113 years ago today, on March 17, 1912 (January 29, 1912 in the lunar calendar), Mei Lanfang premiered the Peking Opera "Mulan Joins the Army". The picture above is taken from the Republic of China's "Fan Journal" Mei Lanfang and Liu Lianrong co-starred "Mulan Joins the Army". In the first year of the Republic of China, Mei Lanfang's Peking Opera "Mulan Joins the Army", which had just cut off its braids, was a large-scale Peking Opera adapted by Mei Lanfang in the early years based on the "Mulan Ci" of Gulefu. There are 29 performances in the whole opera, which are performed twice in separate and second editions. According to the needs of the storyline, Mei Lanfang sings both Dangjiao and Xiaosheng. In the play, Hua Mulan is dressed in six easy costumes, and the long gun is stuck, which is heroic and powerful. The singing is mainly based on Xipi, supplemented by Erhuang On March 17, 1912, Mei Lanfang premiered the first 15 scenes of "Mulan Comes to the Army" on the first stage of Xizhukou outside the front gate of Beijing. The cast was neat and sensational, which made Tangxing's play shine. On March 24, the original cast continued to perform the second 14 scenes of "Mulan Comes to the Army". At that time, the performance of this play played a certain role in improving women's confidence and encouraging women to care about national affairs. In addition to Hua Mulan, who joined the army for her father, Mei Lanfang also played the heroines such as Mu Guiying, who was scheming, and Liang Hongyu, who broke the enemy and was captured. Mei Lanfang is good at learning from all aspects of knowledge to enrich himself and improve his acting skills. Go has provided Mei Lanfang with a lot of help in playing the heroine of the battlefield. From the black-and-white struggle of the tattoo, Mei Lanfang has experienced the beauty of being tactful in the mind and arranging troops, and then has a deeper understanding of the image of the woman he plays as a dispatching general. Mei Lanfang also likes to grow flowers, paint and martial arts. He pays attention to the shape and color changes of flowers and plants, and draws inspiration from it, which makes his paintings unique. From the early 1920s, Mei Lanfang began to learn painting. Some famous painters at that time were in contact with Mei Lanfang. In order to perform the sword dances in plays such as "Farewell My Concubine", Mei Lanfang personally took the old martial artist as a teacher and learned Tai Chi, form and meaning and swordsmanship. He kept his fists and swords in hand all his life, which not only strengthened his body, but also absorbed beneficial parts and applied them to Peking Opera performances. Mei Lanfang's sword dance in "Farewell My Concubine" in Peking Opera has been recognized as an artistic treasure by the world. Flowers, paintings and martial arts not only directly helped Mei Lanfang's performances, costumes, makeup, etc., but also improved Mei Lanfang's artistic accomplishment, making his plays unique in charm and artistic conception. Mei Lanfang's superb acting skills and becoming a master of Peking Opera art are inseparable from his emphasis on "external skills". Mei Lanfang wears a plainclothes solo photo "Mulan in the Army" Mei Lanfang "Mulan in the Army" Mei Lanfang "Mulan in the Army" Mei Lanfang "Mulan in the Army" Mei Lanfang Extended reading: Mr. Mei Lanfang's "Mulan in the Army" Creation Historical Background Extended reading: Mr. Mei Lanfang's "Mulan in the Army" Creation Historical Background "Mulan in the Army" Mei Lanfang In 1916, Mei Lanfang saw a play "Mulan in the Army" compiled by the Beijing Education Research Association. He felt that playing an ancient heroine who resisted the enemy and resisted insults would not expand his artistic vision and be more zeitgeist! Therefore, according to this play, it was reorganized to strengthen the content of resisting aggression. The whole play takes Gulefu's "Mulan Ci" as a running main line, forming a close combination of literature and drama. The protagonist of the play, Hua Mulan, is surnamed Hua and belongs to Yan'an Mansion in Shaanxi Province. The era is set in the Northern Wei Dynasty before the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The play's performances, lyrics, performances and costumes are very different from Wang Yaoqing's book. There are 29 plays in the whole play, and it also takes two nights to perform. The first performance was in March 1917, on the first stage in Beijing. The cast is: Mei Lanfang as Mulan, Jia Honglin as Flower Arc, Luo Fushan as Mother of Flowers, Yao Yufu as Huamuhui, Wang Fengqing as He Tingyu, Jiang Miaoxiang as King Wei, Li Shoushan as Turkic, Guo Chunshan, Li Jingshan, Cao Ergeng, Luo Wenkui as four conscripts. Mei Lanfang first combed her hair and wore pleated clothes, and appeared in a boudoir decoration. Mei Lanfang uses Nezha's body movements in "Qianyuan Mountain" to sing two Kunqu operas, holding a gun in one hand and a whip in the other, singing and dancing beautifully, and then adopts the [Whip Hangzi] figure in the long-leaning Wusheng play, which is calm and dignified, beautiful and generous, showing Mulan's determination to join the army. The first half of the play ends here. The second half of the play opens with "Patrol Camp", learning from the [doll tune] used by Yang Zongbao in "Shiro's Mother Exploration", starting with [Xipi Guide Board], and then [Original Board] to [Loose Board]. At this time, Mei Lanfang has changed to a big support, wearing thick-soled boots, dressed like Zhao Yun in "Changban Slope", in order to show Hua Mulan's heroic ambition to enlist in the army, singing loudly and fiercely, loud and pleasant. Immediately after the "Night Attack", Hua Mulan killed many Fan generals with guns, swords, and arrows in the battle with the soldiers. Mei Lanfang fully demonstrated his solid foundation in martial arts in this play. It is said that Mei Lanfang practiced in the apartment for more than a month for this fight before coping. Finally, in the "Return to Dynasty" play, although Hua Mulan has made outstanding achievements in war, she hopes to return home to serve her parents. Marshal He Tingyu visits, and Hua Mulan regains her female appearance. Mei Lanfang uses [26] arias to tell the story of joining the army, and the whole play ends. This play was much appreciated by the audience in the 1910s and 1920s. Liu Lianrong, the civil and military kungfu are unstoppable. Before Fu Liancheng left the school, he had the foundation of "Receiving Guan Sheng" and "Taking Jinling". After leaving the school, he often sang "Li Qi Changting Pavilion". After taking Ma Lianliang's class, he starred in "Ganlu Temple" Sun Quan and "Stringing Dragon Balls" Wanyan Long. In 1929, Mei Lanfang visited the United States for the first time. On the recommendation of Ye Chunshan, Mr. Mei saw his "Li Qi Changting Pavilion" and decided to hire him to accompany him abroad. After a long-term cooperation, he rehearsed "Anti-Gold Soldiers", "Mulan Joins the Army" and other plays. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Mei Lanfang made the film "Mei Lanfang Stage Art", and he played Xiang Yu in "Farewell to My Concubine" and Zhao Gao in "Cosmic Front". Mr. Mei played Wang Qiang in "Mu Guiying is in command". His voice is loud, and the self-reported family of the Overlord can shake the walls of the world. After Mei's death, he continued to assist Baojiu. He hooked his face and was generous, and Li Guoyi played it for him when he accompanied Mei to sing "Thorn Tiger". " On March 17, 1912 (the twenty-ninth day of the first lunar month), Mei Lanfang premiered in the Peking Opera "Mulan Joins the Army". The needs of the storyline, Mei Lanfang not only sings Dangjiao, but also sings Xiaosheng. Mei Lanfang first combs her hair and wears pleated clothes, and appears in a boudoir decoration. In the play "Joining the Army", Mei Lanfang uses the Nezha movement in "Qianyuan Mountain", holding a gun in one hand and a whip in the other, singing and dancing, which is a sensation, making the play shine. " On March 17, 1912, Mei Lanfang premiered the first 15 plays of the Peking Opera "Mulan Joins the Army" on the first stage of the West Pearl Market outside the front gate of Beijing. The cast was neat and sensational. "Mulan Joins the Army" is a large-scale Peking Opera adapted by Mei Lanfang according to the "Mulan Ci" of Guyuefu. The whole opera has a total of 29 performances. It is divided into two parts and finished twice. The singing is mainly Xipi, supplemented by Erhuang Suona accent and Kunqu Opera. Mei Lanfang not only sings the horn, but also plays the small students.