Li Haiquan's character introduction

Li Haiquan (February 4, 191-February 8, 1965), born in Shangcun Township, Jun 'an Town, Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, is a famous ugly and small actor in Cantonese opera. In the late 192s, he served as a junior in the New China class, and his main performances included Jin Mao Mouse, Crossing the Reed Flowers at Night, Luotong Sweeping the North and so on. In 193s, Li Haiquan was famous for his "rags play". He is versatile, with exquisite and unique performances of Wu Chou, net towel edge and Erhua noodles, especially famous for his leading performance "Robbing Yin Si Road" and "Smoke Sweeping Long Beach". In the early 194s, Li Haiquan, Liao Xiahuai, An Banri and Ye Furuo were also called "Four Famous Ugliness of Cantonese Opera". His performance is humorous and implicit, and his singing is vigorous and simple, which is deeply praised by Cantonese opera audiences. He has performed overseas and is also widely welcomed by mainland audiences. Li Haiquan retired from the stage in 1958 and died in Hongkong on February 8, 1965.

Chinese name: Li Haiquan

alias: Li Manchuan

Nationality: China

Nationality: Han nationality

Place of birth: Shangcun Township, Jun 'an Town, Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province

Date of birth: February 4, 191

Date of death: February 8, 1965 (at the age of 64) < Robbed Yin Silu and others

Spouse: Grace Ho

Daughter: Li Qiuyuan

Son: Li Zhongchen, Bruce Lee, Li Zhenhui

Grandson: Brandon Lee, Li Kaihao, Li Weihao, Li Jiahao

Granddaughter: Li Xiangning

Acting experience

Li Haiquan was a junior in the New China class in the late 192s, and his main performances were Golden Mouse and Rotten. In 193s, Li Haiquan was famous for his "rags play". In the early 194s, Li Haiquan, together with Liao Xiahuai, An Banri and Ye Furuo, was called the "Four Famous Ugliness of Cantonese Opera". His performance was humorous and implicit, and his singing was vigorous and simple, which was deeply praised by Cantonese opera audiences. He performed overseas and was also widely welcomed by overseas Chinese audiences. Li Haiquan retired from the stage in 1958 and died in 1965.

Li Haiquan was born on February 4th, 191 in Jiangwei, Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province (now Shangcun Township, Jun 'an Town). Li Haiquan's father, Li Zhenbiao, worked as an escort in his early years. In his later years, he retired and returned to Jiangwei to work as a short-term worker to make a living. In order to reduce the burden of life, Li Zhenbiao arranged for his two sons, Li Mantian and Li Manchuan, to be apprentices at the famous restaurant Laughing at the World Tea House (now a department store) in Foshan. Here, Li Manchuan met Xiao Shiyi, a famous Cantonese opera actress. After getting the consent of his parents, Li Manchuan formally worshipped Xiaoshengyi as a teacher to learn drama. Xiaoshengyi gave him a stage name Li Haiquan.

In the late 192s, he was a junior in the New China class. The main actors in his class were Liang Dongquan, Shao Xinquan, Xiao Lizhang, Bai Yutang, etc., and his main performances included Golden Mouse, Luo Tong Sweeping the North, Crossing the Reed Flowers at Night, etc.

In p>1939, he was an ugly student in Yongshounian Theatre Company, especially famous for his leading performance "Robbing Yinsi Road" and "Smoke Sweeping Long Beach".

In p>1939, Li Haiquan was an ugly student in Yongshounian Troupe, and he was famous for his "rags" which reflected the life of the grass-roots people. He is versatile, and he performs well in Wu Chou, net towel edge and Erhua noodles, especially in the leading performance "Robbing Yin Si Road" and "Smoke Sweeping Long Beach".

by the beginning of 1948, Li Haiquan, Liao Xiahuai, An Banri and Ye Furuo were called "four ugly students of Cantonese Opera". His performance was humorous and implicit, and his singing was vigorous and simple, which was deeply praised by Cantonese opera audiences. He performed overseas and was also widely welcomed by overseas Chinese audiences.

In p>1947, he went to Bai Yutang to be the ugly student of Xingzhong Chinese Theatre, starring in the famous drama Begging for Rice to Raise the Top Scholar, which caused a sensation in the Hong Kong art world. This drama, together with Xue Juexian's Flowers Dyed in Yuan Hong, Jintang Chen's Yuan Hong and Liao Xiahuai's Local Top Scholar, was called the "Four Top Scholar" drama, and it was widely spread.

after p>1945, he became one of the pillars of Jintianhua Troupe, and performed such famous plays as Three Thieves kowloon cup, Bronze Nets Array and Two Smokers Sweeping the Long Beach. Li Haiquan once co-edited a new drama "Flying Floccups on the Cliff" with Chen Tiejun, the master of Yongshou New Year's Class. In the play, Qianli Ju played a girl who had gone through hardships and dangers, and told a sad song on the cliff about her bumpy life experience, which made the full audience shed tears of sympathy. He also cooperated with Xue Juexian to perform plays such as The Magistrate of Mei's Mansion, and participated in performances such as Ten Years' Personnel, Seven Characters' Strange Injustice, Military Adviser in Pink, Butterfly's Spirit, and Fossil Wangfu.

Li Haiquan retired from the stage in 1958 and died in 1965. One of his sons is a famous international martial arts movie star Bruce Lee (Li Zhenfan), and the other is a famous entertainer Li Zhenhui (Sensen's husband).

family relationship

Li Haiquan has a wife Grace Ho, sons Bruce Lee, Li Zhenhui, father-in-law He Gantang and grandson Brandon Lee.

main works

Dashi Yinshi Road (1939)

Fire Tree and Silver Flower (1947)

Begging for rice to raise the top scholar (1947)

Hundred birds at the phoenix (1947)

Two fine cigarettes sweep the length. A touch of red in the industry (1948)

Colorful (1948)

Handy (1948)

Floating clouds with wealth (1948)

No.1 scholar in the tunnel (1948)

The Five Rats are in trouble. > Big Four Happiness (1949)

Seven Chivalrous Men of Shaolin and Five Explorations of Mount Emei (Episode II) (195)

The Legend of Baoyu (1949)

Three Thieves of kowloon cup and Five Rats in Tokyo (three episodes) (195). In the late Qing Dynasty, there was a famous martial artist in Shunde, Guangdong Province. He was Li Haiquan's father, Li Zhenbiao. Li Zhenbiao works as an escort in Foshan Escort Agency, escorting valuable goods for banks and businesses. Li Haiquan was originally named Li Manquan, and he has a brother named Li Mantian. Li Zhenbiao doesn't want his son to be a martial artist when he grows up: he is desperate and turbulent. He hopes that future generations will live a plain and stable life. When Man Tian was 9 years old and Man Quan was less than 7 years old, his father sent them to the famous restaurant Xiaochenhuan Teahouse in Foshan as apprentices. Laughing dust ring not only supplies dining tables, but also provides morning and evening tea. The waiter of the old teahouse is required to "sing the menu", that is, sing the food, wine and refreshments ordered by customers and the amount of money to be paid. The tune used for "singing the menu" is Cantonese opera. The two brothers studied hard and practiced hard, especially Man Quan, who was born with musical talent and clear pronunciation, often won a full house applause when singing a single song.

In 1911, Li Manquan met Xiao Yi, a famous Cantonese opera actress who changed his life. Xiaoshengyi and his friends met in the teahouse. When he heard that Li Manquan's "singing list" enunciated clearly, the tune was mellow and the expression was sincere, he suddenly felt good, so he asked Li Manquan to try to sing a Cantonese song. After listening to it, he boasted happily: "The roots are not bad, but they can be great!" Xiaoshengyi asked Li Manquan if he would like to perform with his troupe. Li Manquan readily agreed, and later said that he would ask his parents for permission. Li Zhenbiao and his wife resolutely opposed their son's entry into the troupe. In the old days, the performers were inferior and had low social status. However, Li Manquan insisted on learning drama, and his brother Li Mantian also pleaded hard for his younger brother. His parents finally let go and let him go. Li Manquan formally worshipped Xiao Shiyi as his teacher, and Xiao Shiyi took his stage name Li Haiquan. Xiaoshengyi is a famous martial artist. Li Haiquan learned drama from him and practiced martial arts. He traveled all over the country and became more and more popular. Later, he became one of the "four famous actresses of Cantonese Opera".

Away from a foreign land

In p>194, the Japanese swallowed up more than half of China. The war raged, the people were miserable, and the theater was cold. As a famous Cantonese opera actress, Li Haiquan's family fled to Hong Kong from Guangdong under the Japanese army. Hong kong is in a corner. However, the Japanese army has become a crab claw to Hong Kong. Li Haiquan and his wife went to the United States, all the way to Wan Li. At that time, the United States was far away from the flames of World War II and was a safe haven for refugees from all over the world. Li Haiquan went to the United States not so much to escape from the war as to develop Cantonese opera, which he regarded as his life. At that time, more than ten cities such as new york, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago had formed stable Chinese residential areas, and the community area was called Chinatown. Chinatown is full of China cultural characteristics, and most of the early immigrants came from Guangdong, so this culture is also full of Guangdong characteristics-Cantonese opera is the cultural entertainment that Chinese people talk about. In the United States, in order to make a living, Li Haiquan had to leave his expectant wife, Grace Ho, to tour with the group.

On November 27th, 194, Li Haiquan's wife, Grace Ho, gave birth to her son, Bruce Lee, in the Chinese Hospital in Chinatown, San Francisco, USA. When his wife gave birth, Li Haiquan also performed in China City Theater in new york, 9 miles away, for his Cantonese opera career. At that time, Li Haiquan only stayed at home for a few days, and then toured the United States with the group in a hurry. His wife and family remained in San Francisco's Chinatown.

At the end of March, 1941, Li Haiquan decided to go back to Hong Kong to develop his career and his family, seeing that there was not much room for the development of Cantonese opera in the United States. The reason is that the audience of Cantonese opera is mostly confined to the Chinese circle of Guangdong nationality, and the world is too small; In addition, despite the confrontation between the Japanese army and the British army, Hong Kong is still peaceful, and Japan has cast a smoke screen of peace, deceiving many Hong Kong people and even the British authorities in Hong Kong. Hong Kong people still live in their own way, and Li Haiquan is still busy with acting.

When the Pacific War broke out at 4: 45 a.m. on December 8, 1941, Li Haiquan's family didn't leave. He had already traveled far away with his family to prepare for the suffering of being displaced from place to place. He believes in Buddha, who will protect the safety of his family.

In p>195, Li Haiquan became a famous clown of Cantonese opera, and his income gradually became rich. In addition, his wife Grace Ho was born in a noble family, and Li's family belonged to the upper class in Hong Kong. Family life is stable and comfortable.

A famous work

Begging for Rice to Cultivate the Top Scholar (1947) Region: Hong Kong. Language: Cantonese. Film species: ancient costume. Actors: Li Haiquan, Man-lei Wong, Luo Pinchao, Ziluolian. Production company: Cosmic Film Company. Production company: Taishan Production Company. Li Haiquan went to Bai Yutang to play the role of Xing Zhonghua Troupe as an ugly student, starring in the famous drama Begging for Rice to Raise the Champion, which caused a sensation in the Hong Kong art scene. Li Haiquan's main role in Begging for Rice to Raise the Top Scholar-Fu Duo.

Role Interpretation

Fu Duo, played by Li Haiquan, is a farmer who "cultivates and eats by himself". Because of his "self-discipline", he feels that "tea is sweet and rice is soft" and later "the countryside was destroyed by floods", and his family of three fled to Kyoto and became beggars. Fu Duo was begging for food with a long title, and he was determined to rise to the top of the world. Although he was old and did nothing, he pinned his hopes on his son, while swallowing leftovers and eating dross, and attacking his son to teach books in order to gain fame and achieve the goal of "making a name for himself and showing his parents". Fu Duo lived at the bottom of the feudal society, lived a wandering life, and tasted the pain of "struggling for food". However, he had no complaints about the feudal rulers, but he was bent on climbing from the status of a beggar to the literati class. He believed in the imperial examination as a god and seemed to have great ambitions. In fact, he was just a little slave who wanted to be a big slave and a hungry slave who wanted to be the manager of a slave. Li Haiquan's play can be regarded as shaping a slave with lofty aspirations. The image of a slave has been portrayed as "penetrating", and his singing is vigorous and simple and deeply loved by the audience. Once performed in Hong Kong, the drama caused a sensation in the Hong Kong art world, and it was called "Four Top Scholars" together with Xue Juexian's Flowers Dye to Form a Yuan Hong, Jintang Chen's Zhuang Yuan Hong and Liao Xiahuai's Local Top Scholar, and it spread well. Li Haiquan achieved great success with this play.

Li Haiquan devoted all his life to the cause of Cantonese opera, and it was not until 1958 that he retired from the stage of Cantonese opera, making an immortal contribution to the cause of Cantonese opera in China. He was not only a famous ugly actor of Cantonese opera, but also studied Tai Ji Chuan for decades, and he had profound attainments. Bruce Lee's first teacher, Bruce Lee began to learn Tai Ji Chuan from his father when he was a few years old. Tai Ji Chuan, whom he studied, later played an extremely important role in Jeet Kune Do.