He Dongbao is from Huarong, Hunan. 19 17 was born in a poor farming family in Beijinggang Town, Huarong County. He Dongbao, who was only five years old, mastered folk songs such as Song of Copper Coin, Heart of Washing Vegetables and Song of Picking Tea, and became famous in his hometown at an early age. At the age of 7, he sang Dihuagu with Laohaiting (Huarong called it Dihuagu in the early Huarong Huagu Opera) and learned a series of folk operas such as Li Sanniang Crossing the River and Mr. Zhang Begging for Money. 1945 organized the "Victory Class" and 1949 organized the "Changsha Chu Drama Club" in Changsha, which later became the Changsha Ancient Painting Troupe. 1983, joined the China * * * production party. 1984 65438+1October 14 died in Changsha at the age of 67.

He Dongbao studied under Yang Baosheng in 1930s. At that time, traditional programs were sung, such as Liu Hai Playing with Golden Toad (later Liu Hai Chopping Wood), Mr. Zhang Begging for Learning Money, Han Xiangzi Hua Zhai, Shooting Bamboo Shoots, Washing Vegetable Hearts, and Eight Hundred Li Dongting. In the 1940s, He Dongbao played coloratura, Yan Qingxiu played Dan, all of which were performed on the stage. Even Uncle Tang sometimes plays the leading role. Obviously, Hunan's later famous representative works, such as chopping firewood, begging for money from Zhang, and Han Xiangzi Hua Zhai, have already existed in Huarong Opera. In 1950s, Yuan Xiuguang, a teacher of Huarong County Cultural Center, created the drama "Duck Eating Party" and participated in the performance of Zhongnan Drama held in Guangzhou on behalf of Hunan ancient painting drama and won the prize. It has had a far-reaching influence on the famous modern flower drum drama "Playing Gong" and "Filling Pot" in Hunan.

/kloc-at the end of 0/945, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression won. The masses were so happy that they invited classes to sing operas everywhere, and He Dongbao began to organize his own "victory class". Due to the superb skills of traditional Chinese opera, Shengli class gradually began to sing in Huarong, Nanxian and Anxiang. On the eve of liberation, He Dongbao led his class to Changsha. Now a simple theater has been built on Zhongshan Road, named "People's Theater", and the Shengli class has been renamed "Changsha Chu Drama Club". 1August 949, Changsha was liberated. He Dongbao led his Chu Drama Club to row a "Lotus Boat" to welcome the PLA into the city.

195 1 10 In June, Zhou Yang, then deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China, saw "Liu Hai Chops firewood" starring He Dongbao and was very happy. The following year, He Dongbao was invited to Beijing to make a performance report to the central leadership and was commended. 1953, He Dongbao led a condolence group to visit Chinese people's Volunteer Army, including heroic companies such as Huang Jiguang and Qiu.

1956 National Day, He Dongbao was invited to attend the National Day ceremony as a representative of Hunan literary and art circles. On the viewing platform, he was cordially received by Chairman Mao. Premier Zhou, who accompanied the President on his visit, humorously called He Dongbao: "This is Liu from Hunan".

1957, He Dongbao was wrongly classified as a rightist and sent back to his hometown of Yurong Xinjing Commune. With the support of local leaders, He Dongbao established the Flower Drum Opera Troupe of Xinjing Commune to perform for the masses. It was not until the late 1970s that he was rehabilitated and returned to teach in Hunan Drama School.

During the period of 1982, his performances such as chopping wood, cultivating fields by Cai Kunshan and begging for money by Zhang were recorded by China Art Troupe, which became valuable cultural heritage of our country. Under the guidance of He Dongbao, Huarong local (square) flower drum (drama) has developed from the early performing arts of Xialiba people into a self-contained Hunan flower drum drama, and has since squeezed into the drama hall in Chun Xue. As a child, Li Guyi, a famous national singer, learned to sing ancient paintings at his relatives' home in Jinggang, Huarong, and was known as "Playing Wozi". She also made her debut, grew up, became famous and got married under the influence of xiang opera.