The Historical Origin of Shenze Pendant

Shenze pendant drama originated in the late 1930s and evolved from the traditional pendant book. During the performance, storytellers dressed in costumes, dressed in simple makeup, performed calligraphy with different roles, which aroused the audience's interest and caused a sensation, greatly improved the audience's appreciation interest and was deeply loved by the audience.

1948 (thirty-seven years of the Republic of China) In the winter, Du Xueqin, an old artist who fell off his horse in Yanxiaozhai, Guangping County, Handan, used to make up according to the main characters in the book and hid behind the desk. When he opened the book, he suddenly appeared, which aroused great interest from the audience. Artists are also greatly inspired. From then on, makeup performances began, from mouth-to-mouth rap to multi-mouth rap, supplemented by simple performance movements. 1in the spring of 949, Du Xueqin put the "Makeup Pendant" sung by the stall on the stage in Guoxiaotun Village, Linzhang County, Handan District, and performed the play "Saw Cylinder". Soon, daming county's Li Hechun and Liang, Guangping County's Yan Qi, guanxian's Wang Yuanshan, Quzhou's Gong Xianmei, Luancheng County's Luo Fucheng, Weixian County's Wei Lianxiang (stage name is nine years old) and other pendant artists also appeared on the stage.

Since then, from two people to three people telling stories on the blackboard, it has gradually become a pendant play. In the early 1950s, pendant drama began to take shape and gradually developed. At its peak in the 1950s and 1960s, the masses were obsessed with watching pendant plays. There was a saying that "selling quilts to see pendants".

1in the spring of 954, the head of the cultural section of Shenze County organized Luo, Bai and Duan Xiuying, who were separated from Guangping Pendant Troupe, to set up the "Red Pendant Troupe". In order to meet the needs of the role, they made major reforms to the board of directors. From the original upper and lower sentences, it adopts the close tune of Henan Henan opera, Quju opera and Shandong Lu opera, and according to the character characteristics and plot needs, it adds high-pitched, intense and beautiful Beijing opera and Pingju aria, forming a unique charm. The harpsichord has also been replaced by the original xylophone, and the music is deeper and louder.

From 1955 to 1958, the troupe performed repertoires such as Imperial edict of Emperor Taizong, Wang Qingming's visit to relatives and Durham in Shijiazhuang, Baoding, Beijing and Tianjin, Taiyuan, Shaanxi and other cities, and it was packed everywhere. Due to the change of administrative divisions and the influence of the "Cultural Revolution", the group has experienced two dissolution and reconstruction since 1958. 1975 After the establishment of the third Youth League Committee, modern dramas such as Chaoyanggou, Li Shuangshuang, Fast Horse and Little Son-in-law were constantly rehearsed and made a sensation. Among them, "Navigation Lights" and "Spring Breeze Send Happiness" written and performed by them participated in performances in Hebei and Shijiazhuang respectively, which were widely praised. 199 1 won the third prize of dedication performance in the first national defense education short play and sketch performance in the province; 1997 participated in the second drama festival in Shijiazhuang, and won the second prize for his performance "Crossing the Ghost Pond".