Beijing Opera Traditional Cultural English

Peking Opera or Peking Opera (Simplified Chinese: Peking Opera; Traditional Chinese: Beijing Opera; Pinyin: j Ρ ngjΡ) is a form of traditional drama in China, which combines music, vocal performance, pantomime, dance and acrobatics. It rose in the late18th century, and was fully developed and recognized in the mid19th century. This form was very popular in the court of Qing Dynasty and was considered as one of the cultural treasures of China. [2] The main performing groups are located in Beijing and Tianjin in the north and Shanghai in the south. [3] This art form is also very popular in Taiwan Province, and it is called Guo Ju in Taiwan Province. It also spread to other countries, such as the United States and Japan. [4]

There are four main actors in Beijing Opera. There are usually several performing groups in each variety, and there are many second-class and third-class actors. On the unique sparse stage of Beijing Opera, the actors are wearing exquisite and colorful costumes, which is the only focus. They use speech, singing, dancing and fighting skills in symbolic and suggestive actions, rather than reality. Most importantly, performers' skills are evaluated according to the beauty of their movements. Performers also follow various styles and conventions to help the audience master the plot of the work. [5] The multi-layer meaning in every movement must be expressed with the beat of music. Beijing opera music can be divided into two kinds: Xipi and Huanger. Melody includes aria, fixed melody and percussion mode. [6] Peking Opera plays include 1400 works, which are based on China's history and folklore, and more and more on contemporary life. [7]

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