Liyuan was originally another name of China ancient opera team. Traditionally, China people call the troupe and the troupe "Liyuan", the opera actors as "children of Liyuan", the families who have been engaged in opera for several generations as "Liyuan Family" and the drama circle as "Liyuan Community".

2. The origin of the name

Liyuan was an institution for training musicians in China in the Tang Dynasty. "The Book of the New Tang Dynasty: Records of Rites and Music" said: "Xuanzong knows the melody and loves music, so he chose 300 children of geisha in the left to teach in Liyuan. If the voice is wrong, the emperor will feel it and correct it. He is a disciple of the Emperor Liyuan. " It is known that it was set by the imperial court during Xuanzong. The main duty of the pear garden is to train musical instrument players, and coordinate with the Taichang Temple and the internal and external teaching workshops specializing in ritual music for performing songs and dances. Later generations used to call the opera circle the pear garden circle or the pear garden line, and the opera actors were called disciples of the pear garden.

3. Related vocabulary

① Liyuan disciple

The "Pear Garden" established by Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty (Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty) is the largest actor training place in history. In addition to inviting special people to teach, we also invited famous literati at that time to compile programs for them, such as Li Bai and He, famous poets in the Tang Dynasty, who all wrote programs for Liyuan. It has become a famous practice place integrating singing, dancing and drama in history. Therefore, people who have been trained in performing arts in the place of "Liyuan" are called "Liyuan Tour". Those who have studied here are all called "Liyuan disciples".

② Liyuan family

Peking Opera originated in the place of "Liyuan", so the name "Liyuan" was used, which was passed down from generation to generation, saying that the opera circle was called "Liyuan boundary" and the industry was called "Liyuan line". Opera actors are "Liyuan disciples", and the family that has been engaged in this cause for several generations is the "Liyuan family". Most of the previous drama circles were passed down from generation to generation, and the son inherited his father's career. This is handed down from generation to generation. Because the ancestors used to be artists of "Liyuan Tour", this family is called "Liyuan Family".

For example, the most famous family of Mr. Mei Lanfang in Beijing Opera, Jame. The first generation of Mei Qiaoling starred, and the second generation of Mei Zhufen starred. Mei Lanfang's uncle Mei Yutian is a pianist. In the third generation, Mei Lanfang's son Mei Baojiu and his daughter Mei Baoyu played leading roles. The former plays the leading role, while the latter plays the old role. Another example: the famous Tan family in Liyuan. The first generation is Lao Dan, the second generation is an old singer, the third generation is an old singer, the fourth generation is also an old singer, while the fifth generation is an old singer with both civil and military skills, and the sixth generation is an old singer.