Main Artistic Features of Traditional Chinese Opera

Chinese opera is a highly comprehensive national art. This synthesis is not only manifested in its integration of various artistic disciplines (such as dance, acrobatics, etc.), but also in its exquisite and profound performing arts. Various different artistic factors are closely integrated with the performing arts, and all the functions of the opera are realized through the performances of the actors.

(2) Virtuality

Virtuality is the basic technique of reflecting life in opera. It refers to the performance of actors and actresses, using a deformed way to compare the real environment or objects, in order to express life. The virtuality of Chinese opera is firstly manifested in the flexibility of stage time and space treatment. The so-called "three or five steps to travel all over the world, six or seven people with millions of soldiers", "a thousand autumns of business in a moment, ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains in a square foot of land", which breaks through the "Three Uniforms" of the western operas, and the "Three Uniforms" of the western operas. This breaks through the limitations of western opera's "three uniforms" and "fourth wall".

Secondly, it is in the specific stage atmosphere scheduling and the actors' simulation of certain life actions, such as wind and rain, threading a needle, etc., which is more concentrated and distinctly reflects the virtual character of opera. Opera face painting is also a kind of virtual way.

The virtuality of Chinese opera is not only the result of the limitations brought about by the simplicity of the opera stage and the backwardness of the choreography technology, but also and mainly the product of the accumulation of the national traditional aesthetics thought of pursuing the resemblance of God and writing God in form. It is a creation of beauty. It greatly liberated the creativity of writers and stage artists and the artistic imagination of the audience, thus the aesthetic value of opera was greatly improved.

(3) Programming

Programming is the expression of opera reflecting life. It refers to the standardized and choreographed performance of life movements and is repeated. Programs come directly or indirectly from life, but it is in accordance with certain norms of life after refining, generalization, beautification and formation. This condenses the efforts of artists throughout the ages, and it becomes the starting point for the new generation of actors to recreate their art, so that the art of opera performance can be passed on from generation to generation. Excellent artists are able to break through some of the limitations of the program and create their own personalized standard art. The program is a model of beauty.