As a part of China's traditional culture, what does opera mean?

There are two doors on the stage of Beijing Opera. One says "Out of the General" and the other says "Into the Phase". Generally, actors are allowed to enter the scene (debut) from the "general" door and enter the inside story (exit) from the "phase" door. Take the meaning of "out" and "in".

The reason why these two schools are so named is that traditional operas are basically based on historical stories and historical backgrounds, and their main roles are mostly civil servants, military commanders, princes or monarchs. In addition, there is a feeling of comparing actors and audiences, and there is a feeling of pleasing and flattering.

Extended data

China Opera is a national art with strong comprehensiveness, which is not only reflected in its mastery and originality of various art categories (such as dance and acrobatics), but also in its exquisite and profound performing arts.

Various artistic factors are closely combined with the performing arts, and all the functions of opera are realized through the performance of actors. Among them, the organic composition of singing, reading, doing and beating on the actors is the most concentrated and prominent embodiment of the comprehensiveness of China traditional operas. Singing refers to singing skills, which means "clear pronunciation and mellow voice".

Reading aloud, that is, reading aloud, is a strict reciting skill. The so-called "one thousand pounds of oral part sings four Liang"; Doing refers to doing work, which is the character and expression; Beating refers to the martial arts action in performance, which is a combination of dance martial arts skills based on China traditional martial arts.

These four expressions are sometimes interrelated and sometimes cross each other. Their composition depends on the needs of the plot, but they are all unified into a comprehensive whole, which embodies the beauty of harmony and is full of musical spirit (sense of rhythm). China traditional opera is a form of drama with formal beauty, which is centered on comprehensive performances of singing, reading, doing and playing.

Baidu Encyclopedia-China Opera