What are the roles of Shengdan and Jingchou in Peking Opera?

Sheng: refers to a man; Dan: refers to a woman; Jing: refers to a man with a strong or rough personality; Ugly: refers to a funny character who puts white powder on the bridge of his nose, and is called a clown or a little flower-faced person.

The division of roles in Peking Opera is very detailed. It was divided into ten lines at first, and later it was merged into the four lines of Shengdan, Jingchou.

Various characters have fixed facial makeup, appearance and costumes based on the identity, temperament and personality of the characters in the play, and the stage movements of each role are also standardized.

In the early days of the formation of Peking Opera, Laosheng received the most attention, with the emergence of the "Three Old Masters" Cheng Changgeng, Yu Sansheng, and Zhang Erkui, and the "Three Laosheng New Masters" Tan Xinpei, Wang Qiufen, and Sun Juxian.

Extended information The four artistic techniques of Peking Opera performance: singing, chanting, acting and fighting are also the four basic skills of Peking Opera performance.

Singing refers to singing, and chanting refers to musical recitation. The two complement each other and constitute "song", one of the two major elements of the singing and dancing Peking Opera performance art.

The two combine with each other to form "dance", one of the two major elements of Peking Opera's singing and dancing art form.

Opera actors have to be trained in these four aspects since childhood. Although some actors are good at singing (Singing Laosheng), some are mainly based on kung fu (Huadan), and some are mainly martial arts (Wujing).

However, every actor is required to have excellent four basic skills: singing, reading, acting and playing.

Only in this way can the artistic characteristics of Peking Opera be fully brought into play.

Better express and portray various characters in the play.

Peking Opera includes singing, dancing, dialogue, martial arts, and various symbolic movements. It is a highly comprehensive art.