笔者最早是在《南国红豆》杂志上看到了一些有关介绍薛觉先的文章。后来在读《粤剧史》时,又有专门的章节介绍了薛觉先,于是对这位“薛派”的创始人有了进一步的了解。近日,当笔者拜读了赖伯疆先生的专著《薛觉先艺苑春秋》之后,便深深地被薛觉先的爱国主义思想和艺术革新精神所感动。由此联想到我们目前的粤剧改革,多么需要薛觉先式的艺术家!近年来,由于省市领导的重视,社会上振兴粤剧的呼声越来越高,相继成立了 I was the first to see some of the articles about Xue Juexian in “Southern Red Bean” magazine. Later, when he read the history of Cantonese opera, he also introduced Xue Juexian in a special chapter, so he got a better understanding of the founder of the Xue School. Recently, when I read a book by Mr. Lai Bijiang, “Xue Jixian Yi Yi Yuan Chun Qiu”, I was deeply impressed by Xue Juxian’s patriotism and artistic innovation. This reminds us of how the current Cantonese Opera reform requires the artist of Xue Juexian. In recent years, due to the attention of provincial and municipal leaders, there has been a growing demand for the revival of Cantonese opera in society.