Commerce in China Traditional Opera

Four lines of China's opera: life, Dan, purity and ugliness.

The earliest trades were probably five kinds of trades in Song Zaju, namely, tail mud, leading drama, deputy net, deputy tail and pretending to be lonely, which was called foot color at that time. Yuan Zaju can be divided into three categories: late drama, Dan drama and Beijing drama. Kunqu Opera in Qing Dynasty was divided into "Twelve Roles in Jianghu". Different operas also have different trades. Guangdong Cantonese Opera can be divided into ten lines: final, pure, raw, Dan, ugly, foreign, niche, paste, husband and miscellaneous. Shaanxi opera is divided into four lines: four lives, six denier, two cleanness and one ugliness. Peking Opera is divided into seven lines: Health, Dan, Quiet, Ugliness, Xiao Sheng, Warm Soup, and Faceless. Each line is divided into many details, such as Dan Dan, Hua Dan, Huashan, Udan, Peking Opera Blues, Lao Dan, Boudoir Dan, Aodan, Qi Dan, Joke Dan, Clown Dan and so on. Most of these trades are divided by gender, age, personality, identity, position, status, moral sentiment, makeup characteristics and performance skills. For example, in the performance requirements of Peking Opera, there is a rule that "the old students should bow, the horns should be loose, the primary school students should be cold, the faces should be supported, and the martial arts students should be successful". In the cultivation of opera talents, the choice of majors and the determination to return to work are very cautious, which shows the differences between majors. However, although the division is very specific, it is mainly required from the procedures and norms of performance. Actors can work part-time or part-time outside their own roles, and even cross-talk other professions.