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Mei Lanfang（1894-1961）, known as the great master of China’s dramatic arts, was the one who developed the modevn Beijing Opera.
Mei Lanfang was born into a family of Beiing Opera performers in Beijing. He made his first performance when he was just 10 years old. He was especially good at playing females, or the Dan role.
With a deep love for his people, he gave his whole life to the art of Beijing Opera. During his stage career（舞台生涯） of over 50 years, not only did he carry on the best of the traditional art of opera, but also kept searching for ways to improve his art and created many lively and unforgettable artistic images（形象） by studying and learning from the best of other local and national operas. He successfully put acting, singing and dancing together in his performing, and turned Beijing Opera into a colorful art of the highest stage effects（效果）. As a result, he developed his own style called the “Mei Lanfang School”.
Mei Lanfang was the first one who introduced Beijing Opera to the world and made successful tours to Japan（1919, 1924 and 1956） and the USA（1930）. He popularized the Chinese classical drama among foreign audiences and won international fame（声誉）. Through his performances Beijing Opera won the hearts of many foreign people and influenced（影响） foreign stages in return.
Mei Lanfang is the symbol of China’s performing arts, the hero of his people and country.
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