As a national quintessence, what is the essence of Beijing Opera?

It is said that Beijing Opera is the quintessence of our country. This is because Beijing Opera can represent many local operas and is the "soul" of our nation. With its strength, Peking Opera can become China's "national quintessence".

China's traditional operas have entered the public's field of vision for thousands of years. In such a long time, China traditional opera has experienced various evolutions, extinction and inheritance. There were thousands of operas in those days, but now there are only over 300. Chinese opera is a traditional culture I have been to, including not only singing, but also various musical instruments, art stage, acting skills and so on, and even Confucian culture.

There are four major vocals and many representative repertoires in China traditional opera, and Peking Opera is based on all these things, which can be said to have absorbed most of the essence. On the surface, it was after the four classes of Huizhou went to Beijing that all kinds of operas became the predecessors of Peking Opera and the present Beijing dialect. However, when Peking Opera was formed, it not only absorbed the essence of the four major classes in Huizhou, but also absorbed various local operas such as Kunqu Opera and Shaanxi Opera, which had a great influence.

Before the formal formation of Beijing Opera, it did absorb the characteristics of many operas. Although the main body remains unchanged, it contains many accents and absorbs many characteristics. We can say that Beijing Opera actually represents many local operas to some extent.

Beijing opera combines the characteristics of all local operas and is unique in the field of traditional Chinese opera. Besides, Peking Opera has many schools and many descendants, and it is also the most concerned drama. Peking Opera is called "the quintessence of Chinese culture", which truly represents the traditional culture of China.