Delicacy and Cantonese opera, two seemingly unrelated fields, are closely related. Qian Lijv, known as the "King of Hua Dan (female role in Chinese opera)" in Cantonese opera circles, grew up poor in a family where his father died early. Once, when he was hungry, he met a Dao Ma Dan(female warrior role) named Zha Jiaosheng, who offered him fried rice with braised chicken. But Qian insisted on bringing the food to his mother. And such a filial trait of Qian moved Zha Jiaosheng to immediately accept Qian as a disciple. After becoming famous, Qian Lijv named this delicacy "Zhengqi Rice with chicken". "Zhengqi" means striving to succeed. To inspire fellow performers to win fame and glory for Cantonese opera, this name is a good choice. Now in Qian Lijv's hometown, there is a group of social workers committed to inheriting Cantonese opera. This group also brings up this story to more people through the medium of delicacies. #artandculture
美食与粤剧,看似互不相关的两个领域,实际上联系紧密。被粤剧界公认为“花旦王”的千里驹,自幼丧父家中贫困。一次,他在饥肠辘辘之际遇到了刀马旦扎脚胜,扎脚胜把烧鸡和炒饭给他果腹。他坚持把饭带给母亲,这份孝心感动了扎脚胜,当即便收其为徒。成名后,千里驹还把烧鸡烩炒饭定名为“争气鸡饭”,激励同行为粤剧界争气争光。如今在千里驹的故乡,有一群致力于传承粤剧的社工,又以美食为媒让更多的人了解千里驹的人生。