On He Ji - Ping 's Dramatic Art And Its Adaptation

He Jiping is one of the exceptional playwrights in the history of Chinese drama. Duringher life time, she lives from Beijing—a famous historical city to Hong Kong—a modernmetropolis, achieving the fabulous sublimation in her writing style. The success of hermasterpiece The Top Restaurant represents the maturity of He’s dramatic creation. Theculture of special Beijing flavor and the vicissitudes of life the play present is not only thewatching focus which draws large attention but also the He’s culture pursuit of her dramaticcreation. She always tries to display the panorama of life and seek the true meaning of livingduring her playwriting. When He comes to Hong Kong, she gradually accustoms herself tothe new pace of life and experience the unfamiliar culture there. The totally different cultureatmosphere in Hong Kong provides her with new writing inspiration. Therefore through thetransition from the culture of special Beijing flavor to the peculiar Hong Kong color, sheoffers the audiences a prestigious culture banquet. The two cultures influence and absorb eachother, forming a unique style of play. What’s more, He constantly tries to make improvementand innovation in her narrative ways, applying her experience of the film and television’screation on the dramatic performance. She enriches the narrative styles of the dramaticperformance according to the local color, making it conform to the requirements of theaesthetic of the modern people.Owing to the strong storytelling and rich life philosophy her play contains, He’s creationis greatly loved by audiences. Her plays are also adapted to TV play and Peking opera. In theprocess of adaption, He adds some fresh elements on the basis of respecting the original work,making it fully exhibited in the new artistic style. This kind of adaption not only enriches thecontents of the play but also enhances the artistic expression. It provides more performancemedia for the audience to experience and appreciate the artistic charm of He’s play.As an excellent playwright who continues to make improvement, He Jiping think’s aboutthe human nature and experience the meaning of life in her creation. The constant artisticpursuit makes her creating road long standing and well established. The life experience in twocities which helps her enrich her writing career, the adaption of the film and televisioncreation which broadens her writing horizon, and the moral concern and human nature sheharbors in her play all make her become an outstanding playwright within both popular andprofound features. No matter it is in Beijing or in Hong Kong, He’s plays provide models ofwriting in the circle of drama. It is the significant connecting link of the cultural exchangebetween the interior of China and Hong Kong.