Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional festivals - What are China's five major plays? What are their characteristics?

What are China's five major plays? What are their characteristics?

China opera is mainly composed of folk songs and dances, rap and burlesque. It originated from primitive song and dance and is a comprehensive stage art form with a long history. From the Han and Tang Dynasties to the Song and Jin Dynasties, a relatively complete opera art was formed, which consisted of literature, music, dance, fine arts, martial arts, acrobatics and performing arts, with about 360 kinds. Its characteristic is that many art forms are gathered together by a standard, and their respective personalities are reflected in the same nature. China opera, Greek tragedy and comedy, and Indian Brahma drama are called the three ancient drama cultures in the world.

After a long period of development and evolution, China Opera Garden has gradually formed, with Beijing Opera, Yue Opera, Huangmei Opera, Pingju Opera and Henan Opera as the core. Peking Opera was developed by Anhui Tourism Troupe, but now it is very popular all over China. Yue Opera originated in Shengxian County, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. It is a rapidly developing local opera with a short history in China. This play is also called? Little brother Ben? Or? Mao Ge class? . In the early development, it first spread in rural folk songs. Huangmei Opera originated in Huangmei, Hubei Province.

It is a very vivid form of opera, telling the life stories of ordinary people. Pingju is very popular in northern China. It appeared in the late Qing Dynasty and was formed on the basis of the minor "Lotus Falling" in Luanxian County, Hebei Province. It was first popular in rural areas of Hebei province, and then entered Tangshan, so it is also called? Tangshan cabin? . 1930 went to Beijing. Henan Opera, which originated in Henan, is the most popular local opera in China. In 2006, there were 167 professional troupes in China. Peking Opera, once called Pingju, is the essence of China culture.

2010110/6 is listed in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of mankind. The predecessor of Peking Opera is Hui Opera, which first appeared in the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty (65438-0790) and flourished in the Republic of China. Accompaniment instruments include erhu (Huqin), gongs and drums, etc. , can be divided into two categories: Xipi and Huanger. Props are basically freehand brushwork (virtual), and the roles are divided into five industries: life, beauty, cleanliness, beauty and ugliness. The four basic skills of Beijing opera performance: singing, reading, doing and acting. Outstanding figures in history include Mei Lanfang, Tan Xinpei and Cheng Changgeng. Since Beijing Opera entered the court in the early days, its development is different from other operas. It needs to cover a wider range of themes, create more types of roles and integrate into the Huizhou style. There are four main roles in Beijing opera: life, beauty, cleanliness and ugliness. Facebook is a special way to emphasize individuality, and it is also an art form that combines spiritual and artistic expression. The theme of Yue Opera comes from fairy tales, literary masterpieces and historical stories. Yue opera has a soft voice and is easy to learn, which leads to many loyal fans.