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    Nearly four hours of live broadcast to recall Li Qianghua, Shanghai literary and art circles and more than 10,000 viewers gathered on the cloud

    On May 18, 2022, Peking Opera performing artist Li Qianghua passed away for 7 days. This day is also the 21st anniversary of Chinese Kunqu Opera art being declared as the first batch of "Masterpieces of Human Oral and Intangible Heritage" by UNESCO. The opera school affiliated to Shanghai Theater Academy specially planned a three and a half hour online memorial service, including Li Qianghua's relative Guan Dongtian, as well as many students, friends, and many people from Shanghai's literary and opera circles gathered together On the cloud, we shared the memory of Mr. Li Qianghua, and the memorial service lasted for nearly four hours. As of today, more than 10,000 people have watched online and participated in the memorial activities. . In 1980, Li Qianghua married Yu Zhenfei, a master of Beijing-Kunming. After that, he entered the Shanghai Opera School to teach until he retired, and participated in stage performances from time to time. The memorial service was also planned by Zhang Jun, the principal of the Shanghai Theater School. Zhang Jun wrote an affectionate letter to express his remembrance. He said at the memorial meeting, "In 1980, you came to Shanghai Opera School, not only planting peaches and plums, teaching and educating people, but also serving as a member of the school's art committee, making suggestions for the school's teaching and development. For more than 40 years, the opera school has Our teachers and classmates have become accustomed to Mr. Li accompanying us, and those who have been taught by Mr. Li have been nourished by Mr. Li's superb skills and lofty character."
    As the inheritor of Yu Zhenfei's Kunqu Opera niche art, Zhang Jun has often visited Li Qianghua since he was a child, "On weekdays, at any time, you always give people a gentle and dignified feeling, just like the character you play in the play, it's hard to say. It's not because you are always immersed in the light and fun of opera." He still remembered the light in Grandma Li's eyes when he heard that a performance to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Yu Lao's birthday would be held this year, "That kind of light, It is you who gave us hope and encouragement with the last strength of your life." Li Qianghua and Zhang Jun

    Li Qianghua and Zhang Jun

    Li Qianghua's son Guan Dongtian is also a Peking Opera performing artist. He spoke on behalf of his family at the end of the memorial service, recalling his mother's past, and choked up several times.
    Guan Dongtian recalled Li Qianghua's artistic life and said, "My mother has been singing since she was 14 years old. Artists of this generation are particularly fond of art and are strict with themselves. She has always demanded progress in politics. I am Born in 1956, she had already joined the party before she gave birth to me. Last year, on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the party, a medal for an old party member was specially awarded to my mother, so their generation is really worthy of our learning. Too much.
    "She is of the Cheng School, and she admires the art of the Cheng School. She will come wherever Mr. Cheng comes, and she will never overstep the limit. But in fact, in addition to Cheng School's plays, she is also very good at creating plays. There are achievements. Before 1966, she performed many creative plays. At that time, in the Wuhan Peking Opera Troupe, everyone recognized the two best performers on the stage, Mr. Gao Shenglin, the man, and my mother, the woman. Their artistic skills were Incredible. Their generation, I think, is a high-profile performer, a high-profile person, and a low-key person.
    "In my impression, when I came to Shanghai in 1984, I accompanied Yu Zhenfei in various social activities and often took group photos. My mother and the others always stood by the side and never moved in the middle. This impressed me very deeply. This humility is not pretended humility, sometimes it is said that it is not difficult for a person to do a good deed, and it is not difficult to do a good deed for a month, but it is a remarkable thing to keep doing it.”
    More than 30 guests from all over the country will participate in the whole memorial, including Huang Changyong, President of Shanghai Theater Academy, Shang Changrong, Honorary Chairman of China Dramatists Association and Peking Opera Performing Artist, Vice Chairman of Shanghai Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Chairman of Shanghai Dramatists Association, Shanghai Gu Haohao, President of Xiqu Art Center; in addition, Kunqu Opera performing artists Cai Zhengren, Yue Meiti, Liang Guyin, Peking Opera masters Li Peihong, Zhang Huoding, Shi Yihong, etc. also participated in the memorial activities. Painter Cheng Duoduo, TV hosts Cao Kefan and He Qing, and actor Li Zonghan also spoke in memory of Mr. Li Qianghua, who had a close relationship.
    The following are excerpts from the speeches of some of the speakers: Li Qianghua and Yu Zhenfei

    Li Qianghua and Yu Zhenfei

    Huang Changyong (Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Dean of Shanghai Theater Academy):
    Mr. Li Qianghua, I think the first thing for us is to inherit her persistent and persistent spirit towards art. From the age of 6, he began to study art, and then took the stage at the age of 16. Until his later years, he has been diligently pursuing Jingkun art, and has achieved great achievements. I think this is our spirit to her, especially as a school, we should attach great importance to and inherit it.
    Second, I think Mr. Li Qianghua, although she only came to Shanghai in 1980 to teach at our school, but we know that her legacy exists both inside and outside the school. In school, he is approachable, leads by example, and has a high sense of responsibility to cultivate our young Jingkun art talents. But he also has many secular disciples outside the school, especially he has made great contributions to the inheritance of the Cheng School.
    The third aspect is to inherit the precious artistic heritage left by Mr. Li Qianghua, especially the classic artistic heritage of the Cheng School. These are things that we need to do a lot of work to organize and inherit. Everyone is well aware of the status of Peking Opera in Chinese culture. It is a symbol of Chinese culture and has symbolic value. Mr. Li Qianghua, her contribution is outstanding and huge, and it is an artistic heritage that needs to be excavated, sorted and inherited.
    Shang Changrong (Honorary Chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association, Peking Opera Performing Artist):
    The death of a superstar, the art world is in mourning, and the people of Sri Lanka are gone. Teacher Qianghua's departure is a huge loss to Zhonghua Pear Garden. She is the sweet child of the Chinese art world, the sacrificial wine of Chengmen art. She graduated from school and was well-known all over the country. Carefully instructing the younger generation, her elegant and expressive opera image is sprinkled all over the land of China. She dedicated her life to the noble cause of folk opera art, and she will always be a role model for us to learn from. Lixue Chengmen sings a warbler at the beginning of the gate, still sees the green in Chunhui's dream, the peaches and plums are full of bright stars, but the shipwreck is named ancient and modern. Teacher Qianghua, you will always be in our hearts.
    Gu Haohao (Vice Chairman of Shanghai Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Chairman of Shanghai Dramatists Association, President of Shanghai Opera Art Center):
    Mr. Li Qianghua said that no matter what drama you learn, you must love it and experience it. It is not easy to learn and act, but if the audience likes us, we fulfill our responsibility. This is our love for opera and our attachment to the stage. Mr. Qianghua is fascinated by the Cheng faction and is in the same line. The wind of Mr. is high and the water is long. Mr. Qianghua's lofty artistic pursuit and firm ideals and beliefs have left a precious legacy of love for art and cultural awareness for future generations.
    Cai Zhengren (Kunqu Opera Performing Artist):
    In terms of inheriting and developing the art of the Cheng School, among the many disciples of the Cheng School, Teacher Qianghua is very prominent and a very accomplished artist. In her later years of Teacher Yu Zhenfei, she loved Mr. Yu very much, and helped and respected Mr. Yu in every possible way, which made Mr. Yu spend a very happy old age, and our younger generation was very moved. Therefore, we feel very painful and sad about the passing of Teacher Qianghua, but I believe that Teacher Qianghua is gone, and Teacher Qianghua's love for her career, her seriousness in her work, and her love for Mr. Yu are all things that we will never forget. Yes, we will miss Teacher Qianghua forever.
    Yue Meiti (Kunqu Opera Performing Artist):
    When my wife (Li Qianghua) first came to Shanghai, I went to visit the teacher (Yu Zhenfei) for a while, and I saw my wife busy packing things. I saw the teacher's undershirt was patched and the quilt was torn and old, and I almost burst into tears. . She said, "Since I'm here, I must let Mr. Yu eat and dress well."
    Liang Guyin (Kunqu Opera Performing Artist):
    On the second day of this year, two other friends and I invited Mrs. Li Qianghua to her house for New Year's greetings. As soon as we walked in the door, we saw that she was wearing a red dress and had been waiting here for a long time, with a smile like a spring breeze on her face, soft and gentle. Softly said, you are here, you are here, how are you, you are welcome. Then I held my hand tightly and talked for an hour and a half, whispering and warm. In the end, Guan Dongtian said, "Mom, it's half past five. It's time for us to go to dinner. The Spring Festival meal is waiting for no one." We said goodbye in reluctance.
    Li Peihong (Dean of the School of Opera, Shanghai Theater Academy , famous master of the Cheng School of Peking Opera):
    In 2002, Shanghai TV station held the Spring Festival Opera Gala, and there was a "Suo Lin Sac". At that time, there were students of Xin Yanqiu and Teacher Li Qianghua, two great artists with two students. I came from the north at that time, and when I saw Teacher Li, she said to me with a kind smile, Peihong, have you brought everything you brought? If anything is not enough, I have it here. This sentence warms me like a warm current.
    Zhang Huoding (a famous master of Peking Opera Cheng School):
    The death of Mr. Li Qianghua is a great loss to the art of the Cheng School. I remember that when I was dubbing Mr. Cheng Yanqiu, Teacher Li made a special trip to Beijing to tell me the famous Cheng-style drama "Jasper Hairpin". She taught the drama carefully and meticulously. In 2004, on the 100th anniversary of Mr. Cheng Yanqiu's birth, Mr. Li performed the famous drama "Jiangyouguan" by the Cheng School. Her costume embroidery at that time was very unique. I intended to bring it back to Beijing to make a copy, but I didn't expect that she would give it away at that time. I was very moved by this dress. Although she is gone, her voice, smile, and stage presence will always remain in everyone's hearts.
    Shi Yihong (a famous master of the Peking Opera Mei School):
    In 2011, I sang Cheng Pai's "Suo Lin Sac" for the first time. At that time, I was very nervous. When the stage premiered, I didn't expect Teacher Li Qianghua to watch the play secretly, and she was sitting in the twenty rows. During the intermission, only the staff took her to the center. When I heard this news, I felt very guilty and ashamed, because I didn't have the courage to ask the teacher to come to the play. But I didn't expect the teacher to give me a lot of encouragement and support after watching the play.
    When I performed "Suo Lin Sac" again in 2017, I went to the teacher's house to ask for advice and read it to the teacher from beginning to end. I hope the teacher will give me more advice. The teacher will sing and listen to me one by one. , including how to move the positioning, how to move the sleeves. The gains are great, and the teacher also said that you should practice more and learn more. Stills of Li Qianghua

    Stills of Li Qianghua

    Cao Kefan (TV host):
    At that time, in order to raise funds for the East Asian Games, Mr. Yu was invited to sing "Dream of a Spring Girl", which was a cappella. At that time, Mr. Yu told me that Kunqu Opera is a boy's art, so it comes with open mouth, which is completely muscle memory. But for Peking Opera, because I am old, I can't remember the lyrics. When I came to sing on the stage that day, Teacher Qianghua had a large piece of paper and copied the lyrics in large characters. Elder Yu sang on the stage, and then Teacher Qianghua showed the lyrics to Elder Yu.
    Teacher Li Qianghua believes that the essence of Cheng School's art cannot be learned casually. We must start from scratch, break apart and smash the art of Cheng School, and learn the essence of it bit by bit. That's how she's been all her life.
    When she was young, a girl who became popular in opera and became popular, was tempted a lot, but she could control her bottom line and come out of the beauty of life for her true love for art. This point of Teacher Qianghua impressed me a lot, that is, not being influenced by fame and fortune, but persistently engaging in the performing arts that he loves.
    He Qing (TV host):
    I am often invited to dinner at Teacher Guan's house. The dinner table of the Guan family makes people understand what is called "Opera is life". Many people regard drama as a career, and even more enthusiasts regard it as a career, but what I feel in a big family like Grandma Li is that drama is their life. They didn't leave the drama for a meal, and everyone often played the drama channel while eating. For example, after a round of "Shang Yang" has been performed, they are still discussing every detail and every stress during dinner and tea. After dinner, the whole family gathered to watch the opera channel, just like watching a live broadcast of a sports event. At this time, I can feel that Mr. Li's eyes will suddenly light up, and her body will slowly sit upright.
    She hardly speaks, but when everyone is talking about the drama, her eyes light up, her ears are turned sideways, the corners of her mouth are raised, and she looks at us with very compassionate eyes. I don't think I'll ever forget this scene because drama is her life. Finally, I want to end with a message from a netizen. He said: "The Kingdom of Heaven invites you to go to a high platform, and then sing the national rhyme to pass the sky."
    Li Zonghan (Actor):
    I was born in Wuhan, my grandmother and Grandma Li are family friends, and my mother is also a big fan of Grandma Li. It is also because of Grandma Li that my mother was admitted to the Wuhan Opera School. In the 1980s, when I came to Shanghai to study, Grandma Li asked Mr. Yu Zhenfei to write a letter and arranged a lot of things. At that time, I often went to Grandma Li's house on Gao'an Road with my mother. At Grandma Li's house, she taught dramas such as "Suo Lin Sac" and "Jiangyou Pass", and we also witnessed her meticulous care for Mr. Yu Zhenfei with his own eyes. Later, when I came to Shanghai for development, my grandmother was very caring and caring for me. Every time I met, she would always hold my hand, darling, you have to be good, do you have a girlfriend? Then I will kiss her. She is such a kind and amiable old man. Over the years, we have reunited every year for New Year's Eve. I was fortunate enough to see my grandma and Dongtian singing together. On the sixth day of the first year of this year, we got together again. You dressed in red and got on the car with a smile on your face. You promised to see each other again in the future. Grandma Li, you have a good journey, we will always miss you and miss you.

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