今年8月8日,是我国卓越的戏曲艺术家梅兰芳逝世一周年。首都和全国各地文艺、戏剧界,从8月上旬起分别展开各种纪念活动。 8月8日上午,首都文艺界人士和梅兰芳的家属、生前友好共三百余人前往北京西郊万花山梅兰芳墓地祭扫陵墓。下午,首都戏剧界隆重举行纪念座谈会,中国戏剧家协会主席田汉、文化部副部长齐燕铭、艺术事业管理局副局长马彦祥和梅兰芳生前友好、文艺界著名人士老舍、姜妙香、徐兰沅、马连良,焦菊隐等都在会上发了言。大家指出,我们要更好地学习梅兰芳的爱国主义和他在政治上严格要求自己、不断追求进步的精神;学习他的宝贵艺术遗产,和他勤修苦练,在传统的基础上勇于创造 August 8 this year, is the anniversary of the death of Mei Lanfang, an outstanding Chinese opera artist. The capital and all parts of the country literary and art circles, from the beginning of August each started a variety of commemorative activities. On the morning of August 8, more than 300 people from the literary and art circles of the capital and the family members of Mei Lanfang traveled to the Mailanfang cemetery in the western suburbs of Beijing to give a tribute to the mausoleum. In the afternoon, the capital theater circles held a grand memorial forum. Tian Han, chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association, Qi Yanming, vice minister of the Ministry of Culture, Ma Yanxiang, deputy director of the Arts Administration, and Mei Lanfang, a former friendship and well-known literary and art circles, Marian Liang, Jiao Juyin, etc. all made a speech at the meeting. We all pointed out: We should learn from Mei Lanfang’s patriotism better and his political strict demands on himself and the constant pursuit of progress. He should learn his valuable artistic heritage and work diligently and hard-diligently on the traditional basis create