Old lamp period
Before the Revolution of 1911, the lanterns popular in Yunnan were collectively called "old lights." There are two types of lanterns, song and dance, and lanterns. The former carries songs and dances, no story plots, such as "Lahua" and "Team Field" in various places; while the latter has a simple storyline, but still focuses on song and dance, such as "fishing" and "hometown family" , "Package 2 pick up sister" and other repertoire.
New light period
The new lamp is the revolutionary Yuxi Lantern. After the Revolution of 1911, Yunnan has undergone tremendous changes in various aspects. Yuxi is located in central Yunnan, close to Kunming, with convenient transportation, and its agriculture, handicrafts and commerce are relatively developed. The wind of freedom brought about the knowledgeable Yuxi people no longer satisfied with the original Yuxi lanterns, and the wind of change quietly emerged. The lantern artists began to transplant and reorganize a batch from the dramas and songs. Repertoires, such as "The Snake", "Golden Bell", "White Fan", etc. In the music, introduced [Ten Cups of Wine], [虞美人], [Zhao Tong Tune] and other tune, and will [out of the door], [Fulitang] and other traditional tunes have been adapted into a plate-like style. In addition, they have also studied the performing arts and makeup of the drama. This series of changes has changed the Yuxi flower drums to their previous performances based on song and dance. A new look appeared on the stage. The emergence of new lanterns was welcomed by a large audience, especially the audience in the city, and soon affected the province.
Red Army Lights Salvation Light
In 1936, when the Red Army’s chieftain passed through Yao’an in Yunnan, local artists edited the “Red Man’s Chinese Calligraphy” and “Catch the Songs” and other small plays to welcome the Red Army, which was called the “Red Army Light”. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Yunnan drama worker Wang Dandong and Lantern artist Xiong Jiechen formed the “Yunnan Farmers Salvation Light Drama Society” to perform in Kunming, Yuxi, Puning, Tonghai and Guangdong Qujiang. Based on the Yuxi Lantern Tune, they edited the "Twelve Flowers of the War of Resistance against Japan" and "Twelve Combats of the War of Resistance against Japan" and other lanterns to reconcile "Zhang Xiaoer from the Army", "Liao Xiaoyun", "Sinian Storm", "New Investment in the Kiln", "Tea Mountain Killing the Enemy" and other lanterns. These plays have literary plays, which have changed the status of the original outline of the original lanterns. They also introduced the tone of "The March of the Volunteers" into the lantern music, creating a new lantern tone - revenge. During the War of Liberation, in the Kunming student movement and the column of the People's Liberation Army's border area of Guizhou and Guangxi, he had edited new dramas such as "Rural One" and "Blood of the Sea", which was called "Student Light".
"lamp clip" period
In 1938, the Yunnan Farmers' Salvation Light Troupe was forced to disband, and the lantern artist Xiong Jiechen taught lights and lights in Kunming and Yuxi. In 1946, Xiong Jiechen sang a three-day lantern in the Qingyun tea room in Kunming. He was welcomed. The tea room was later changed to the Lantern Garden and became the first Lantern Theater in Yunnan. From then on, a fixed professional class was formed. In order to meet the needs of professional performances, Lantern artists began to transplant a large number of dramas, such as "Four Downs Henan", "Drips of Water", "Chusha", "Tiger Cat for Prince", "Red Lantern", "Yarn Lamp", etc. At the same time, further learn to absorb the performances, costumes, stage equipment, etc. of the drama. This kind of way of chanting a lyric drama with a lantern is called "light clip".
