The reporter learned from the Beijing People's Art Theater that Liu Jinyun, the second director of the Beijing People's Art Theater, passed away due to illness in the early morning of June 13 at the age of 86.

According to the official website of Beijing People's Art, Liu Jinyun was born in 1938 in Xiongxian County, Hebei Province. Graduated from the Chinese Department of Peking University in 1963. Started publishing works in 1963. Joined the Chinese Writers Association in 1983. He is the author of dozens of short story collections such as "The Fool King Boss", short stories "On the Field of Hope" and "On the Road", and the novella "The Boundless Mouth". The drama works created in Beijing People's Art Theater include "Mountain Daughter's Journey", "The Nirvana of Dog Master", "The Monument Bearer", "Ruan Lingyu" and "Boundless Love".

△ Stills of "Yongding Gate"

On April 24 this year, Liu Jinyun attended the new play "Yongding Gate" where he is the screenwriter. press conference. The background of the play is set in the Yongding Gate of Beijing at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China. In order to trace the identity of the teacher Feng Jingbo as a spy, the policeman Xiao Dali lived next to him, but he was suspected of being a spy by mistake. The two started a competition for more than 30 years. Contest.

(CCTV reporter Cao Yan)