 45 days in a row. After 1918, he moved to Shanghai. This was the peak period of his dramatic art and he performed on the Tianchan stage many times. It combines the performance methods of Qingyi, Huadan and Daomadan to create a mellow and fluent singing style, forming a unique Mei School.

In 1915, Mei Lanfang rehearsed a large number of new plays and made unique artistic innovations in Peking Opera singing, dialogue, dance, music, and costumes, and was known as the master of the Mei School.