袁雪芬出生在浙江省嵊县农村。她的父亲是私塾里的教书先生,所以她在童年还读了点古书。由于家境的贫困,她在十一岁的那年,就偷偷地跑到邻近的《四季春》戏班子里去学艺。当时傅全香也在这个戏班子里,一共有二十多个女孩子,大多是不识字的,袁雪芬识得几个字,算是科班里的“秀才”了。班子里有两个师傅教她们演唱,但没有戏本子,只凭师傅的言传身教。过了六个月,袁雪芬等会唱一些戏文了,班主就要她们登台演出,为他赚钱。从此,袁雪芬就和 Yuan Xuefen was born in Shengzhou County, Zhejiang Province. Her father was a teacher in private school so she read some ancient books in her childhood. Due to the poverty of her family, she secretly went to the neighboring “Four Seasons” drama group in his 11th year. At that time, Fu Quanxiang was also in this troupe. There were altogether more than 20 girls, most of whom were illiterate. Yuan Xuefen learned a few words and was regarded as a “scholar” in her class. There are two teachers in the team to teach them to sing, but no script, only the teacher’s precept and example. After six months, Yuan Xuefen, etc. will sing some essays, and the teacher will want them to perform on stage and make money for him. Since then, Yuan Xuefen and