Despite the extreme cold, visitors’ passion for a picture exhibition didn’t subside. The event, launched at the library of Beijing Foreign Studies University, showing a history of cultural exchange in drama between China and Japan on Monday.
The exhibition featured letters, scripts and photos of two outstanding masters in the field of Chinese modern theater- Ouyang Yuqian and Tian Han.
As a playwright, Peking opera actor and drama educator, Ouyang is considered as one of the founders of the modern Chinese spoken drama.
Another founding father is Tian who is most well-known for writing the lyrics for March of the Volunteers which later became the national anthem of the People’s Republic of China.
Both Ouyang and Tian studied in Japan, fell in love with drama and art, and forged deep friendships with the Japanese literary and art circles.
After returning to China, they actively promoted the drama movement and enhanced Sino-Japanese cultural and artistic exchanges through dramatic arts.
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