Since the early twentieth century, Hong Kong has always been an important venue for Cantonese opera development. After 1949, as a result of political turmoil in the Mainland, performers and troupes converged and resettled in the territory, leading to a tremendous prospering of Cantonese opera in the subsequent decade. This development is linked intimately with the rise of the electronic media.
Performers and troupes began to grasp the possibilities offered by film and radio to re-examine age-old performance practices with regard to acting, singing, script writing, instrumentation, and stage set-up. They brought in novel elements from the theatre and movie world, and participated in the production of films and records. With these acts, they are extending the movement to modernize Cantonese opera that began in the 1930s.
Wong Jum-sum was thoroughly immersed in the world of Cantonese opera from young. Through his close encounter with master performers like Hung Sin-nui, Ma Si-tsang, Yam Kim-fai, Pak Suet-sin and Tong Dik-sang, he witnessed first hand the modernization of Cantonese opera, and was mightily moved by the adventure and passion he saw.
作曲：姚敏
作詞：狄薏（陳蝶衣）
主唱：方靜音
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小二哥的湯圓圓又圓
一碗湯圓滿又滿
三毛錢呀買一碗
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湯圓一樣可以當茶飯
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湯圓一樣可以當茶飯
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小二哥的湯圓圓又圓
一碗湯圓滿又滿
三毛錢呀買一碗
湯圓湯圓賣湯圓
公平交易可以包退換
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公平交易可以包退換
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小二哥的湯圓圓又圓
要吃湯圓快來買
吃了湯圓好團圓
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晚來一步只怕要賣完
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晚來一步只怕要賣完
