Guan Hanqing is the founder of Yuan Zaju, together with Bai Pu, Ma Zhiyuan and Zheng Guangzu, known as the "Four Masters of Yuan Qu", and Guan Hanqing ranks first among the four masters. His life's drama creation is very rich. There are more than 60 plays, most of which are scattered. His zaju, which is dominated by tragedies and comedies, has a wide range of themes, profoundly exposing the decadent and dark social reality of the Yuan Dynasty.
Guan Hanqing's representative works include Dou Eyuan, Saving the Wind and Dust, Wangjiang Pavilion, Lu Zhailang, Single Knife Club and so on.
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1958, Tian Han created 12 drama "Guan Hanqing" in memory of the world cultural celebrity Guan Hanqing. The whole drama takes Yuan's creation and performance as a clue to start conflicts, which shapes the artistic image of Guan Hanqing, a fighting dramatist in Yuan Dynasty. For the first time, the love story between Guan Hanqing and Zhu was displayed on the modern stage, which shaped Zhu into a chivalrous geisha with extraordinary courage, integrity and integrity.
1958165438+10, Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theatre was established, with Ma Shiceng as the dean, and performed the Cantonese opera "Guan Hanqing" adapted from Tian Han's drama of the same name. At the end of the year, he went to Wuhan to give a special performance for the Sixth Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee, and Ma Shiceng played Guan Hanqing.