Yuan Xuefen and Fan Ruijuan performed "Liang Zhu's Funeral History" for the first time in 1945 and 195 1 year respectively. The East China Yue Opera Experimental Troupe rearranged the play and added "Becoming a Butterfly". The script was written by Yuan Xuefen, dictated by him, directed by Huang Sha, arranged by him, and designed by Xing and Su Shifeng. Fan Ruijuan plays, Fu Quanxiang plays, Zhang Guifeng plays Zhu, Lv Ruiying plays Yin Xin, Wei Xiaoyun plays Jiu Si and Jin Yanfang plays Shi Mu. 1952 The drama participated in the first national drama observation and performance conference, and won the script award, premiere award, music composition award and dance design award. The main actors Fan Ruijuan and Fu Quanxiang won the first prize, Zhang Guifeng won the second prize and Lv Ruiying won the third prize. 1953 The drama was produced by Shanghai Film Studio as the first domestic color opera art film, written by Xu Jin and Sang Hu, directed by Sang Hu and Huang Sha, and starring Yuan Xuefen and Fan Ruijuan.
Butterfly lovers is one of the four great love stories of the Han nationality in China, and the other three are Legend of the White Snake, Meng Jiangnu Crying on the Great Wall and Cowherd and Weaver Girl. Among them, the legend of butterfly lovers is the most attractive oral inheritance art and national intangible cultural heritage in China, and it is also the only Chinese folk literature and art with extensive influence in the world. Since the Western Jin Dynasty, it has been circulated among the people for more than 1,700 years. It can be said that China is a household name, spreading far-reaching, and is known as the eternal swan song of love. Throughout the ages, countless people have been infected by butterfly lovers's tragic love. Butterfly lovers is as famous as Romeo and Juliet. Later, it was put on the stage by artists, and the classic play was Yue Opera "Butterfly Lovers".