What role does Dandan play?

Actresses in Beijing Opera are the general names of female roles with different ages, personalities and identities in Beijing Opera.

Dan Jiao refers to the female images in China's traditional operas, which can be divided into Tsing Yi, Hua Dan, Beijing Opera Blues, wudan, Lao Dan, Flower Shirt and so on. Among them, the four major schools of Peking Opera are Mei School, Cheng School, Xun School and Shang School. Tsing Yi is also known as the young women who are dignified and steady and good at singing, such as Qin Xianglian in My Beauty Case and Ergong.

Hua Dan often shows a young and lively little jasper or maid, who is good at working and reading white, such as the matchmaker in The West Chamber and Sun Yujiao in Picking up the Jade Bracelet. The blues of Peking Opera generally rely heavily on the performances of female generals or marshals.

Celebrity profile

Hu Xilu, born in 1827 and died in 1890, was a famous actor in Tsing Yi at the same time as Cheng Changgeng and Yu Sansheng. His pronunciation uses a lot of Hubei sounds and boldly uses Hubei sounds instead of Hui sounds, so his singing is softer and his words are clearer. He also has many innovations in performance, such as the traditional play "Yu Tang Chun".

Mei Qiaoling is Mei Lanfang's grandfather. He was born in 1842 and died in 1882. Mei Qiaoling's main worker Hua Dan also plays Tsing Yi. His appearance was very gorgeous, so he was called fat and smart at that time. His representative works, such as Sacrifice to Pan Dong and Mei Yupei, are very famous. At that time, his flag costume drama broke the boundary between Tsing Yi and Hua Dan, so he made many innovations in the runway and performance.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Danjiao