Differences between Modern Peking Opera and Traditional Peking Opera

The content of the play is different, and the scene layout is different.

1. Different repertoire contents: Traditional Peking Opera mostly shows historical themes, such as Farewell My Concubine, Case-solving, Shiro Visiting Mother, etc. However, modern Peking Opera mostly reflects realistic themes, such as revolutionary modern Peking Opera "Taking Tiger Mountain Outward", "The Story of the Red Lantern" and "Shajiabang".

2. Different scene arrangements: Traditional operas rarely have independent scenes, and most of them are replaced by tables and chairs, and each play is basically universal. Every play in modern Beijing Opera has its own special scene. Every time I see a scene, I can know which play is which.