On this day 57 years ago, on April 8, 1968 (March 11, 1968 in the lunar calendar), Yan Fengying, a performing artist of Huangmei Opera, was persecuted to death. Yan Fengying Statue On April 8, 1968, Yan Fengying, a performing artist of Huangmei Opera, died unjustly at the age of 37 due to the persecution and abuse of Lin Biao's "Gang of Four". On May 23, 1978, the Anhui Provincial Party Committee announced that she would be rehabilitated to Zhaoxue. Yan Fengying, an actress of Huangmei Opera, was formerly known as Hongyuan, also known as Dai Feng. A native of Tongcheng County, Anhui Province, she was born in poverty. When she was young, she violated the clan rules by singing folk songs and Huangmei tunes, and was forced to leave home. She is talented, intelligent, diligent and studious. At the age of 13, he learned to sing Huangmei Opera from Shiyan Yungao and performed in Zanyang and Tongcheng. After that, he was instructed by the famous old artist Ding Yongquan to perform in Guichi, Qingyang rural areas, Anqing, southern Anhui and other regions. In 1947, he learned to sing Beijing Opera with Hu Jintao and Liu Fengyun. After 1949, he became a teacher of Bai Yunsheng, a famous actor in Beijing and Kunming, and constantly absorbed the strengths of his brothers' plays to enrich his performance skills. In 1953, she joined the Huangmei Opera Troupe of Anhui Province. Her voice is crisp and sweet, her singing is simple and round, her singing is bright and sincere, her pronunciation is clear, and her charm is mellow. She also pays attention to starting from the feelings of the characters, and strives to achieve an intriguing artistic charm with both sound and emotion. The performance is simple and delicate, and has created many characters with distinct characters, such as Tao Jinhua in "Hogweed", the Seven Fairies in "Tianxianfu", Feng Suzhen in "Concubine and Horse", the Weaver Girl in "Cowherd and Weaver Girl", and Zhao Wu Auntie in the modern play "After Harvest". Among them, "Tianxianfu", "Concubine and Horse", and "Cowherd and Weaver Girl" have all been made into films. In 23 years of artistic practice, he has made significant contributions to the development of Huangmei Opera art. Joined the Communist Party of China in 1960. He served as the deputy head of the Anhui Huangmei Opera Troupe, was elected as a member of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and a member of the Second and Third National Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Huangmei Opera "Heavenly Immortal Match" (Yan Fengying as the Seven Fairies, Wang Shaofang as Dong Yong) Huangmei Opera "Heavenly Immortal Match" starring Yan Fengying (1955) Huangmei Opera "Heavenly Immortal Match" starring Yan Fengying (1955)