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The birthplace and main characteristics of Peking Opera

The birthplace of Peking Opera began in the 55th year of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty 1790. The four Huizhou schools, Sanqing, Sixi, Chuntai and Hechun, which performed in the south, continued to go to Beijing, cooperated with artists in Hubei, accepted some plays, tunes and performance methods of Kunqu Opera and Shaanxi Opera, and absorbed some local folk tunes. Through constant communication and integration, Peking Opera was finally formed.

The main features of Beijing Opera are: a set of rules that restrict and supplement each other in various aspects such as stage art, literature, performance, music, singing, gongs and drums, makeup, face-changing diving, etc., through the long-term stage practice of countless artists. As an artistic means to create a stage image, it is very rich and its usage is very strict. Can't control these procedures and standardized procedures. It is impossible to complete the creation of Peking Opera stage art. ..

Peking Opera spreads all over the country and has a wide influence. It is called "National Opera". The Peking Opera performance system named after Mei Lanfang is considered as the representative of the oriental drama performance system and one of the three major performance systems in the world. Peking Opera is an important manifestation of China traditional culture, in which various artistic elements are used as symbols of China traditional culture. ?

In May 2006, Peking Opera was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. ? [2]? In 20/0/0, Kloc was listed in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO as a representative list of intangible cultural heritage of mankind.