1965年7月1日,中南区戏剧汇演在广州开幕。7月8日,在东乐戏院,作为东道主的广东粤剧院实验粤剧团,向大会献演了现代粤剧《山乡风云》,该剧是根据作家吴有恒的长篇小说《山乡风云录》改编而成,一时间引起了轰动。《南方日报》、《羊城晚报》各宣传媒介,对它好评如潮。大多数文章评论该剧戏剧性强,故事曲折巧妙,人物形象鲜明,是现代化与戏曲化的成功探索。 On July 1, 1965, the Central Southern District Theater Festival opened in Guangzhou. On July 8, at the Dongle Theater, the experimental Cantonese Opera Troupe of Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theater hosted the modern opera “Shanxiang Fengyu” which was adapted from the writer Wu Youheng’s novel Shan Xiang Feng Yun Lu. For a time caused a sensation. “Nanfang Daily”, “Yangcheng Evening News” all the media, it rave reviews. Most articles commented that the dramatic drama, the story twists and turns clever, vivid characters, is the successful exploration of modernization and dramatization.