Shanghai Yueju Theater Three-shouldered flower girl is what it means

Flower girl is a traditional Chinese opera character line. It is the image of a young or middle-aged woman, with a lively or spirited and debauched character, often with a touch of comedy. The term "Hua Dan" comes from the Yuan Dynasty's Xia Tingzhi's "Qinglou Collection": "Where the play, with ink dots to break its face for the flower Dan."

The flower girl is a member of the Dan line of Chinese opera, distinct from the Zhengdan (more often called "Qingyi" in northern opera), Wu Dan and Lao Dan. She plays the role of an innocent and cheerful young woman. Chun Cao in "Chun Cao Breaks into the Hall". There are also some middle-aged and young women who belong to the spicy and debauched category, called "Spicy Dan". The film and television industry called the "family flower girl", refers to the actors who are also good at playing such roles, I think the title borrowed from the opera.

The flower Dan according to play the character's age, identity, character and its performance characteristics, and there is a more detailed division of labor, there is a Dan, Qingyi, flower Dan, the girl's Dan, joke Dan, splash Dan, flower shirt, knife Dan, Wu Dan, old Dan and so on.