董偉桐醫生的京劇情結

浙江溫州平陽縣職工業余京劇社社長董偉桐先生，被京劇票友尊稱為“德高望重”京劇票界領軍人物，然而他又是一位著名的痔瘺專科醫生，歷經坎坷但始終樂觀向上，他在自己作詞作曲的京歌《永做奉獻人》中寫道：“老當益壯春常在，滿懷豪情與時俱進不計程，余熱獻后人”。

從美學上升華京劇

2005年12月20日，文化部中國傳統文化促進會在人民大會堂舉行中國傳統文化先進事跡表彰大會，鑒于平陽縣職工業余京劇社在弘揚中國傳統文化工作中作出的突出貢獻，被授予“全國先進票友社團”榮譽稱號，該社社長董偉桐被授予“振興京劇功勛獎”。

董偉桐一直癡迷京劇。2005年上半年董偉桐及其夫人葉允秋女士七十華誕之日，人們要為他倆擺酒祝壽，他卻別出心裁，將壽宴辦成京劇晚會。他邀請瑞安市、平陽縣兩地戲迷票友100余人舉辦“京劇演唱會”，第二天還移師劇院搞折子戲演出。這種私人出資為戲迷票友創造演出平臺之義舉，在溫州市尚屬首創。該活動被臺北市《弘報》232期作了報道，《中國京劇》2005年第7期、《溫州晚報》《溫州都市報》也都作了報道，還在http://pyxj7i24.com上網，得到眾多網友好評。

有人問他：“你在醫學領域已有成就，是什么原因使你如此癡迷京劇？”他說：“開始時我覺得京劇能陶冶情操，使自己得到愉悅，使精神世界得以升華。可是愈到后來，愈深刻認識到京劇博大精深，是中華民族優秀傳統文化代表，它至情至性，唱出民族心聲，它教忠教孝，提振民族精神，是增強人文精神教育、構建和諧社會法寶之一，于是我對京劇的癡迷就不能自拔了！我想，我能帶動一批人弘揚國粹，不是對社會的一種貢獻嗎！”

京劇是他的最愛

說起京劇，董偉桐先生紅光滿面精神煥發，一口氣能說一個上午。他從小就喜歡文藝，初中時是上海市南市區文化館業余話劇團一名話劇演員和獨唱演員，讀衛生學校又是杭州市大專院校歌詠比賽中的指揮能手，分配到平陽工作后，他向資深票友陳君衡學唱京劇青衣，從此一發而不可收，京劇成為他心中的最愛。

改革開放后他自辦診所，業務忙得不可開交，即便如此他依然迷戀京劇。他經常在醫療空暇之時與票友一起切磋技藝、交流心得和觀摩票友“票戲”活動。有一次，他和夫人從外地觀摩回來，心里突發創辦業余京劇社的沖動，于是在自己診室里開起了“票友座談會”。經過四個多月的籌備，1992年9月成立了由縣民政局批準的平陽縣職工業余京劇社。1996年后他干脆把自己的診所關了，一心撲在京劇社里。

為了解決京劇社的資金困難，他帶頭捐資5000元，后來又到許多老朋友、老同學、老同事和企業家那里去游說、動員，尋找解決資金困難的辦法。功夫不負有心人，一位同學被他千言萬語所感動，慷慨解囊一下子給他資助1萬元，后來縣委書記也被感動了，多次作了批示，幫助他解決京劇社的資金困難。因為他對京劇社的癡迷和執著，票友戲言說他“筆尖、腳勤、臉皮厚；腦靈、才博、點子多”。

京劇社善于發現人才、培養骨干。一天他和夫人在票友家唱戲，窗外站著一位“鄰居大嫂”，他連忙約她進門，當她唱了一首《紅燈記》后，他便請妻子三番五次登門去動員，約她參加京劇社活動。后來，這位“鄰居大嫂”在他們精心扶植下成了京劇社主角，在省市比賽中屢屢獲獎。

為了票友們學戲，董偉桐不吝巨資購置錄像機、VCD機和音響設備，將央視播出的精彩京劇節目錄下來，再將唱腔、念白、鑼鼓經等記錄整理出來形成劇本，讓票友們自己一遍遍觀看和演唱，還把一些電視藝術片大膽改為舞臺劇腳本配上樂器進行響排。他明明是醫生，居然也是一位內行的導演。他的事跡傳到中央電視臺，央視《戲曲采風》欄目編導們兩次專程來到劇社“采風”，于是便有了1998年5月16日到6月8日連續8次在央視3、4、8頻道滾動播出的專題片《京韻京腔在平陽》；2003年央視《戲中有戲》欄目，又一次邀請他們集體錄制節目作了播出。

為普及京劇奔忙

為將12年來京劇社所走過的艱難歷程和成績介紹給廣大戲迷，董偉桐決定編輯大型彩色畫冊《京韻京腔在平陽》。一個縣專門出版發行京劇畫冊，這在全國并不多見。

編畫冊之時正逢董偉桐夫人因脊柱大手術住醫院，他便把自己的“辦公室”搬到醫院病床邊。在照料夫人的同時，他撲在陪伴床上做校對和版面設計，400多個日日夜夜，從創意到三易其稿，他精力充沛、癡情迷性，其精神感動了一大批人。首發式那天，平陽縣委等四套班子領導以及縣委宣傳部、統戰部及各民主黨派領導都來祝賀，贊譽他做了一件頗具人文價值的好事。

董偉桐還是縣老年大學和鰲江分校兩個京劇班老師，1995年下半年應聘至今已有十個春秋。他既非戲校出身，又未當過專業演員，更無京劇教學經驗，但他知難而上，購買了許多有關書籍及音像資料，訂了《中國京劇》雜志，埋頭苦學，為了備好一節課常常徹夜不眠，直至找到論證依據方罷休。十年來他共撰寫了《京劇知識簡介》《京劇藝術欣賞》《學唱要點》等教材8萬余字，從錄音帶里翻錄整理出京劇名家名段曲譜126首，自創“京歌”12首，為提高教學質量，他組織學員參加戲迷票友演唱會48次，由學員擔綱演出《武家坡》《貴妃醉酒》《狀元媒》《三娘教子》《江姐》《詠梅》《永做奉獻人》《平陽頌》等折子戲13出，此外還在“新年京劇晚會”上由學員主演傳統戲《鳳還巢》等。

A Doctor's Beijing Opera Complex

By Chen Feifei， Ren Zejian

Though he is a doctor by profession， Dong Weitong is best known as director of a Beijing Opera Club in Pingyang County， Zhejiang Province. Local Beijing Opera buffs in the county regard him as their leader. In December 2005， the Ministry of Culture held a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to commend organizations and enthusiasts from all over the country for their passionate promotion of various kinds of traditional operas. At this ceremony， Dong received a medal for his meritorious promotion of Beijing Opera and his club was also commended.

Dong's passion for performing arts started early in his life. He joined an amateur drama troupe during his middle school years. When he studied in a medical institute in Hangzhou， he was the conductor of the school's singing group and won honors at the citywide competitions. After he came to Pingyang， he began to take lessons in Beijing Opera from a local Beijing Opera fan.

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The 71-year-old Beijing Opera zealot comments on his passion for and understanding of Beijing Opera: \"It the outset， I thought Beijing Opera could refine my personality， give me fun， and sublimate my spirit. However， the more I know about it， the more I see in it. Beijing Opera is a great and profound art. It represents our nation's fine cultural tradition. The opera touches one's heart and soul. And it is the sound of our nation. What is more， it conveys traditional virtues such as loyalty and filial piety， and promotes our national spirit. The opera can contribute to social harmony and cultural improvement.\"It was only natural that Dong would organize a club to promote Beijing Opera in Pingyang. In 1992， Dong and his wife came back from a study journey of Beijing Opera and hit upon the idea of organizing local fans into a club. With preparations of four months， the club was founded in 1992 with the government's approval. In 1996， he closed his clinic and devoted his time entirely to the club. He put up 5，000 yuan as startup fund and raised money through tireless lobbying. With the money， he bought a video tape recorder， a VCD player and acoustics. He records Beijing Opera highlights from CCTV which has an exclusive channel for traditional operas， and transcribe the arias， spoken parts， and percussion scores so that the club members can rehearse and put on shows. He even adapts some TV programs into Beijing Opera plays and directs them.

When the club's fame spread far and wide， CCTV， the country's number one television giant sent a group of journalists to report the club activities. The program was screened eight times on CCTV channels 3， 4， and 8 in May and June 1998. In 2003， the club's Beijing Opera shows were again screened in CCTV.

In order to publicize the club achievements， Dong Weitong decided to compile an album entitled The Sound of Beijing Opera in Pingyang. After the work began， his wife was hospitalized for a spine operation. Dong moved his work to the ward. He took care of his wife meanwhile he proofread the manuscript and studied the layout designs. He had worked on the album for about 400 days before it was published.

Dong Weitong has been teaching two Beijing Opera classes at the college for senior citizens since 1995. In order to prepare for these classes， he bought a lot of books as well as audio and video materials. In the past 10 years， he has written three teaching materials for his students. He has organized 48 shows for fans to stage their singings and 13 performances of Beijing Opera highlights.

On his 70th birthday in 2005， he organized a party and invited more than 100 Beijing Opera amateurs. They had a good time singing Beijing Opera arias and then the club members staged various highlights at a local theater the next day. It was the first time that such a privately funded Beijing Opera show was ever performed in Wenzhou. The local media covered the event. China Beijing Opera and a Taiwan newspaper also reported the event.

(Translated by David)