What is the reason for the decline of quintessence of Chinese culture?

Beijing opera is declining because it is neither interesting nor passionate. It is hard not to refuse!

I think the first important reason for the decline of Peking Opera is self-castration. What are the highlights of Beijing Opera? One aspect: in the era when there was no film or television, only drama could perform the plot, and some people just came to see the story. Now there are movies and TV shows, which are more real than traditional stage plays, so people go to see movies and TV shows and don't appreciate your plays, so some viewers are lost. The second aspect: singing. Drama is a rap art (of course, there are many other arts attached to it, but the main stage is talking and singing). You sing well, someone supports you, you sing badly, and no one supports you. This is an eternal truth-whether you flaunt it as a national quintessence or something else. But how many people appreciate your singing skills when you interview the masses now? Everyone went to listen to pop songs, and even the national bel canto didn't have much market, let alone your Beijing opera. Yi Yi Ya, cut! One word: ugly! I like Yue Opera, Huangmei Opera, Sichuan Opera and Cantonese Opera, but I don't like your Beijing Opera. One reason! These plays sing, and every word is sung clearly and clearly. Beijing opera, on the other hand, is like something stuck in the throat when reading words, which is ambiguous, especially in Tsing Yi. You don't know what to say unless you subtitle it. People who sing Beijing opera say this is their characteristic, and this is the charm of Beijing opera. Gee, the weather is so slippery! People don't know what you're singing, but you're still charming. It is true that Beijing opera has a rule of "show your feet and smile without showing your teeth", but when is it now? Do you still stick to the old rules? The third aspect: cross-linking. Whether the male sings Tsing Yi or the male sings Hua Dan, it is one of the highlights of Peking Opera. People come to the theatre to see if you, a man, can imitate a woman like her and perform well. It seems that there are few dry Dan in Beijing Opera now. Now, Mei Baojiu, Shen Fucun, Song Changrong and Wen Ruhua are more famous. They are all old, but they are not very good after listening to their songs. There are too few young actors like Hu Wenge, Zheng Liu and Yin Jun ... It is said that both ganden and Danes were rejected by the Cultural Revolution when they were "anti-feudal". No wonder Peking Opera declined. You have made your own important point. Who will come to see it? Think about how spectacular Mei, Shang and Zhang performed on the stage. When Mei Lanfang was released in Shanghai, it was a ten-mile foreign exchange, and thousands of people were empty.

Another important reason for the decline of Beijing opera is that it is seriously divorced from the people. Since Beijing Opera was advertised as a national quintessence, it has gradually become irrelevant to the broad masses of the people. In the past, it was a kind of popular art, which was disliked by court dignitaries and peasants. Peking opera is also performed by the lower classes, and some of them are even lower than farmers and sold to the slaves of the troupe. Since it was advertised as a quintessence of Chinese culture and called elegant art, the status of an actor has soared, and we ordinary people have gradually looked down on it-the venue is expensive and we can't understand it-classical Chinese can't understand it-and we can't understand it. After liberation, it was even more financial support. Peking Opera actors, well, should be called Peking Opera artists now, and they should only build cars behind closed doors at home, or simply don't build any cars, don't change the old traditions, whether you understand it or not, or even disdain the comments of ordinary people. Call yourself an elegant art and an elegant person. This is Chun Xue. You don't understand. Who told you that the culture is low? Listen to Beijing opera, elegant people come in, and Balinese go away. This is a typical ancestor-forgetting behavior. Now some people in the Peking Opera circle cry foul: our Peking Opera is not watched now, and it needs to be vigorously promoted and given more support by the central government. It is a national treasure and needs to be vigorously protected by everyone; On the other hand, singing "Elegance" will exclusively shut out a large number of ordinary audiences-sitting quietly without thinking about themselves and going out to say others' mistakes. I don't know that any art will have long-term vitality only if it is appreciated by the masses, and it will only wither and decline gradually if it is separated from the masses.

The decline of Peking Opera also lies in the lack of publicity. Watching others sing will tour around from time to time, and singing Beijing opera has rarely traveled around for many years. It's no use showing it once a day on the Chinese Opera Channel. Few people watch it. Now we should publicize it and go deep into the mass propaganda. Who cares if you don't promote it? However, publicity should also be done well. Some virtues of singing Beijing Opera nowadays are invisible to many people.

In view of these problems, many people also pointed out the necessity of reform. But how to change it? There is no agreement. Some old artists have also made some efforts, but with little effect. One of the important reasons is that I dare not change my singing, thinking that if I change it, it will not be Peking Opera. Hey, what logic is this? Didn't you see that both Mei Lanfang and Xun Huisheng made great changes to Peking Opera? Xun Huisheng wanted to use his own singing method, and the drummer shook his head: "I can't pass!" " The pianist also murmured, "Where is the bow?" But he retorted, "You listen to me. Or do I listen to you? " . Eventually become Xun school! Now some people sing a play by singing, and sing a certain paragraph of a play with the tune of "eternal joy", but he doesn't use it, which leads to some hunger and laughter. This hungry smile is nothing more than a person who thinks he knows Beijing opera very well. They think that singing Beijing opera can only be called Beijing opera if it is sung as before, and only those who use the tone of "eternal joy" can be authentic people-their minds are full of rigid thinking and brain damage. If Peking Opera really goes on like you, it will die sooner or later, so you are waiting to be buried with it!

It is not art that is shelved. Only a few people who appreciate it have no future. The fundamental way to revitalize Beijing opera is where it comes from and where it goes.