The rudiment of Hongshan Opera. According to the Records of Lai 'an County, during the Tongzhi period in Qing Dynasty, Hongshan Opera developed rapidly, and there were dozens of Hongshan Opera Societies in the county, among which Zhu Yuehua Society, Xinglong Society, Hu Jinxian Society and Lu Society were the most famous. Hongshan opera artists have a glorious tradition. They not only perform some traditional plays. In addition, they also wrote and performed some anti-imperialist and anti-feudal plays, such as "Pu Bao Ji", "Battle of Great Bones" and "Revenge of Three Generations of Blood and Tears". So he was killed and arrested by the Qing government. Drama is on the verge of extinction. Fortunately, some artists fled to other places to perform with Yangzhou Ancient Painting Troupe. To survive. After liberation, in order to carry forward and inherit Hongshan Opera, Wang Yongquan, director of literature and art of Laian County Bureau of Culture and Education, initiated the formation of Hongshan Opera Team on 1957. From 65438 to 0958, a professional Hongshan Opera Troupe was established in Lai 'an County. At that time, Ren Guilin, the first president of China Theatre Academy, Su, the Beijing Opera screenwriter who was forced to revolt in Liangshan, the director of Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Literature and Art Bureau, and Dai, the minister of Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China, helped to excavate the legacy of Hongshan Opera in Lai 'an County, trained young actors, guided rehearsals, and compiled traditional plays such as "Catch the Mountain and Go to the Sea", "The Story of a Golden Bracelet and Yuhuan", "Six Comments" and "Chen Ying Selling Water". Musically, add silk strings. In performance, he absorbed the essence of other dramatic arts and achieved good results. He went to Bengbu and Hefei to participate in provincial and municipal cultural performances and won prizes.
1965 From its establishment to the eve of the Cultural Revolution, Lai 'an Hongshan Opera Troupe carried forward the glorious tradition of Hongshan Opera Troupe artists, responded to the call of the Party, carried out Comrade Mao Zedong's important instructions of "facing the countryside", adhered to the direction of "two orientations" and the policy of "letting a hundred flowers blossom", and went deep into the mountainous areas and rural polder areas of the county to perform. Every time the troupe went to the countryside, it always carried a backpack, picked its own suitcases and dragged its own props with a scooter. The fighting spirit of Hongshan opera actors has been well received by party committees and governments at all levels. To this end, Jianghuai Daily reported and introduced the impressive performance of Laian Hongshan Troupe under the headline of "Literary Light Cavalry".
/kloc-in the autumn of 0/965, Hongshan Opera Troupe merged with Yang Opera Troupe. Soon, the Cultural Revolution began, and the establishment of Hongshan Opera Troupe was cancelled. Hongshan Opera originated from the folk, developed in Huainan Anti-Japanese Base Area and flourished in 1950s after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Before the Cultural Revolution, the depression sank, but for many years, amateur and semi-professional troupes in rural areas still often sang Hongshan opera, which has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In the past, farmers held incense parties with strong religious superstitions, such as cowshed meetings, ploughing meetings, young crops meetings and harvest meetings. Thank the gods of Hongshan and wuyue regularly or irregularly. Incense will be presided over by gods (Nuo people, also known as excellent people and fragrant women), singing, chanting and praying to the gods. Singing can be divided into inner altar and outer altar. Most of the inner altars sing holy books. At the beginning, the bibliography mainly included Qiao Yuan's crossing the river, Tang Priest's learning from the scriptures, Wei Zhi's killing the old dragon, Jiu Lang's acting as the father, Liu Quan's entering the melon and Wang Tang's visit (called "Six Books of Tang Dynasty" at that time), and later Yuan Tiangang's selling melons and Tang Yu were added. Many historical stories and folklore are sung outside the altar, such as Wang Mang's usurpation of the throne, Zhang Jie's big trouble in Tokyo, Zhang Xiang's dowry, divorce, Yuhuan Ji and so on. In the early days, one person sat and sang, or several people sat and sang in class, and the form was relatively dull. Later, it gradually changed from sitting to standing, from static to static, and joined the scene of "Second Primary School" (Xiao Sheng, Xiao Dan).
With the passage of time, more and more "Tang Hui" artists appeared. In order to improve their competitiveness, knowledgeable artists began to pay attention to improving themselves in art. They boldly absorbed the folk songs of the Han nationality, trying to be closer to the masses emotionally, and at the same time stepped onto the grass platform from the church meeting. In this process, folk troupes of different schools have gradually formed, each with a head. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the range of artists' activities expanded to urban market towns. Among them, the more talented artists improved their artistic level quickly because they broadened their horizons, and also accumulated a lot of experience in performance practice.