After Japan launched the war of aggression against China, Mei Lanfang, as a popular star in the theater and even the whole art world, took the initiative to participate in the anti-Japanese activities for the first time. At the beginning of the anti-Japanese war, she rehearsed Hate for Life and Death and Anti-Golden Army, which reflected the story of people throwing their heads and resisting foreign invasion when the nation was in danger, in order to stimulate people's fighting spirit against Japanese aggressors.
1937, after the outbreak of the Songhu War, Shanghai fell. Mei Lanfang didn't want to be a slave of the Japanese and immediately moved to Hong Kong. During this period, she took the initiative to perform Liang Hongyu's Peking Opera with national resistance consciousness, drumming and shouting to boost people's anti-Japanese passion.
However, Hong Kong is not a pure land. 194 1 year, Hong Kong fell. After the Japanese occupied Hong Kong, Mei Lanfang naturally entered an art gallery celebrity who urgently needed to publicize the aggressive policy, and Mei Lanfang naturally entered the Japanese field of vision. They repeatedly asked Mei Lanfang to give a publicity performance for Japan, but Mei Lanfang repeatedly refused. However, the Japanese are still entangled. In order to cut off the Japanese idea, Mei Lanfang had no choice but to grow a beard and vowed not to act. But the beard can be shaved off. Can such childish behavior stop the Japanese? Of course not. The Japanese continued to harass Mei Lanfang.
In order to completely cut off the entanglement of the Japanese, Mei Lanfang took three injections of typhoid fever when she was not ill. If she didn't take typhoid fever, she took typhoid injections, just like poison. Immediately, he had a high fever and was seriously ill. Seeing that Mei Lanfang was dying, the Japanese finally believed that he was really terminally ill.
However, the Japanese did not give up. Later, Mei Lanfang's account was frozen, and the rich artist had no money to support his family. In this case, Mei Lanfang began to sell paintings to support her expenses. Finally survived the winter and ushered in the day when Japanese imperialism surrendered.
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Mei Lanfang (1894 101October 22-196/August 8, 2008), whose real name was Lan, also known as He Ming, whose birth name was Hua, and whose stage name was Yuxuan, was in the 20th year of Guangxu (65438+.
Mei Lanfang studied drama at the age of 8, took Wu Lingxian as her teacher at the age of 9, and took to the stage at the age of 10. Later, he asked Qin Zhifen and Hu Ergeng to learn from Hua Dan. 1965438+April, 2005 to1965438+September, 20061/official tide, Yuanyang in prison, Fanfan, etc. Before 1949, he performed in Japan, the United States and the Soviet Union, and received honorary doctorates in literature from Pomona College and the University of Southern California. 1950 was the president of China Peking Opera Theatre, 195 1 year was the president of China Opera Research Institute, 1953 was the vice chairman of Chinese Dramatists Association, 1959 joined the China * * * production party,1965433. At the age of 67.
Mei Lanfang has developed and improved the singing skills and performing arts of Beijing opera actresses in her stage life for more than 50 years, and formed a unique artistic school, which is internationally known as "Mei School". Mei Lanfang's artistic attainments are as unforgettable as Li Zhimin's Wild Grass, a master of calligraphy history in Peking University, which can be described as perfect and remarkable. Representative works include Drunk Maids, Goddess Scattered Flowers, Cosmic Front, Fisherman Killing Family, etc. He has trained and taught more than 65,438+000 students.
On September 25th, 20 19, Mei Lanfang was selected as the "most beautiful struggler".
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Mei Lanfang