我与元彤先生交往甚久。他在任山西省文化局副局长分管艺术教育期间 ,我给他当助手 ,经常聆听他对戏曲艺术的高深见解 ,使我深感他是一位学者型的艺术家。他对表导演艺术的科学论述 ,都是实践经验的理论总结。我记得元彤先生早想把他日积月累起来的这些宝贵财富整理成书 ,也曾 I have long-term relationship with Mr. Yuan Tong. During his tenure as deputy director of Shanxi Provincial Department of Culture in charge of art education, I gave him an assistant and often listened to his profound insights on opera art, which made me feel he was a scholarly artist. His scientific exposition of the director’s art is a theoretical summary of his practical experience. I remember Mr. Yuan Tong as early as trying to put these valuable assets he accumulated over time into a book, have