China News Service, Hengshui, June 9 (Cui Zhiping, Jin Lili, Zhang Lingling) The winner of the "July 1st Medal", Lan Ye, a performer and director of the Beijing People's Art Theater, died in Beijing on June 8 due to illness at the age of 95.

In Raoyang County, Hengshui City, Hebei Province, the hometown people deeply cherished and cherished the artist. Although the stage ended, the classics will remain forever.

　　Lan Lanye, formerly known as Wang Runsen, was born in 1927 in Xiliuzhuang Village, Daguanting Town, Raoyang County, Hengshui City.

Looking back on Lan Lanye's artistic career, he has appeared in more than 70 plays such as "Beijing People", "Tea House", "Guan Hanqing", "Cai Wenji" and "Wang Zhaojun", and directed more than a dozen plays such as "The Lady Returns Home" and "Wu Wang Jin Ge Yue Wang Sword". Starred in "Fengshen Bang", "Desire" and other film and television dramas.

　　Wang Wenteng, the 58-year-old party secretary of Xiliuzhuang Village, was very saddened to learn of the death of his brother Lantian Ye.

He immediately called Lantian's grandson to express his condolences on behalf of the people in his hometown.

　　"My grandfather's name is Wang Dongyang. When my grandfather was alive, he often mentioned Lantianye to me." Wang Wenteng said that in October 1998, Lantianye went back to his hometown and held his grandfather's hand and chatted for a long time.

　　Duan Huixiang, 67 years old this year, is Wang Dongyang's second daughter-in-law, and she still remembers the scene when Lan Lanye returned to her hometown.

Duan Huixiang said that in her impression, Lantianye was so amiable and approachable.

That day coincided with a big gathering in the village, many people on the street recognized him, Lan Lanye greeted the villagers in his native dialect.

　　59-year-old Wang Datian, who is also Lantianye's brother, was shocked and saddened when he heard the news of Lantianye's death.

Wang Datian's father, Wang Baochen, is very familiar with Lantian's family.

Wang Datian said that when his father was alive, he often mentioned to him that Lan Lanye returned to his hometown in 1998.

At that time, my father also took Lantian and his brother to find the approximate location of the ancestral house and recognized the ancestral tomb.

He was very proud to have such a peer, and at the same time cherished the memory of his brother.

　　In addition to the folks of the same clan, He Tonggui, a fellow Raoyang townsman who has been in contact with Lan Lanye, also deeply cherishes the old artist.

He was fortunate enough to meet Mr. Lan's He Tonggui three times, and scenes of the past replayed in his mind like a movie.

　　In 1998, He Tonggui, then vice chairman of the Raoyang County Political Consultative Conference and director of the county government office, had a meal in Raoyang County with Lan Lanye, who had returned to his hometown to visit relatives.

　　"In order to reflect the nostalgia at lunch, I served local specialty smoked sausages and miscellaneous noodles, and drank Hengshui Laobaigan and carrot juice from the county." He Tonggui said, "When Lan Laoxing came, he wrote a poem on the spot: Seven from home. Ten years later, I have to return to my hometown today. There are many herbs in the world, and Raoyang is the most beautiful."

　　Since then, Lan Lanye's relationship with his hometown has become deeper and deeper, and the pace of returning home has become more and more frequent.

On January 3, 1999, the Hengshui Municipal Party Committee held a Hengshui Cultural Celebrity Symposium in Beijing, and Lan Lanye was invited to attend the meeting; in 2006, the 10th anniversary celebration of the opening of Hengshui City and the opening of the Beijing-Kowloon Railway, Lan Lao returned to Hengshui to attend the celebration; Later, out of his love for folk crafts, he went to Wuqiang County, his mother's hometown, to experience the production process of New Year pictures with his own hands...

　　In the summer of 2006, He Tonggui and his friends were invited to Beijing to visit Lantianye. He was very happy to introduce his life experience and artistic path to everyone. He also enthusiastically took out the just-published picture album and gave each person a signed album as a gift. .

He Tonggui and others invited Lan Lao to return to Hengshui to visit Hengshui Lake.

Sure enough, in the autumn of that year, He Tonggui and Lan Lanye met for the third time on the beautiful Hengshui Lake.

　　"Just entering the scenic spot that day, a middle-aged woman with a child first recognized Lan Lao and shouted out in surprise. Then, she mustered up the courage to ask Lan Lao for a photo, and Lan Lao happily agreed. The news spread. , nearby tourists flocked and asked for a group photo one by one, and Lan Laoyi fulfilled everyone's wishes." He Tonggui said that although the stage was closed, the classics will remain forever.

The vivid characters created by Lan Lao will accompany generation after generation to grow, and will continue to bring inspiration and strength to people.

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