On this day, 47 years ago, June 15, 1978 (May 10, 1978, the Peking Opera performing artist Ye Shenglan passed away. "Eight Hammers" Ye Shenglan plays Lu Wenlong On June 15, 1978, Ye Shenglan, a young Peking Opera performing artist, passed away. The characteristics of Peking Opera are that in the early days, it focused on the elderly and the students. After the 1920s and 1930s, the danxian line came from behind, forming a situation in which both the danxian and the danxian were equal. Young students have long been relatively secondary. Plays, performances, talents and other aspects are not as rich and diverse as senior students and dandies. After the rise of the "Four Famous Danes", their reliance on young students has increased. Some famous young students appeared one after another. The earliest ones were Jiang Miaoxiang and Jin Zhongren; the later ones were Yu Zhenfei and Ye Shenglan. So far, Ye Shenglan is the only person in the history of Peking Opera who can form his own class and be the first leader in the business of small students. Ye Shenglan, originally known as Duan Zhang, was also known as Zhi Ru. Originally from Taihu County, Anhui Province, he was born in Beijing in 1914 and died of illness in 1978. Ye Shenglan was born in the Liyuan family. His grandfather, Ye Zhongding, was once a celebrity in the Sixi Class. His father, Ye Chunshan, was one of the founders of the famous old Peking Opera school "Fu Liancheng" class, and served as Fu Liancheng's president for life. Ye Shenglan is his fourth son. When Ye Shenglan was 9 years old, she followed her father's instructions and entered the Fuliancheng Science Class and started learning. Although his basic skills and acting skills were good, due to his lack of gentle temperament, his father promptly asked him to change to a young student at the suggestion of Xiao Changhua and other Ming masters. Later, after selecting the class as a young student, he also performed in a cross-strait style style such as "Mulan Ends the Army" and "Nanjieguan". Ye Shenglan's Xiaosheng drama was taught by outstanding teachers such as Zhang Cailin, Xiao Lianfang, Cao Xinquan, and Xiao Changhua when she was in the academic class, laying a solid foundation and starting from a high point. Moreover, Ye Shenglan has a firm character and is particularly diligent in practicing and learning opera. Ye Shenglan's martial arts drama was especially carefully taught by his brother-in-law Ru Fulan. Ru Fulan is also a well-known young student and martial arts artist born in Fulian City. His performances are famous for their strict standards. The plays Ye Shenglan learned from him such as "Shi Xiu Exploring Zhuang","Eight Hammers", and "Ya Guan Lou" laid an important foundation for him to become an all-round civil and military artist in the future. In 1930, Ye Shenglan graduated from a science class, known as "Manke" in the jargon. He stayed in the student troupe of Fu Lian Cheng's academic class to perform, which was called "effectiveness" at that time; At the same time, he became a teacher of Cheng Jixian, a young man at that time, in order to pursue further studies. Plays such as "Heroes Gathering","Linjiang Gathering","Borrowing Zhao Yun","Qishuanghui","Beat a Nephew to the Tomb","Gan Huan Bao","Cai Jia Zhuang", and "Yu Tangchun" have all received the teacher's true teachings. Especially Zhou Yu from "Heroes Gathering". Ye Shenglan learned this play when she was in the academic class, the chief instructor and the famous teacher Xiao Changhua. Although Mr. Xiao is a harlequin, he is a genius who is proficient in doing things. He passed on to Ye Shenglan his experience from observing Xu Xiaoxiang, one of the "Thirteen Wonders of Tongguang". After Ye Shenglan became Cheng Jixian's teacher, she learned many unique performances of Cheng School's "Heroes Gathering". Among them, the performances of "sword dancing" and "piano playing" were jointly researched and created by Cheng Jixian and Qian Jinfu, a famous martial artist from Wujing. It not only shows the complicated skills, but also has both form and spirit, rendering Zhou Yu's character and aggressive momentum from the sword shadows of the piano. In the autumn of 1931, Ye Shenglan began to officially work. The first was to join the "Fufeng Society" at Ma Lianliang's invitation. In addition to cooperating with Ma Lianliang in performances such as "Heroes Gathering" and "Eight Hammers", he also played supporting roles in dramas such as "Four Scholars","Spring and Autumn Brush","String Dragon Ball", and "Fire Ox Array". At the same time, he also cooperated with Xiao Cuihua, Hua Huilin, Yan Huizhu, Wu Suqiu, Li Yuru, Zhang Junqiu and other talents, including Zhang Jieyun for ten years. A large number of "playing games" were performed by young students and young characters. In 1945, Ye Shenglan founded the Yuhua Society, setting a precedent for Peking Opera to use young students to take the lead. He has rehearsed all plays such as "Zhou Yu", all "Luo Cheng", all "Thirteen Taibao","Flood Xiapi", and all "Lu Fengxian". In 1951, Ye Shenglan participated in the Peking Opera Experimental Working Group of the China Opera Academy. She was the first to lead a private class club to join the national troupe. In 1955, he served as head of the First Group of the Peking Opera Theater of China. He collaborated with Li Shaochun, Du Jinfang, Yuan Shihai and others to create "The Story of the Willow Shadow","The Legend of the White Snake","Peach Blossom Fan","Zhou Ren Xian Sister-in-law", and "Jiujiang Mouth". He also collaborated with other famous artists to rehearse "The West Chamber" and "The Battle of the Red Cliff" and other plays. Just when his artistic creativity was at its peak, he was persecuted by some powerful figures. In 1958, he was labeled as a rightist in the late period of the "Anti-Rightist Movement". Later, due to his artistic attainments and reputation among the audience, relevant parties had to allow him to resume performing in early 1959. However, artistic creation is greatly restricted. In December 1978, after Ye Shenglan died, his so-called "rightist" problem was completely corrected. In addition to his second son Ye Shaolan, Ye Shenglan's descendants include Li Yuanrui, Ru Shaoquan, Zhang Chunxiao, Xia Yongquan, Xiao Runde, Zhu Fuxia, etc. Secondary disciples are also spread all over the country, and eight or nine out of ten young students in contemporary Peking Opera are patriarchal and leaf schools. Ye Party has made outstanding contributions to the art of Peking Opera young students. Ye School's performances are good at using difficult and onerous programming techniques to externalize the characters 'inner world into concrete and sensible images, allowing the audience to fully enjoy the aesthetic. In the play "Beat the Yellow Gai", he used various tail skills and body performances to express Zhou Yu's hatred for Zhuge Liang, which is a very vivid example. "Dream in the Garden" Ye Shenglan plays Liu Mengmei "Gathering of Heroes" Ye Shenglan plays Zhou Yu