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Peking Opera before the opening of the play to pass by which the gongs and warps composed of

The Peking Opera and other opera groups' pre-opening 'beating through' is not common nowadays, and was often used when the troupes went to the countryside to perform. There is no such practice of 'playing through' for performances in the city.

'Playing through' means that before the troupe officially opens the play, all the gongs and drums of the troupe's orchestra, including the bottom drum, gongs, cymbals, gongs and drums, are played together by the master of the bottom drum, and the gongs and drums sound in unison, which is as hot as the opening of a martial arts play. It is as hot as the opening of a martial arts play, urging the audience who want to watch the play to go to the stage to buy tickets to watch the play. Generally to play three passes, each pass to play three, five minutes, some of the third pass to play the end of the next play.