Lian Kuo Ru
Lian Kuo Ru
Lian kuoru, a storyteller, was born on June 25, 1903 in Andingmen, Beijing.
In 1927, he studied the romance of the Western Han Dynasty by learning from the storyteller Li Jieen. In 1934, he serialized the book "thirty six heroes" in Peking daily. In 1940, he broadcast "the romance of the Eastern Han Dynasty" and "the complete Sui and Tang Dynasties" on the radio. The new book "crossing the Dadu River at night" performed in 1949 was praised. In 1954, he began to broadcast Pingshu Shuihu and Yuefei Zhuan in Beijing People's radio station. In 1957, he recorded a long Storytelling the romance of the Three Kingdoms
In 1963, he retired from Xuanwu rap troupe. On August 18, 1971, he died of cancer.
Early experience
Lian kuoru was born on June 25, 1903 in a Manchu Family with yellow flag in the barracks outside Andingmen, Beijing. His parents were named Bi Yuzhen. In 1909, he studied in a private school in WengCheng Temple of Andingmen, and his scientific name was Bi Lianshou. Half a year later, he dropped out of school for the first time. He dropped out of school again in 1916. He was an apprentice at Xiangtai photo studio in Yangmei Zhuxie street outside qianmenwai, and then went to Tianjin alone to find his working mother. Trapped in a small store in Jinbu, the owner introduced him to beikai small grocery store as an apprentice. In 1917, he quit the job of the grocery store and went to the huichuntang drugstore at 40 xianyuanli, beikai as an apprentice.
In 1925, he set up a hexagram stall in Beijing overpass, named "Lian zhongsan". Because divination also needs to be donated, so it is necessary to revise the theory and comment on books. I do divination in the daytime and listen to books in the evening. In 1927, Li Jieen, a storyteller, was introduced as his teacher. In Xizhu City, the master gave him the stage name of "Kuo ru". From then on, he began his career as a storyteller.
Acting experience
In 1934, he served as a member of the Standing Committee of the storytelling Association. He was invited to publish more than ten different storytelling novels in series in newspapers and periodicals in Peking, Tianjin and Hankou. From July 3, he published a series of "thirty six heroes" in the new Peking daily, published an article "the origin of Pingshu" in the newspaper on July 21, and argued with scholar Jin Chanyu about the origin of Pingshu from August to September.
In 1936, he served as "the voice of the people", in the same book as novelist Chen Shenyan and Poet Zhang zuigai. Then he published a Book Review speech "the Eastern Han Dynasty" in the novel edition of the newspaper, and wrote an eight character column in the literature and art edition of "Lotte Jushi criticizes life". On September 21, the new Peking daily finished its serial review of thirty six heroes; on November 22, it began its short review of evil tiger village; on November 14, it began its short review of five women catching orchids.
In 1939, liankuoru advertising agency was set up, first in the south house of No.1 guomenguan, and then moved to No.143 Liulichang. There are five more employees and three or two less. It was the first person in the field of Chinese folk art to set foot in advertising business. Later, Li Yan Hua Kan, a secret book of storytelling, was published every Saturday.
In March 1940, at 18 o'clock every night, the radio station began to perform the story of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and then broadcast the story of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. On July 30, the secret book of storytelling, the golden spear Yang family general, began to be serialized in people. On October 1, he published an article "on the difficulties of storytelling", introducing his theoretical viewpoint of "six difficulties of storytelling".
In 1943, introduced by Hao Deyuan, Hao Shouchen's son, he joined the underground Anti Japanese organization "North China culture and Education Association" initiated and organized by Professor Fu Ren University. This association was in charge of such academic celebrities as Ying Qianli, Shen Jianshi and Zhang Huai, and was a peripheral group of the Kuomintang.
In 1946, together with Cao Baolu, he was elected as the supervisor of Beijing quyi Association and the leader of the storytelling group (until 1953).
In 1947, he was elected chairman of Beijing advertising agency industry association, with Yang Benmao, Zhang Yisan, Xu Jieyuan, Xu shaoting, Zhou lichen and Shen Youchen as directors. Later, he ordered to withdraw the business license of the advertising agency because he opposed the "advertising tax" imposed by He Siyuan, the mayor of Peiping, when he was in office, so he resigned as chairman. Run "Lianji grocery store" and advertise. Hire three people.
In July 1949, as the only representative of Beijing folk art circles, he attended the first national cultural Congress. He was praised by Zhou Enlai for his book "crossing the Dadu River at night". Deputy director of the Preparatory Committee of the all China quyi Improvement Association. In August, participated in the city artists workshop. In September, he performed and broadcasted the book review "the long march of the Red Army crossing the natural danger of Wujiang River" in the "new literature and art program" of the people's Xinhua radio station. In October, he served as the president of the public entertainment club, organizing actors to perform new quyi in Qianmen Jianlou.
On March 12, 1951, appointed by Mayor Peng Zhen, he served as the leader of the quyi service brigade of the first Chinese people's consolation group to North Korea, went to North Korea to express sympathy to the volunteer army, and performed the storytelling "Wu Song beat the tiger" and the newly edited storytelling "chasing the enemy in shuishuiting Pavilion". After returning to China, he went to Sichuan and Tibet to publicize and mobilize the work of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea. He made a speech along the way, which lasted for eight months.
In 1952, he worked in the research department of the Municipal Federation of literary and art circles. After that, there was writer Lin Jinlan in the same department. Hao Shouchen is recommended to be the president of Beijing opera school.
In September 1953, he participated in the second congress of the China Federation of literary and art circles and was elected a member of the National Committee. Together with the writer Zhao Shuli, he served as the vice chairman of the newly established China quyi Research Association. The Municipal Federation of literary and art circles transferred the resident work of China quyi Research Association. In the same year, he was invited to give lectures in Peking University, Tsinghua University, Renmin University, Chinese Academy of drama and other universities, held lectures on storytelling art in the Institute of literature and history, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and performed new storytelling "Li Youcai's Banhua", "sanliwan" and "storm" on Hebei Radio.
At the beginning of 1954, he began to perform Pingshu "Shuihu" in Beijing People's radio station; from March 8, he began to perform Pingshu "Yuefei Zhuan". In the same year, he was elected a member of the second CPPCC National Committee.
In April 1955, at 18 o'clock every night, the second program of the Central People's broadcasting station began to perform storytelling "Water Margin"; at 13:30 every day, the Peking people's broadcasting station began to perform storytelling "Romance of Qin and Han Dynasties".
From March 10 to April 1, 1956, he participated in the North South quyi performance of China with the Central Radio rap troupe in Shanghai. He performed selected storytelling passages such as "invite Yao Qi to the head", "recite Fu Ji Yu", "shoot halberd at Yuanmen J" and met with Yangzhou Pinghua leader Wang Shaotang. On April 30, he told the story of the young hero Wang Xiaohe who never died in Beijing People's radio station; from October 1 to December 31, he began to perform the storytelling of the romance of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In December, he joined the Beijing Branch of China Democratic League.
On January 1, 1957, he began to perform "the romance of the Three Kingdoms" in Beijing People's radio. On March 19, during the nationwide "singing and opening up", the people's Daily published part of the speeches of members of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference. The full text of Lian kuoru's speech "striving for the prosperity of new quyi.". From July 12, the storytelling teahouse in Taoranting park can accommodate more than 200 people. At the NLD meeting, he also expressed his views on literature and art.
Since January 1, 1958, he has performed the storytelling romance of the Three Kingdoms in Beijing People's radio. On February 19, he was wrongly called "rightist". On March 16, Beijing People's Radio stopped broadcasting the story of the Three Kingdoms, ending its 21 year storytelling career in various radio stations.
In January 1959, he was sent to the library for storytelling. On May 1, Beijing Xuanwu rap troupe was established and became an actor. Take off the rightist hat. In the following years, he talked in the teahouses of Dong Ji, He Ji, Zhang Wu, Liu Hongbao, Tongzhou, Zhao Yixuan and the Phoenix Hall of Dong'an Market.
In 1963, he suffered from hypertension and retired from Xuanwu rap troupe.
Personal life
Lian kuoru has two elder brothers: the elder brother Bi Yubao and the second brother Bi Yuzhang. After his mother died, the brothers separated. He married Kang in 1928, with one son and two daughters. His eldest son, Lian Zhenxiang, was born in 1930, his eldest daughter died in 1937, and Lian Liru was born in 1942. Among them, Lian Zhenxiang once studied storytelling with his father, but failed to insist. Only Lian Liru inherited the "Lian school storytelling" and became a storyteller.
Artistic features
Lian kuoru's storytelling has four main characteristics: first, he uses Kung Fu in the word "review". Lian kuoru's catchphrase is "to comment on books". In his opinion, it is difficult to judge a book or a book by the word "comment", but it is not easy to say that the word "comment" is gold. The reason why his book is rich in content is that he not only talks about the event itself, but also talks about the historical background, official system, etiquette, living habits, folk customs, geography, mountains and rivers, martial arts and fighting scenes at that time. We can hear that he has rich historical knowledge and social experience, which makes people have a long experience. Therefore, he is very popular with the people. For example, when Lian Kuo Ru said that Liu Bei loved to cry in the Three Kingdoms, he commented that "Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, also loved to cry. Is it possible that the Liu family had a tradition of crying? When something happens, just cry! " Another example is "five Zhang Yuan Kong Ming returns to heaven." he also said that people still wear it today, which is really a line of national culture and folk emotion. From "Kong Mingxiao" to "Kong Mingdeng". It is made of local bamboo and paper. During festivals, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid Autumn Festival, children and young people walk through bamboo groves, ponds, bridges and flower paths with colorful lanterns of various shapes. The warmth of the flames is a kind of pure thought, which is shining like a river of stars falling to the ground. There is also the word "Mantou", which used to be the word "Mantou". At that time, Han people who discriminated against ethnic minorities called the residents of the northern and southern remote areas "Southern barbarians and northern barbarians". Zhuge Liang once went deep into Bumao and captured Meng Huo seven times. It is said that the steamed dough in the army was named "Mantou", which was changed by Zhuge Liang
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