China News Service, Beijing, September 14 (Reporter Zhu He) The 87-year-old Taiwanese writer Bai Xianyong recently opened a personal account on the mainland social media "Little Red Book". On the 13th, while attending an event in Beijing, he told a China News Service reporter, "I hope the lovely netizens will support the youth version of "The Peony Pavilion" and "A Dream of Red Mansions"!"
That night, Bai Xianyong presented a performance titled "Youth Version of 'The Peony Pavilion' 'Journey to the West'" at Peking University He gave a speech and shared the grand performance of this Kunqu opera produced by him in Europe and the United States more than ten years ago. Bai Xianyong said that "The Peony Pavilion" itself is a play that praises youth, love and life. The youth version of "The Peony Pavilion" uses young actors to appeal to young audiences and continue the youthful life of Kun Opera.
The audience was full of young people, with constant applause and laughter. One hour before the lecture started, Zhao Yingrong, a master's student at Peking University Law School, came to wait in line. She also specially brought a book about the Dream of Red Mansions written by Bai Xianyong and the artist Xi Song. The young girl admired Mr. Bai's life-long career and joined the school's Hanfu club to learn about and promote traditional culture by dressing up as characters in "Dream of Red Mansions" and rehearsing stage plays, "following Mr. Bai's footsteps."
On the afternoon of September 11, Bai Xianyong released a "settlement" video on "Little Red Book", saying that he would share literature and art such as "A Dream of Red Mansions" and "The Peony Pavilion" here, and "look forward to appreciating the beauty of art with everyone." In less than three days, the account has nearly 50,000 followers.
In the comment area, netizens from all over the world sent greetings. Some people said that "Mr. Bai's articles were the inspiration for my literary writing", and some said that they were deeply shocked by the beauty of "The Peony Pavilion". More netizens posted photos of their collection of Bai Xianyong's works, such as "Taipei People", "Lonely Seventeen", " The New Yorker and others have been on the list. (End)
(China News Network)
