On this day, 42 years ago, on February 22, 1983 (January 10, 1983, the famous Peking Opera performing artist Hou Xirui passed away. Hou Xirui is like Hou Xirui, born in 1892, from Hengshui, Zhili (now Hebei). The word "Ai Ru". Hui. When he was a child, he entered Xi into a scientific class and learned Bangzi as an old student. Later, he learned about Beijing Opera harlequins and painted faces. After graduating from the department, perform in classes. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he taught at Beijing City Opera School and China Opera School. Art of its own. He is good at performing plays such as "Battle of Wancheng","Lianlian Set","Taking Luoyang","Qingfeng Village", etc. He is the author of "Learning Drama and Acting". He died on February 22, 1983. Hou Xirui (Peking Opera "Zhan Wancheng") plays Cao Cao