"In troubled times, duckweed endured watching the bonfire burning mountains and rivers, but I didn't dare to forget my country, even if no one knew me."

-Preface

The popularity of "Chi Ling" stems from a short video with vibrato. In the video, the rain poured down, there was no audience under the stage, only two children with umbrellas passed by laughing and slapping, and the people on the stage sang like this, which was really sad to watch.

The soundtrack of the video is this song "Chi Ling".

This is a rule set by our ancestors for people in traditional Chinese opera: once we start singing, we must finish singing. If mortals don't listen, we will listen.

Many people think that "Chi Ling" is a song about lovesickness, but in fact it is a magnificent story of dying for our country.

The story happened in the 26th year of the Republic of China. On the night of July 7th, the Japanese army fired a shot and the whole country was in dire straits. At that time, Anyuan county had not been affected by the war, and the county was peaceful, quiet and happy. "Peach Blossom Fan" is singing on the stage of the theater. You can sing it and I'll come on stage.

Pei Yanzhi is the "corner" of this theater. On the square-inch stage, I can only see that his sleeves are soft and graceful, and his Kunqu opera is graceful. With the applause of many people, Li Xiangjun, who dares to love and hate, is alive and well.

Soon, the Japanese war extended to Anyuan County. The Japanese surrounded Anyuan County and came to the theater to ask for a solo performance for them, in order to express their condolences to the Japanese soldiers, and named Pei Yanzhi's appearance. If they dared to refuse, they set fire to the entire theater, and everyone was in born to die.

Pei Yanzhi only smiled, but did not refuse. He turned to the dressing table and made a look.

It was night, and there was silence in the county town, which set off the bright lights in the theater. Japanese people were sitting under the stage, drinking wine and eating meat, so happy.

gongs and drums ring, the curtain is opened and the drama begins.

what is sung on the stage is that I don't know what I am doing, but I am going deep; Sitting under the stage are wolves, tigers and leopards, and evil spirits are in power. As the drums were eager, the singing became more and more sorrowful, and the Japanese officers in the audience were shocked. Just then, "Li Xiangjun" on the stage shouted "Ignition!"

The whole theater was previously covered with oil, and by the time the Japanese discovered that the fire had already spread, the doors of the theater were completely blocked.

The performers on the stage were still singing calmly. At that time, they were singing: "I once saw the orioles in the Jade Palace in Jinling, and the flowers bloomed early in Qinhuai, but it was easy to melt away ..."

"I didn't dare to forget my concern for my country." It is the most touching sentence for me. It is said that the actor is ruthless, but the actor also has a heart.

I still remember when I was a child, there was always a stage in the village, and singing in the open area of the village under the starry night. No matter then, even now, I have never understood a aria. At that time, I was able to watch in front of the stage, entirely for the colorful cones that were being sold. I never thought that both the love in the play and the outsiders in the play were so moving.

I think the beauty of traditional Chinese opera lies in the word "love". No matter whether it is the love of acacia or patriotism, once the opera is sung, it is so melodious and long.

those feelings that we can't express in words can be easily displayed in that singing.

It is said that "Chi Ling" is the most valuable song of fire, and I think it is. It is not easy to pass on the classics, and it is difficult for our focus to stop in this obscure aria. I think it can be called the "generation gap", the "generation gap" between contemporary young people and classics. How sad it is that you don't understand the feelings in the play and the play doesn't know what you mean.

considering this, I just hope that more "Chi Ling" will appear in the public's field of vision and become a classic sung by thousands of people.