Such a father-to-son enterprise is still quite common in the world of mainland Peking opera. For instance, Ye Shaolan, master of both the scholar and soldier roles, is the son of the most famous of the scholar actors in the Ye school, Ye Shenglan.
梅派藝術由梅蘭芳傳給了梅葆玖，這種父業子承的例子，其實在大陸京劇界還真不少。