What exactly is Peking Opera?

Peking Opera is China's national treasure and an important means for China to introduce its traditional culture to the rest of the world. Peking Opera is generally expressed in the form of singing, reciting, acting and fighting. Peking Opera is distributed all over the country and also has different ways of expression of the opera, which has traveled all over the world mainly with Beijing as the core. There is a constant exchange and fusion with foreign cultures.

I.? The formation of Beijing Opera

Beijing Opera is also known as Ping Opera. Peking Opera's predecessor in the south of the cultural needs of the Hui merchants evolved, can also be called the Hui Opera, while the Peking Opera also accepts the preparation of some other repertoire as well as the channels and performance methods with the integration of folk creation, and ultimately formed the Peking Opera we now see the form of expression.

Second,? Peking Opera's line

Peking Opera evolved according to the historical story, according to the gender, age and occupation of different characters in the historical story, personality, expression and social status, etc. in the actor's clothing and make-up and other aspects of the exaggerated form of artistic expression, and this form of stage performance is divided into five forms of the Shengdan, Jiewei and Chou, singing can be divided into the old man, Wu Sheng, Xiao Sheng and so on. The singing can be categorized into Lao Sheng, Wu Sheng, Xiao Sheng and so on. The traditional roles of women include Qingyi, Hua Dan, Wu Dan, Cai Dan, Dao Ma Dan and so on.

Three. Peking Opera expression

Peking Opera singing is generally divided into two, also known as Pihuang, mainly two yellow, Xipi two forms of expression, Peking Opera often have different ways of playing blowing and pulling, Peking Opera's face is the most enjoyable to our modern audience Peking Opera face is different according to their characters in the plot of Peking Opera represents a different character, the red-faced Kwan Kung, the black face of Zhang Fei. Cao Cao in blue face all represent different character meanings and also have thin flat different meanings. Peking Opera accompaniment is mainly based on ancient Chinese musical instruments, such as the erhu, sanxuan and some other orchestral instruments.

Chinese Peking Opera has a history of hundreds of years, and has slowly undergone a variety of fusions and exchanges to form the Peking Opera we see in modern times. As Peking Opera actors and actresses matured and Peking Opera became known, recognized and appreciated, it began to grow and develop. Peking Opera has begun to reach out to the world, and has begun to express China's cultural traditions to different people around the world, and is also a form of expression for China to show its cultural traditions to the world.