A brief story summary of the Henan opera "Chaoyanggou"!

The unique taste and special status of "Chaoyanggou" in the history of modern Chinese drama are indisputable and irreplaceable. The play was first performed in Zhengzhou on May 19, 1958 by the Third Troupe of Henan Yu Theater, with screenwriter Yang Lanchun, directors Yang Lanchun and Xu Xin, music designers Wang Jixiao and Jiang Hongxuan, and stage art designer Guan Peng. Ma Lin plays Yinhuan and Wang Shanpu plays Shuan Bao. In June of the same year, he was transferred to Beijing to perform. In subsequent performances, Wei Yun starred in Yinhuan and Ma Lin played the second aunt. During this period, Chang Xiangyu once played the role of Shuan Baoniang. In 1963, it was made into an opera art film by Changchun Film Studio.

Introduction to the work

The script is published in a single volume. The play has 8 scenes and depicts Yinhuan, a high school graduate, who went to Chaoyanggou, the hometown of her fiancé Shuanbao, to participate in agricultural production. She encountered a series of difficulties and was shaken ideologically. With the help of the grassroots branch of the Communist Party of China and the masses, and because of the deep love for the land and crops cultivated in labor, she realized that the countryside is also a vast world for educated youth to contribute, and finally took root in the countryside. . "Chaoyanggou" has made certain achievements in using traditional opera forms to express modern life. In addition to the protagonist Yinhuan, the play also depicts simple and loyal peasant images such as Shuan Bao, Shuan Bao Niang, Shuan Bao Dad, Er Da Niang, and the old branch secretary. These characters are filled with new thoughts and feelings, showing the spirit of farmers in the socialist era. The language of the whole play is full of individual characteristics, with a strong flavor of life and local color; the lyrics are vivid, funny and the rhythm is bright. The script has a complete story and concentrated characters, and has achieved great results in the use of traditional structural methods. In 1963, "Chaoyanggou" was made into an opera art film. Peking Opera, Ping Opera, Lu Opera, Meihu Opera, Comedy Opera, etc. have all transplanted and performed this play. (See the color picture of the Henan Opera "Chaoyanggou" (Wei Yun plays the silver ring, Chang Xiangyu plays the nanny))

It is worth mentioning that in 1982, Yang Lanchun also created a poem based on the changes in rural life. He wrote the sequel to "Chaoyanggou", "Inner Story of Chaoyanggou".

Development of the work

"Chaoyanggou" has been transplanted into many dramas. In 1958, the Chinese Opera School adapted and rehearsed it by students from Class 50 of the Peking Opera Department. It was directed by Xun Lingxiang and Zhao Rongxin, and starred by Qu Suying, Sun Hongxun, Chen Guowei and others. In 1963, the Experimental Peking Opera Troupe of the China Academy of Opera was reorganized, written by Song Deyang, directed by Liu Muduo, starring Liu Xiurong, Li Guang, etc. This performance was planned to participate in the 1964 National Peking Opera Modern Drama Observation and Performance Conference, but due to unpredictable reasons, The play was rejected by Jiang Qing and has never been performed.

After the "Cultural Revolution", Ma Shuhua, Li Xiuyun and others of Tianjin Pingju Theater once produced Pingju opera performances.

No matter what the theme of the play is (in fact, there are only a handful of works from the "Great Leap Forward" period that can truly withstand the baptism of time), its classicity cannot be questioned. The musical image of "Chaoyanggou" is epoch-making, and I believe it is neither unprecedented nor unprecedented in the history of Henan Opera.

Is there any other drama that can create such a miracle that no matter whether the protagonist or the supporting actor, no matter how big or small it is, it can become a "popular" song? [Edit this paragraph] Opera Movie 1963 Foreign language title: Chao Yang Village

Director: Weizhi Zeng

Screenwriter: Lanchun Yang

Starring:

Jie Gao....Shuan Baoniang

Wei Yun Wei....Yinhuan

陈糓Hong Chen....Li Guilan

Songxi Gao....Qiaozhen

Huarui Yang....Yinhuan Mama

Wang Shanpu Wang....Shuan Bao

Cinematography: Zhang Hui Zhang

Video type: Opera

Country/Region: China

Dialogue language: Mandarin Chinese

Color: Black and White

Production Company: Changchun Film Studio [China]

Plot

Two urban girls Yinhuan and Shuanbao They were high school classmates and fell in love with each other while studying. Yinhuan and Shuanbao met, and after graduating from high school, they went to Chaoyanggou, Shuanbao's hometown, to participate in agricultural production. After graduation, Shuan Baoxian returned to his hometown Chaoyanggou, but Yinhuan's mother firmly opposed her daughter going to the countryside. After Yinhuan was taken to Chaoyanggou by Shuanbao, Yinhuan's mother chased her to Chaoyanggou and asked her daughter to go back with her. Yinhuan felt in a dilemma, but with Shuanbao's encouragement, the old party secretary came forward to do Yinhuan's mother's work again. Yinhuan The decision was made to keep it with the bolt. Everything in the countryside was new to Yinhuan, and she actively participated in agricultural production and labor...

Behind the scenes

"Chaoyanggou" is an adaptation of the Henan Opera work of the same name. A Henan opera stage art film on the big screen. The film tells the story of intellectual youths who went to rural areas in the 1950s to participate in construction, exercise and grow up, which aroused great repercussions at the time. The plot of the film is mostly based on small things in life. It is very humane and captures the audience with its life-oriented features. The characters are distinct and distinctive, and the Henan opera arias are beautiful and exciting, which is deeply loved by the audience. Several famous lines in the play are still talked about and sung by Henan opera lovers. [Edit this paragraph] Place name: Chaoyanggou There are two Chaoyanggou in reality

One of them is located in Cao Village, Daye Township, Dengfeng City, Henan Province (formerly Dengfeng County), where Yang Lanchun once experienced life. . It is also the prototype place for the creation of the modern opera "Chaoyanggou", which is famous all over the country and is well-known to every household, and the main characters Yinhuan and Shuanbao in the play. As a famous modern opera writer, Yang Lanchun has made an indelible contribution to the history of Chinese opera, especially to the creation of modern opera. The Henan Opera "Chaoyanggou" he created in the 1960s has been on the air for nearly half a century and has been favored by all walks of life. The plot has influenced several generations, especially in North China and the Central Plains.

The second one is Chaoyanggou in Handan, Hebei. Yang Lanchun’s hometown was renamed Chaoyanggou in memory of Yang. The old revolutionary base in the mountains in the west of Handan City - Liejiang Village, Guantao Township, Wu'an, is located at the border of Shanxi and Hebei. It is 90 kilometers away from Handan City and 65 kilometers away from Wu'an City. This is the birthplace of Yang Lanchun, the famous modern Chinese opera writer.

Liejiang Village is located in the deep mountains of Taihang, and now it is vigorously developing the Chaoyanggou Scenic Area by virtue of its own special advantages. The scenic area runs east-west and is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with overlapping peaks, cliffs, and rugged boulders. The forest coverage accounts for more than 90% of the total area of ??the scenic area. The scenic area covers an area of ??eight square kilometers and has 12 ravines symmetrical from north to south, each with its own characteristics. The scenic spot is full of flowers and trees in spring, and birds are singing. In midsummer, the spring water is clear and flowing continuously. If you climb to the top and look far away, you can have a panoramic view of the panoramic area, which is cheerful and refreshing. It is a natural "big oxygen bar". Chaoyanggou Scenic Area has now become an important part of the Mingheyuan Forest Park in Hebei Province. The Wu'an Municipal Government has listed Chaoyanggou as the first batch of leading villages to return farmland to forest and build an ecologically strong city.

Chaoyanggou Scenic Area consists of 5 scenic spots and 5 routes, 80 main scenic spots and 160 landscapes. Featured viewing and tourist attractions include Yang Lanchun, Shuanbao, Yinhuan Former Residence in Liejiang Village, the original scenery of the place names in the Henan Opera "Chaoyanggou", Yangpo Nao, Dongshantou, Yecao Bay, and Dishui Rock. Other major landscapes include primeval forests. Parks, cottage ruins, Black Dragon Cave, Matou Mountain, Lion Peak, Five Saints Temple, Yinma Spring, Baibu Ladder, Yixiantian and Chaoyang Lake, etc. At the same time, the scenic spot transformed the current village into a "farmhouse resort" integrating food, accommodation, shopping and entertainment, built a "folk culture street" along the mountain, and transformed the farmyard into a "Chaoyanggou Cinema" and a "Chaoyanggou Opera Singing Center" screens movies for tourists free of charge, hires professional actors to sing opera excerpts live, etc., providing tourists with a leisure, vacation, entertainment and tourism place where they can get into nature and the original plot of "Chaoyanggou". [Edit this paragraph] The prototype character of "Chaoyanggou" was tracked in the "Under the Big Locust Tree" column of the first issue of "Village". "Watching Chaoyanggou" was broadcast. Many viewers expressed their interest. We specially wrote Below are interesting tidbits from the interview so that you can read more and learn more.

"Walking along a ridge, climbing over a mountain, the air in the ravine is good, it's really refreshing----" Whenever I hum this popular libretto, I can't help but think of the sensational modern Henan opera- ----"Chaoyanggou"; it can't help but remind people of that past event and that era. Back then, the love story between "Yinhuan" and Shuanbao had infected and inspired many people. The characters in the play had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even the names of "Yinhuan Mom", "Second Aunt" and "Qiaozhen'er" were also popular. It has reached the point where it is well known to every household, women and children. However, what is the relationship between the prototypes of these characters in real life? Where do they live today? How are you doing? Is the family happy? A series of curiosity and questions prompted the reporter to set foot on Chaoyanggou, a land full of legends.

Zigzag Interview Road

It turned out that Chaoyanggou was called Caojiawan. This name comes from the story of Henan Opera "Rolling Mat". To this day, the village still retains the "Cao Family Grand" "Yuan" site, the allusion of "Cang Wa" is also spread everywhere. It turned out that all the people in Cao Village were surnamed Cao. Later, due to the history of "Cang Wa" and Luoyang Magistrate Cao Baoshan, he committed a serious crime. In order to avoid being implicated, the whole village changed their surname to "Zhao" overnight, probably with the same rhyme, to show that they did not dare. Forget your roots! In 1978, the song "Chaoyanggou" became popular all over the country, and Caojiagou was officially renamed Chaoyanggou.

Before we entered the village, we already felt the difference of Chaoyanggou. Rows of corn and rows of sorghum stood in the wind like soldiers of honor. It was exactly the same as described in the play. . At the entrance of the village, I met a group of young sisters-in-law who were washing clothes. They were also familiar with the story of Chaoyanggou. I heard that we were going to interview "Yinhuan" and everyone told us that Yinhuan had long been married to a small mountain village called Shanhuai in Xishi Village, Daye Town, but today we saw Yinhuan going to work at Chaoyanggou Reservoir. . After receiving this news, we immediately became excited and prepared to go to the reservoir first, but suddenly we found that the microphone was broken. How could we conduct an interview without a microphone? So the team was divided into two again, those who were looking for Yinhuan, and those who were repairing the microphone. Time passed by minute by minute, and the car repairing the microphone hadn't come back yet. Seeing the sun setting, today's interview plan might be ruined!

Meeting Zhao Yinhuan by chance

When they were almost disappointed, they finally heard the familiar horn sounding, and several people hurriedly jumped in the car and headed straight for the reservoir. No one spoke on the road. Everyone was worried that it was getting dark and they would not be able to find the silver ring. A big question mark hung in everyone's mind, and this question mark became more intense as the mountain road bumped up and down.

Suddenly, the village chief who was walking with him shouted: "Aunt Yinhuan, stop the car quickly, this is Yinhuan!" In an instant, the car stopped and looked at us with smiles like flowers, "Yinhuan Girl" "The quilt was confused. Youtian didn't inform her in advance, which made Yinhuan feel embarrassed!

It turns out that Yinhuan is not an educated youth who went to the mountains and countryside, but a native countryman. She didn't go to high school either, so she had a high school education at best.

Seeing our camera lens pointed at him, "Shuan Bao" looked very shy. He quickly put up his hoe to cover his face, turned his head to one side and said: "Don't shoot it yet, don't shoot it yet, say Talk and then shoot.” We had no choice but to give up due to his repeated insistence. Then he began the long process of washing feet, chatting with us without answering while washing. It turns out that "Shuan Bao"'s real name is Zhao Shuanzhu. Twenty years ago, he was introduced to someone and married Liu Chun'ai, who was ten years younger than him. They became his son-in-law and now he changed his name to Liu Xiansheng.

Do we ask him if he resembles the "Tuan Bao" in the play? He grinned and said that he was like a "shuanbao". Maybe it was because he never fell behind others in school and was always very active, working and pushing water carts. Among young people of fifteen or sixteen years old, Not bad at all! He didn't know that it was written into the script by the writer. It wasn't until one day when he saw the movie "Chaoyanggou" being played in the village that he realized that the character in the play was based on himself. During the natural disaster in 2008, his parents unfortunately died of illness and hunger. Later, they no longer lived together, and his brother and sister-in-law separated from him, leaving "Shuan Bao" alone to live a lonely life. The villagers felt sorry for him and found it difficult to live alone, so they connected him with Liu Chunhai and built a bridge. Liu Xiansheng did not want to have too much contact with the outside world, nor did he want to reveal his identity. He kept himself tightly wrapped in the ups and downs for decades, and his family lived an ordinary life in a down-to-earth manner.

While talking, Liu Chunhai dug up a bunch of peanuts from the ground, skillfully selected, washed, and cooked them. The fragrant peanuts were just like the days of Liu Xiansheng's family, neither greasy nor boring. There is a hint of sweet flavor from time to time.

Now Liu Xiansheng’s eldest son works as a security guard in a company in Beijing; his second son is seventeen and has graduated from junior high school; and his eleven-year-old daughter is smart and cute, much like her mother. During the conversation, we felt that although their life was not rich, it was filled with warmth and happiness. As the saying goes, "Everything is happy when everything is at home." When we left his home, Liu Xiansheng pointed to two pieces of homestead and piles of red flowers. Brick excitedly told reporters that this was a material prepared for his two sons. Construction would start years ago. The house is the focus of life and his sons are the hope of life.

“Hot Girl” Qiaozhen

In Tuotou Village, Daye Town, “Qiaozhener” is a big celebrity. Everyone in the village, old and young, likes her. of. So we found her home with little trouble. Before we entered, we saw Qiaozhener's big white goose squawking at the door with its alert neck raised, as if it was doubting our identity. It can be said that Qiaozhen in life and Qiaozhen in "Chaoyanggou" are the same person. She is fast-talking, bold and bold, and dares to love and hate. In people's impression, Qiaozhen's stubborn personality and two upturned braids make her look so kind and enthusiastic. Qiaozhen, who was then, is now an aunt. When she saw us "breaking in" through the door, Qiaozhen and his wife, who were bowing their heads in silence, hurriedly stood in. After understanding the purpose of our trip, she said sheepishly: "Nothing, nothing, old and ugly." After saying that, his face turned crimson. Mentioning Qiaozhen's current life opened up her conversation: When she was eight years old, her family arranged a marriage for her. Her husband was Li Gensong. When they were nineteen, they got married. A bucket of sweet potato noodles, a pound Cotton, a sheet will do the trick. After decades of ups and downs, she and her husband have been close to each other. Even though they are just babies, they have a good relationship! Not long ago, the husband retired from the town's supply and marketing cooperative, and the couple enjoyed family happiness with their children.

Qiaozhen is a hard-working person. From the broken kiln she lived in when she first moved into her husband's house to the two-story building with blue bricks and green tiles now, she and her husband have endured a lot of hardships and tiredness. Among them, Only they themselves know the taste best. In the early 1980s, Qiaozhen saved a little money and jointly bought the first tractor in the village. Later, she trained her eldest son to run transportation, and opened a sales agency at home, and the family gradually added more The wheat threshing machine and the winnowing machine are becoming more and more prosperous day by day. The family of eight is prosperous, and the son, daughter-in-law, and grandson are all very filial. Therefore, the little life of Qiaozhen'er's family is really happy. , which makes people envious.

In Qiaozhen’s house, there are piles of newly picked peanuts, corns, bunches of red peppers, and a rack of purple grapes------No, Qiaozhen’er The aunt steamed another pot of sweet potato noodle rolls, and "distributed" each to us. Holding the steaming steamed buns, our hearts felt warm.