The three founders of Chinese drama include Ouyang Yuqian (the father of modern Chinese drama), Hong Shen, and Tian Han.
1. Introduction to Ouyang Yuqian
Born in Liuyang City, Hunan Province, he is a writer, screenwriter and director in Mainland China. He graduated from Waseda University and Meiji University. The first director of Guangxi Provincial Art Museum (now Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Mass Art Museum).
2. Introduction to Hong Shen
The courtesy name is Qianzai and the nickname is Bojun. A native of Wujin, Jiangsu Province (now part of Changzhou City), he is a playwright, director, artist and literary theorist. He created 38 film scripts, created and translated 55 drama scripts, directed 9 films, directed 55 plays, and authored film and drama theory. He has 12 monographs, including "Collected Works of Hong Shen's Drama Theory" and "Film and Drama Performance".
3. Introduction to Tian Han
His real name is Tian Shouchang, his nickname is He'er, and his pen names include Tian Han, Chen Yu, Bo Hong, Han'er Yisheng, Shoujia, Shaobo, Shuren, Chen Zhesheng, Minggao, Jialing, Zhang Kun, etc. Male, Han nationality, from Changsha County, Hunan Province. Playwright, opera writer, film screenwriter, novelist, lyricist, poet, literary critic, literary activist, and one of the three founders of modern Chinese drama.
Character evaluation
1. Evaluation of Ouyang Yuqian
Ouyang Yuqian is diligent and studious, and strives for excellence in art. Most of the works truly reflect real life and are closely integrated with real struggles, with a strong sense of the times and combat nature.
Because he is familiar with both modern drama art and traditional opera art, and has long-term practical experience in stage (including opera and drama) performances, he can consciously express his feelings in his creations. Combining these, his works often have the characteristics of strong storytelling, rhythmic language, distinctive national characteristics, and suitable for stage performances.
2. Hun Sen’s evaluation
Hun Sen is the first person in the Chinese literary world to travel across the oceans and specialize in the art of screenwriting and performing and directing abroad. His fruitful efforts have played a role in promoting and promoting the development of my country's film and drama industry and established immortal achievements.
3. Tian Han’s evaluation
Tian Han is the founder of modern Chinese drama. He is also a great poet and is also accomplished in the fields of film, music, calligraphy and other fields. Throughout his life, Tian Han continued to pursue Bright, keep striving to create, keep exploring and moving forward. Behind him, he left behind more than 60 plays and operas, more than 20 operas, and more than 2,000 poems.