2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Fan Ruijuan, the master of Yue Opera. On May 20th, the launch ceremony to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Fan Ruijuan's birth was held at the Shaoxing Shengzhou Yue Opera Museum in Zhejiang Province, with the aim of inheriting the spirit of traditional Chinese opera from a generation of masters and promoting the culture of Yue opera. Exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of Fan Ruijuan's birth. Yue Opera originated in Shengzhou and is known as "Chinese opera". On May 20, 2006, Yue Opera was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. For over a hundred years since the birth of Yue Opera, generations of Yue Opera artists have been determined to reform and promote traditional Chinese opera art. As one of the "Ten sisters of Yueju Opera", Fan Ruijuan devoted her life to artistic innovation, which has a profound impact on the development of modern Yueju Opera. Fan Ruijuan was born on January 6, 1924 in Huangze Town, Shengzhou. During her more than 80 year career in Yue opera, she created over 100 artistic images with both divine and physical forms. At the same time, she established a unique Fan style art, shaping dance stage images such as Liang Shanbo, He Laoliu, Zheng Yuanhe, Xu Xian, Chen Xiang, and Lu You. "Teacher Fan's life has been a lifetime of love and perseverance towards the art of Yue Opera. Her singing style is simple and generous, and her performance is steady, atmospheric, and penetrating, showcasing the characteristics of the 'masculine beauty' genre. Wu Fenghua, a representative of the Fan School and a national first-class actor, said on site," We must transform Teacher Fan's love and persistence for Yue Opera art into our own motivation and pursuit; transform Teacher Fan's care and cultivation for young generations into our own responsibility and responsibility to carry on the past and the future. "Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of the master of Yue Opera is not only to commemorate her artistic life, but also to inherit her artistic spirit.". Fan Ruijuan's Collection Donation Ceremony. In order to better organize, protect, and promote Fan Ruijuan and her created Fan style art, the Yue Opera Museum launched the "Ruiyin Juan Ran - Fan Ruijuan's 100th Birthday Commemorative Exhibition" on that day. The exhibition is themed around Fan Ruijuan's life in Yue Opera, showcasing the life stories and spiritual terms of the master of Yue Opera through cultural relics, historical materials, props, models, scene restoration, multimedia display, and interactive experiences. At the event, a donation ceremony for Fan Ruijuan's collection was also held, including more than 5400 precious items such as Fan Ruijuan's black pure cotton square boots, the score of Fan Ruijuan's "Splitting the Mountain to Save the Mother", and Fan Ruijuan's handsome eagle helmet, all of which are collected in the Yue Opera Museum. Through time and space, my heart and mind are connected, and my auspicious sound is like a hundred years of fate. Pan Chaoying, Deputy Secretary of the Shengzhou Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, stated in his speech that this year marks the 118th anniversary of the birth of Yue Opera. The local government will use this as a carrier, with the second "Village Yue" as the main theme, to string up a series of eight Yue Opera cultural activities, including commemorating the 100th anniversary of Fan Ruijuan's birth, to further promote the spirit of Yue Opera and promote the prosperity of Yue Opera art. (Lai Xin She)