Who is the first female actor in Peking Opera?

The number one female performer in Peking Opera is Lan Wenyun.

Lan Wenyun, a famous Peking Opera master and member of the Li School of Gong Lao Dan School, once studied under the famous Peking Opera pianist Zhou Wengui.

Lan Wenyun's appearance was once considered to be the number one laodan on the Peking Opera stage.

The emergence of Lan Wenyun brought the Lao Dan industry to a new peak, and her performance in Shanghai made theater fans crazy.

Peking Opera Peking Opera, also known as Ping Opera, Peking Opera, etc., is one of the quintessences of China and the most influential type of opera in China. It is distributed in Beijing as the center and throughout the country.

Starting from the 55th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1790), the four major Anhui troupes, including Sanqing, Sixi, Chuntai and Hechun, which were originally performed in the south and were mostly Anhui artists, entered Beijing one after another, and joined forces with those from Hubei.

The Han opera artists cooperated, and at the same time accepted some repertoires, tunes and performance methods of Kun Opera and Qin Opera, and also absorbed some local folk tunes. Through continuous exchanges and integration, Peking Opera was finally formed.

Peking Opera has a set of standardized artistic expressions in various aspects such as literature, performance, music, and stage art.

The singing style of Peking Opera is a variation of the Ban style, with Erhuang and Xipi as the main voices.

The accompaniment of Peking Opera is divided into two categories: Wenchang and Wuchang. The Huqin is the main instrument in the Wenchang and the drumboard is the main instrument in the Wuchang.

The roles in Peking Opera are divided into roles such as Sheng, Dan, Jing, Chou, Za, Wu, and Liu. The latter three roles are no longer exclusive.

Each profession has its own set of performance routines, and each has its own unique skills in singing, chanting, and beating.

Peking Opera takes historical stories as its main performance content. There are more than 1,300 traditional repertoires, and more than 300 to 400 are frequently performed.

Peking Opera is popular all over the country and has a wide influence, and is known as "National Opera".

The Peking Opera performance system named after Mei Lanfang is regarded as a representative of the Eastern drama performance system and one of the three major performance systems in the world.

Peking Opera is an important expression of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, and many of its artistic elements are used as symbols of traditional Chinese culture.