She debuted on stage at the age of 8, became a role at the age of 10, and accepted an apprenticeship

Mondo Social Updated on 2024-02-21

In the history of Chinese opera, there is a legendary woman, she was only 17 years old and was known as the "Queen of Henan Opera", and at the age of 22, she was awarded the "Bangzi King" and "Henan Mei Lanfang" reputation, she is the master Chen Suzhen.

Her life is full of legends, and she is known as the grandmaster of the Henan Opera industry, and she is also the first of the six famous Chinese Henan Opera artists. On March 29, 1994, she passed away at the age of 76, and her burial place was chosen at the foot of the beautiful Song Mountain.

Chen Suzhen, formerly known as Wang Ruoyu, was born on April 30, 1918 in Xiangfu District, Kaifeng City, Henan Province. She has loved opera since she was a child, and began to learn art at the age of 8, studying under the auspicious charm of Sun Yande. Since the age of 13, she has been singing in the area of Hongqi County.

In 1936, she was invited to Shanghai Baidai Company to make a number of records, including classic records such as "Three Sedans". Fan has created a number of tailor-made plays for her, and her talent is widely recognized. During the Anti-Japanese War, she actively participated in public welfare performances to spread the spirit of patriotism. In 1940, when she performed "Three Sedan Chairs" in Xi'an, she earned six taels ** to remember the belief of "loyalty to art and firm will". She gave the gold medal to a friend, and it became a story.

In June 1958, she was transferred to Hebei Handan Drama School to teach, and later transferred to Tianjin Yu Opera Troupe. She created a precedent for dance, skill, and formal beauty in the Henan opera industry, and created a unique style of "Chenmen" art, becoming a representative figure in the Henan opera industry. Her classic works include "Cosmic Edge", "Fanwang Palace", "Spring and Autumn Match", "Three Sedan Chairs" and "Three Sleeves".

Chen Suzhen is good at the auspicious charms of Henan opera, is the founder of the "Chen School of Art", and is known as the first of the six famous Dan of Chinese Henan opera. The drama master Tian Han once gave her a message: "Zhongzhou Yunqi has a few song immortals, and he has practiced hard and practiced a few firsts." Under the bright moon several times, why not break in front of the iron window.

The sleeve dance is sour and glamorous, and the braided flame leaves are beautiful. The people want you to add glory and cherish the golden throat in the heyday of the past. In her later years, she settled in Tianjin. In February 1994, she was invited to Zhengzhou to participate in the "National Henan Opera Famous and Ugly Competition". On March 29 of the same year, she passed away at the age of 76. Li Kefei of the Beijing Research Institute of Culture and History wrote an elegy for her: "When Bianliang first saw you, it was difficult to hate Sanshang Sanlin Xiaoyang; The pickaxe is reunited, and the character of the girl is like a jade privet flower. ”

Chen Suzhen's cemetery is located in Chen Yuan at the foot of Song Mountain in Dengfeng, Zhengzhou, and the tombstone is engraved with "A generation of grandmasters, admired by everyone, the superstar is dead, and the hearts of all the disciples are heartbroken." Supporting the body of Songyue, the mountains and rivers are together". There are also 20 stone tablets nearby, which are erected by her son, ** and Henan opera masters.

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