At the age of 14, Zhang Junqiu apprenticed with Li Lingfeng, specializing in Tsing Yi. With his unique singing achievements, he is known as the head of the "Four Little Famous Dans", a well-known Peking Opera actor, and also the founder of the Danjiao Zhang School.
In his early years, Zhang Junqiu performed in a number of well-known Peking Opera productions, including "Sacrifice to the River", "Leifeng Pagoda" and "Yutang Spring". He was a high-profile Peking Opera master at the time, and he also received guidance from Mei Lanfang.
Despite his successful career, his life was full of twists and turns, with a total of three marriages and 12 children, each of which was a mix of ups and downs.
Some people say that even successful people will experience ups and downs, and no one's life is smooth sailing. This sentence is very suitable for Zhang Junqiu, and his road to success has also experienced many unusual things......
Zhang Junqiu has lived in Beijing since he was a child, and although his ancestral home is not here, he has integrated into the city. At that time, Beijing was not as prosperous as it is today, and Zhang Junqiu's family was not rich and lived a poor life.
At that time, Zhang Junqiu's parents did not envision him becoming a Peking Opera performer at first, and they did not even think that he would become a generation of Peking Opera masters.
Teng Lianfang is Zhang Junqiu's father, and Zhang Xiuqin is his mother. Although his father's surname is Teng, Zhang Junqiu's surname is Zhang. What's going on here? Could it be that Zhang Junqiu's parents have divorced?
Although there is no divorce, in fact, Zhang Junqiu's parents are almost the same as divorce, because when Zhang Junqiu was very young, his parents were separated. At that time, the family was facing great pressure to live, and both parents had to go out to work.
He had an older brother, and his father took his older brother with him, while he went out to perform with his mother. During the performance, Peking Opera master Li Duokui happened to see Zhang Junqiu's performance. At that time, Zhang Junqiu was still very young, but he sang well.
Li Duokui thought that Zhang Junqiu was also a potential stock in Peking Opera performance, so he introduced Zhang Junqiu to Li Lingfeng, hoping to let his children learn Peking Opera with him.
Zhang Junqiu's mother also hopes that her son can have the ability to earn a living independently. In the past few years, Zhang Junqiu has been accompanying his mother to perform in Peking Opera, and gradually he has also become interested in Peking Opera and loves acting.
His mother once asked him if he would like to become a Peking Opera performer, and Zhang Junqiu certainly expressed his wish. His mother already knew about his playfulness, and he would even hum a few words when he was eating at home. Therefore, he finally worshiped Li Lingfeng's disciple.
Although Zhang Junqiu is not very old, his performance in Peking Opera is not inferior, which is one of the reasons why Li Lingfeng agreed to accept him as an apprentice. What's more, this child is not only able to endure hardships, but is also very intelligent.
Zhang Junqiu ushered in his first chance to appear on stage, when he performed with his partner Lei Xifu at the Jixiang Theater in Beijing. For this stage, he made full preparations.
After taking the stage, he performed "The Female Solution" affectionately, his performance was full of emotion, his voice was abnormal, and he attracted many audiences as soon as he opened his mouth. He was very pleased to be able to perform so well on his debut stage.
A year later, Liyan Bao suddenly publicly stated in the newspaper that it would elect the "Four Great Tong Ling", and for many Peking Opera performers, if they won this honor, it would mean that their abilities were recognized, and it also represented the recognition of society for them. Zhang Junqiu was naturally shortlisted, and when people saw his name, they were not surprised, because after all, he has an excellent voice in terms of singing skills.
After listening to Zhang Junqiu's singing, you will find that his performance is different, and it is difficult to describe it with an appropriate adjective, but in short, he gives people a comfortable and comfortable feeling.
Many people tried to imitate his singing, but soon failed. Sometimes we have to admit that the talent for performing Peking Opera is indeed essential. Despite his fame, Zhang Junqiu still feels that he has many shortcomings. By chance, Zhang Junqiu was able to meet Wang Yaoqing and get guidance.
Zhang Junqiu has received guidance from more Peking Opera masters, such as Mei Lanfang, Shang Xiaoyun, Yan Lanqiu, Zhu Guifang and others, all because of this **. Since he appeared, Zhang Junqiu has gained a lot.
Mei Lanfang's acting skills do not need to be repeated, they can be called a must, especially in "Farewell My Concubine" starring him, which is also Zhang Junqiu's favorite.
Mei Lanfang also admired Zhang Junqiu very much, because she had ** Zhang Junqiu's performance many times before, and she initially paid attention to Zhang Junqiu because of his unique singing voice.
If a Peking Opera performer wants to be recognized by the audience on stage, it is not only necessary to be able to perform, sing and sing, each of which is crucial.
In order to let Zhang Junqiu master his exquisite skills, Mei Lanfang unreservedly taught him the trick of singing "Farewell My Concubine", and the biggest relief in their hearts was to see that Chinese Peking Opera has a first-class person. Other masters also have their own strengths, and through their guidance, Zhang Junqiu's Peking Opera skills have been improved faster.
Du Yuesheng ushered in her 60th birthday and invited Zhang Junqiu to perform. At that time, Zhang Junqiu could be seen in almost all well-known Peking Opera performances.
He was also invited to perform in Hong Kong, where he held a number of performances, and as a result, he amassed a large number of fans there, many of whom loved to enjoy his performances.
He also went to North Korea with Mei Lanfang and others to give a condolence performance, which happened during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, when the situation was very grim, but even so, he still went. This is even more important to mention.
They stayed in North Korea for two months before returning home, where he performed for charity. Zhang Junqiu's lifelong ambition is to look forward to the better inheritance of Chinese Peking Opera.
He succeeded in achieving this and became a high-profile Peking Opera master, not only presenting better Peking Opera works to the audience, but also establishing his own Peking Opera career.
After becoming famous, he began to be sought after by more and more people as a descendant of the Zhang School, hoping to learn Peking Opera from him. As a Peking Opera performer, he hopes to bring his works to more audiences and win the recognition of the audience.
We also hope that future generations will inherit the excellent tradition of Peking Opera, after all, Peking Opera is our precious cultural heritage and deserves to be carefully inherited.
Zhang Junqiu was naturally very happy to see that so many people wanted to learn Peking Opera with him. He is willing to pass on what he has learned to these students, and hopes that they will be able to carry forward Chinese Peking Opera.
After receiving Zhang Junqiu's careful guidance, many of the students have become famous Peking Opera performers, including Li Bingshu of the Shanghai Peking Opera Company, Yang Chunxia of the Beijing Peking Opera Company, and Xue Yaping from Shandong.
Zhang Junqiu is extremely strict in teaching, and it is because of this that these students can excel one by one. Watching these students surpass their own achievements one by one, I believe that Zhang Junqiu's heart is also full of gratification.
In the eyes of many, Zhang Junqiu is regarded as a success, after all, he became a generation of Peking Opera masters, not only successfully founded his own Peking Opera career, but also attracted many students to follow him to learn the arts, carrying forward the essence of the Zhang School.
On the surface, Zhang Junqiu's success is indeed undoubted, but it is undoubtedly difficult to become a generation of Peking Opera masters. In his early years, he endured more suffering than we can imagine.
Especially when I followed my mother around performing in those years, my mother was always busy and didn't have much time to take care of him. Sometimes she'll leave him aside and let him ** their show. Fortunately, Zhang Junqiu's high understanding can achieve such brilliant achievements.
Despite his career success, his marriage was not as happy as he should. When Zhang Junqiu was 20 years old, his mother was very anxious to find a partner for him.
Zhao Yurong is Zhang Junqiu's wife, and they were introduced to each other through Zhang Junqiu's mother. Zhao Yurong was also born in a Peking Opera family, and her family background is much better than theirs. Zhang Junqiu's mother was very supportive of their marriage.
Once he told Zhang Junqiu, he hoped that he could marry Zhao Yurong as soon as possible, and he didn't care whether the two had an emotional foundation at all. After all, arranged marriages were not uncommon at that time, just like Mr. Lu Xun had also experienced arranged marriages by his parents.
Zhang Junqiu did not intend to disobey her mother, but with the consent of both her parents and the woman, as well as the consent of the woman's parents, the marriage was confirmed.
Zhao Yurong is a typical aristocratic girl, although she and Zhang Junqiu did not establish a deep emotional foundation before getting married, they slowly developed feelings after marriage, supported each other, and their feelings became very deep.
Four years later, they welcomed five children, including twins, much to the delight of Zhang's mother.
Maybe Zhao Yurong really wanted to join hands with Zhang Junqiu for the rest of her life, but she didn't expect their marriage to change 4 years later. It is said that the two have already had 5 children, and the relationship should be very stable, but with Zhang Junqiu's growing fame in the Peking Opera industry.
Wu Lizhen saw Zhang Junqiu's performance by chance, and she fell in love with Zhang Junqiu deeply. She privately launched a fanatical pursuit of Zhang Junqiu, although she knew at the time that Zhang Junqiu already had a family of her own. She couldn't suppress her emotions, she really liked Zhang Junqiu and hoped to be with him.
The reason why Wu Lizhen dared to boldly pursue Zhang Junqiu in that era was because Zhang Junqiu did have the corresponding conditions. Her father was a bank president, and she was much pampered from an early age, and when she grew up, she was not only good-looking, but also knowledgeable.
She believes that as long as it is someone she likes, she should pursue it bravely, even if Zhang Junqiu did not consider being with her at first, after all, he already has a family and children.
However, in the face of such a persistent pursuit of his own people, he was finally unable to resist, and over time, he let down his inner guard, and the two finally tied the knot.
When marrying Wu Lizhen, Zhang Junqiu did not divorce him, because polygamy was allowed at that time, Wu Lizhen had a new-style education, and like other eldest ladies who had received a new-style education, they were basically unwilling to marry a man who was polygamous or polyandry and concubine. However, she doesn't mind it and gets along well with her family.
After the two got married, they gave birth to 7 children, and Wu Lizhen took care of her husband and children very thoughtfully, which made Zhang Junqiu's mother very satisfied.
Although he already had two wives, Zhang Junqiu married Xie Hongwen, an apprentice. Although she was divorced, as the two grew together, Zhang Junqiu gradually developed feelings for her, and finally the two tied the knot again.
Zhang Junqiu's life is unusually unusual, whether it is his brilliant achievements in the opera career or his marriage experience. On the road of chasing his dream of opera, he went through many hardships before he succeeded.
And each of his marriages is also bumpy, whether it is with his original wife Zhao Yurong or with the other two wives, the encounter between them is confusing and unbelievable. Zhang Junqiu