Produced by Geng Hongwei
Overview News Trainee Reporter Huang Yuhan
"Everyone is so enthusiastic! Many tourists said they did not see enough of our performances during the Spring Festival, so they urgently added 4 live performances on the 7th and 8th after the Qingming holiday."
During the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon, Zhangjiakou Wanquan Right Guard City became popular. Yang Xuedong, the star of the immersive live performances "Echo of the Avenue" and "Da Ming 1625" in the ancient city, even "borrowed the show to get out of the entertainment industry" and gained a large number of fans. He was called "The number one guard in western Beijing" and "Master Qianhu".
Yang Xuedong plays Shen Qianhu in "Da Ming 1625". (Yang Xuedong/Photo provided)
"People often ask me if I am the actor who played 'Shen Qianhu'." After the Spring Festival, more people know Yang Xuedong. There are "fans" who send him flowers, ask for autographs and take photos with him. "There are also more "fan girls". Whenever he performs, the audience that comes to watch the show is packed with people from three floors inside and three outside. "I was a little uncomfortable at first, but it's also a good thing to think that more people will know Wanquan Youweicheng through me, get to know our Huamei Youth Jin Opera Troupe, and then fall in love with Jin Opera." Yang Xuedong smiled and said a little embarrassedly .
The average age of the actors in Zhangjiakou Huamei Youth Jin Opera Troupe, where Yang Xuedong belongs, is only 15 years old. Yang Xuedong became popular, and all the young actors in the troupe became busy. The immersive live performance in the ancient city lasted for a month, and their troupe performed more than 60 performances in total. The performance here has just ended, and I am rushing to participate in the Zhangjiakou Cultural Benefit Rural Performance, and my schedule is full. Yang Xuedong said: "Our troupe has a full schedule of performances from April to December, and we have to rehearse between performances. We practice more than 10 hours a day. Although the children are tired, they all listen carefully and practice energetically, especially Cherish the learning and performance opportunities you have now.”
Huamei Youth Jin Opera Troupe rehearses "Havoc in Heaven". (Yang Weidong/Photo provided)
Yang Xuedong also revealed to reporters that in order to enrich the content and form of performances, their Jin Opera Troupe is currently working overtime to rehearse two new plays: "Havoc in Heaven" and "Killing Station", and has also specially invited Ren Xitao Two national opera masters, Li Yuexian and Li Yuexian, came to give lectures and rehearse operas. "We are also preparing to launch a large-scale immersive equestrian drama before June, with the initial name of "Beacon Fire Siege". It will also be performed in our Wanquan Youwei City. We look forward to more audiences coming to our ancient city." Yang Xuedong said.
