Mr. Li Youbin, a bright star in China's Peking Opera industry and a lifelong celebrity, passed away at the age of 86. Countless opera lovers were shocked to hear the news that this master, who had won the "Lifetime Achievement Award", still devoted himself to the teaching of Peking Opera after his retirement, and devoted his life to the inheritance of the art of opera. Mr. Li Youbin's love for Peking Opera can be traced back to learning the art from his father as a child, and his outstanding talent and diligence have made him a legend of the arts. As early as 1949, Li Youbin followed his father into the Peking Opera Troupe of the Political Department of the 10th Corps of the Third Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and performed many classic repertoire.
His theatrical talent and diligent Xi have made him a well-deserved Peking Opera performing artist, and he has also cultivated a large number of opera heirs in teaching. Not only that, Li Youbin's vision has also extended to the field of directing. From 1971 onwards, he began directing. In 1982, he made the famous Fujian Peking Opera Company's "True and False Monkey King" into a Peking Opera film, which caused wide repercussions at home and abroad. What's even more amazing is that this movie was adapted by Li Youbin from his father Li Shengbin's excerpt "Double Star Fight", and it was a huge success. His talent and creativity are not only reflected in the acting and directing, but also in the details.
A small detail in "The True and False Monkey King", the fake Monkey King took the "customs clearance paperwork", blew on the stage, and burned the "customs clearance paperwork". The core point of the effect of this scene is the lighter, which was also a luxury in the social environment of the time. But Li Youbin skillfully let the fake Monkey King hide the lighter, and when he blew, he quietly pressed the lighter, so as to achieve the effect of the "customs clearance paperwork" being ignited immediately. Li Youbin's death is embarrassing and a painful loss for the Peking Opera industry. His dedication to the art of Peking Opera and his unreserved spirit of inheritance will inspire more descendants of Peking Opera to continue to carry forward Peking Opera, a treasure of traditional Chinese culture.
May Mr. Li Youbin continue his artistic creation in heaven, and we must work together to make the art of theatre flourish and shine forever.