① Zheng Dan, commonly known as "Tsing Yi", is named after its blue pleats. It mainly plays solemn young and middle-aged women and girls. The performance is characterized by singing, small range of movements and steady movements. Reading rhyme is white, singing is important. For example, Wang Baochuan in Three High Five, Li Yanfei in Ergong and Luo Fu in Sang Huiyuan.
(2) Hua Dan plays more young women. Wear short clothes, such as jackets, trousers, skirts and coats; Sometimes I wear long clothes and embroider colorful patterns. Most of the characters are lively, cheerful and agile. The performance is mainly to do the work in plain English, mainly in Beijing and white, with less rhyme. For example, Jin Yunv in Beating a fickle Lover and Yan Xijiao in Wulongyuan.
(3) Beijing Opera Blues mostly play young and middle-aged women who are good at martial arts. Martial arts is not as fierce as Wu Dan's, so you don't have to "hit" (that is, throw, kick, grab, and perform weapons stunts), so you can repeat, redo and dance again. For example, Liang Hongyu in the Battle of Jinshan and Mu in Mukezhai.
(4) Wu Dan plays a woman with high martial arts and extraordinary bravery. The performance is mainly martial arts, especially the use of special effects to "fight". There are two main differences between Wu Dan and Beijing Opera blues. First, Wu Dan stepped on stilts, but Beijing Opera blues didn't. Second, Wu Dan has the ability to "fight", but the Beijing opera blues does not have this ability. Wu Dan wears a short coat, concentrates on martial arts, and does not repeat it. For example, Yang Paifeng in Jiao Zan and Sun Erniang in Song Wupu.
⑤ The floral shirt is a new type of shoulder horn developed after the 1920s, which combines the artistic features of Tsing Yi, Hua Dan and Beijing Opera blues. It is impossible for an actor to play Tsing Yi and Hua Dan at the same time before the flower shirt is formed. In order to enrich Dandan's performance art and artistic expression ability, Wang Yaoqing combined the quiet and dignified style of Tsing Yi, the lively and dexterous performance of Hua Dan and the martial arts of Beijing Opera Blues, and started Dandan's career of paying equal attention to singing, reading, doing and playing. People named it Huashan (the combination of Hua Dan and Castle Peak). Most of the new dramas created and performed by four famous Peking Opera artists belong to the category of flowery shirts, and each new drama strives to meet the audience's viewing requirements in singing, reading, acting and acting, such as Yu Ji in Farewell My Concubine, Wang Zhaojun in Princess Han Ming, Xue Xiangling in Sorin's Bag, You Sanjie in A Dream of Red Mansions, etc. There is also a kind of flag dress in the flower shirt play, wearing the clothes of the flag bearer of the Qing Dynasty, combing the flag head and wearing flowerpot shoes, saying that Beijing is white. The roles performed by Qi Zhuangdan are not limited to women in the Qing Dynasty, but have existed in all previous dynasties, including Hu Ayun in Su Wu Shepherd (Han Dynasty) and Princess in the Iron Mirror in Shiro Visiting Mother (Song Dynasty).
⑥ Lao Dan plays the role of elderly women. Dress, figure and catwalk are different from those in Tsing Yi, mainly highlighting the characteristics of the elderly. Singing with local noise, singing is close to the old students, but it has the sleek charm of women. For example, She Taijun in The Woman General, the mother-in-law in The Tattoo of Her Mother-in-law, and Kang in Crouching Scarab.
Question 2: What are the roles of Beijing Opera? The roles in Beijing opera are strictly divided into seven lines: fate, Dan, purity, ugliness, martial arts and fashion, and then divided into four lines: fate, Dan, purity and ugliness. Each line has a detailed division of labor. "Sheng" is a general term for male roles other than painted faces and clowns, and it is also divided into old students (bearded students), primary school students, martial arts students and baby students. "Dan" is a general term for female roles, which is divided into Zheng Dan, Hua Dan, Gui Mendan, Wu Dan, Lao Dan, Cai Dan and Beijing Opera Blues. "Jing", commonly known as Hua Lian, mostly plays a male character with a certain special character, quality or appearance. The makeup mask has a loud tone and a rough style. "Net" is a singer, such as Bao Zheng; Erhualian, who mainly works, looks like Cao Cao. The "ugly" who plays comedy, because he put a small piece of white powder on the bridge of his nose, is commonly known as Xiaohua face.
Question 3: What are the roles of Beijing Opera? Beijing Opera Beijing Opera has its own unique modeling language in shaping characters. It divides people of different genders, personalities, ages and identities into different industries. Generally speaking, there are four major industries: life, Dan, purity and ugliness. Because of its vivid characters, diverse styles and strong dramatic effects, Beijing opera is often more likely to arouse the audience's appreciation interest. Students in Beijing opera generally refer to actors who play men in the play, which can be subdivided into old students, young students and martial arts students. Old students, as the name implies, are middle-aged and elderly men. They often play upright and upright characters, such as Wu Zixu in the Beijing Opera Wu Zixu. When they perform, they have to wear fake beards and hang them on their ears. In the jargon of Beijing Opera, they are also called re-export, so there is also a set of performance skills in re-export. The color of the beard indicates the age of the character. Yang Silang in the Beijing Opera "Shiro Visiting Mother" is about thirty years old and has a black beard. In the Beijing Opera Qin Xianglian, Wang Yanling is about 60 years old and has a white beard. Old students generally pay attention to singing skills and delicate performances in the play, and their voices are also the richest. The lines are expressed in rhyme and white in Beijing opera, and the singing is performed in real voice. The style is strong, straight, simple and mellow, and the action modeling is mainly graceful, elegant and solemn. Corresponding to the old students are young students, which refers to the role of young men in Beijing opera. Their movements in the play are elegant, charming and graceful. Singing adopts the combination of true and false voices, and the singing style is gorgeous and lively. For example, Xu Xianwusheng in the Peking Opera Legend of the White Snake refers to playing a young male military commander in the play. They show the characters' martial arts with superb martial arts. Do not pay attention to singing, but pay attention to the skills and difficulty of Wushu movements. For example, Zhao Yun in the Peking Opera Changbanpo. In Beijing opera, women are collectively called Dan, which can be subdivided into many occupations according to the age and personality of the role. The woman who plays a good family background and status is Zheng Dan, and Zheng Dan is commonly known as Tsing Yi in Beijing Opera, which is named after the role played by Zheng Dan who often wears a blue gown. Dou E, the heroine in the Peking Opera Dou E Yuan, is a typical Tsing Yi character. Tsing Yi's performance is solemn and demure, beautiful, elegant and gentle, and mainly focuses on singing. Generally speaking, Tsing Yi's singing is beautiful and delicate. Hua Dan, in Dan's performances, often plays the innocent and lively or dissolute and provocative Tsing Yi woman, paying attention to workmanship and singing. For example, Lao Dan, the matchmaker in The Matchmaker, refers to playing the role of an elderly woman in the play. In order to highlight the characteristics of the elderly, we walk with a steady pace of eight characters, the colors of our clothes are dark Qiu Xiangse and dark green, and we sing with real voices. In Beijing Opera, Jingjiao is a unique figure on the stage, and Facebook is the most brilliant. Because facial makeup needs to outline the face with various colors and patterns, it is also commonly known as big face. Generally speaking, men who play the role of appearance or personality in Beijing Opera are mostly generals, deified figures or people with certain social status. Although it is divided into good and evil, it is almost rough, weird and heroic in character and temperament. Therefore, in singing, they are required to sing with real voices. The timbre is broad and loud, vigorous and vigorous, and the action modeling is bold, highlighting the character and momentum of the characters. Clown actors in Beijing opera are also called little faces. Although Ugly Line's makeup looks a bit like Big Face, his performance style is completely different, a bit like an exaggerated cartoon. The appearance of clowns often causes laughter all over the house. Ugliness can be divided into Wen Chou and Wu Ugliness. Wu Chou often plays people who are alert, funny and skilled in martial arts, such as outlaws, Grand Theft Auto and so on. Wen Chou often plays * * *, jailer, bartender, night watchman, veteran, etc. Both Wen Chou and Wu Chou are humorous comedy characters in the play, but they are not all villains, although they are divided into good and evil in civil and military affairs and have high and low status. Peking Opera is a long process ... >>
Question 4: What are the famous roles in Beijing Opera? Woman! Black clothes
Mei Pai:
The imperial concubine is drunk-Yang Guifei
Farewell my concubine-concubine
Feng Haichao-Cheng Xueyan
Mu Guiying is in command-Mu Guiying
Xishi
Cheng pai:
Tears of barren hills-height
Six people in the snow-Dou E
Suolinnang-Xue Xiangling
Xun school:
intermediary/Middle Men
Bean juice-Jinyunu
Shangpai:
Shuangyang princess
Hu Shi, who lost his son in shock.
Cai Wenji, Wang Zhaojun
Zhang pai:
Champion Communication-Chai Princess
Wangjiang Pavilion-Tan
Poetry Club-Che Fang Jing
The story of Qin Xianglian.
By all other factions.
Legend of the White Snake-White Snake
Female growth-Susan
Auditorium-Wang Baochuan and Princess Dai Zhan
The Second Palace-Li Yanfei
Shiro's visiting mother-Princess Iron Mirror
Lao Dan:
She Taijun, the female general of Yangmen.
Meet the queen.-the queen
Chisang Town-Wu
Fishing for scarab-ginger
Question 5: What kinds of roles can Beijing Opera be divided into? The business of Beijing opera roles is strictly divided. The early stage is divided into seven lines: health, Dan, cleanliness, ugliness, martial arts and popularity (walk-on), and the later stage is divided into four lines: health, Dan, cleanliness and ugliness. Each line has a detailed division of labor. "Sheng" is a general term for male roles except big face and clown, and it is also divided into old students (bearded students), primary school students, martial arts students and baby students. "Dan" is a general term for female roles, which is divided into Hua Dan, Gui Mendan, Wu Dan and (Dan) Beijing Opera Blues. "Jing", commonly known as Hua Lian, mostly plays a male character with a certain special character, quality or appearance. The makeup mask has a loud tone and a rough style. "Net" is also divided into big faces dominated by lead singers, such as Bao Zheng; Erhualian, who mainly works, looks like Cao Cao. The "ugly" who plays comedy, because he put a small piece of white powder on the bridge of his nose, is commonly known as Xiaohua face.
The classification of Peking Opera facial makeup includes: full face, hero face, sextile face, crooked face, fairy face, clown face and so on.
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1. The abbreviation of Shenghang is "Sheng". Life is divided into Xu Sheng (an old student), Hong Sheng, Xiao Sheng, Wu Sheng and Wa Sheng. It is one of the important industries of Peking Opera.
Xu Sheng (old man): All playwrights above middle age have beards. Because of their different personalities and identities, they can be divided into old people who are engaged in security or singing (such as playing emperors, bureaucrats, literati, etc. ), relying on old men (such as fighting military commanders) and declining old men (such as fighting the poor, etc.). ).
Hongsheng: He has a red beard, such as Guan Yu and Zhao Kuangyin.
Xiao Sheng: Ling Zisheng (including general pheasant and prince). ), Sha (official student), Fan Shengsheng (scholar), poor student (poor scholar) and so on.
Wu Sheng: For the role of Wu Sheng in the play, those who wear thick-soled boots are called long-sleeved (chopping board) Wu Sheng, and those who wear thin-soled boots are called short-sleeved (skimming) Wu Sheng.
2. Danxing is called "Dan" for short. Tsing Yi, Hua Dan, wudan, Beijing Opera Blues, Lao Dan, Tie Dan, Gui Dan and other roles. All the stars are women.
Tsing Yi: Mainly singing and playing the role of a good wife and mother.
Hua Dan: Also known as Flower Shirt, it is characterized by gorgeous costumes and mainly plays the roles of queen, princess, lady, female general, vendor, village girl and so on.
Wu Dan and Beijing Opera Blues: A Woman Good at Martial Arts.
Lao Dan: Singing with this voice is mostly for middle-aged and elderly women.
3. Network cable is called "net" for short, also called picture. Corner cleaning refers to the face-painting role with colorful paintings on the face, which looks unclean, so it means that the clean line is divided into the following roles: bronze hammer face painting and blackhead face painting; The faces painted on the bookshelves, such as the faces of generals, monks, outlaws, Wu Hualian, and slamming paintings, etc. The bronze hammer painted face is called Zheng Jing, the shelf painted face is called Vice Jing, the martial arts painted face is called Wu Jing, and the martial arts painted face is red and clean, which has different characteristics in performance style.
The last line is called the "end". This business is mainly for men over middle age. In fact, the end of the line is dedicated to the function of attracting drama, such as the first appearance, which is called "the end" because of the opposite meaning.
5. The ugly line is called "ugly" for short. In the play, the ugly line hooks the face, but it outlines the "three-faced face", and the face spectrum is very different from the painted face.
Ugliness can be divided into Wen Chou and Wu Ugliness. Wen Chou is divided into square towel ugliness (literati, Confucian scholars); Wu Chou is good at wrestling, hitting, turning and jumping. According to the zodiac, ugliness belongs to cattle, which is stupid, and ugliness is synonymous with stupidity. The ugliness of martial arts on the stage is also called jumping, but it can say and jump, playing a lively and clever role, which is completely different from the ugliness of cattle people.
Question 6: What are the main roles in Beijing Opera? Beijing opera, also known as role, is divided into five major trades: life, Dan, purity, end and ugliness.
1. The abbreviation of Shenghang is "Sheng". Life is divided into Xu Sheng (an old student), Hong Sheng, Xiao Sheng, Wu Sheng and Wa Sheng. It is one of the important industries of Peking Opera.
Xu Sheng (old man): All playwrights above middle age have beards. Because of their different personalities and identities, they can be divided into old people who are engaged in security or singing (such as playing emperors, bureaucrats, literati, etc. ), relying on old men (such as fighting military commanders) and declining old men (such as fighting the poor, etc.). ).
Hongsheng: He has a red beard, such as Guan Yu and Zhao Kuangyin.
Xiao Sheng: Ling Zisheng (including general pheasant and prince). ), Sha (official student), Fan Shengsheng (scholar), poor student (poor scholar) and so on.
Wu Sheng: For the role of Wu Sheng in the play, those who wear thick-soled boots are called long-sleeved (chopping board) Wu Sheng, and those who wear thin-soled boots are called short-sleeved (skimming) Wu Sheng.
2. Danxing is called "Dan" for short. Tsing Yi, Hua Dan, wudan, Beijing Opera Blues, Lao Dan, Tie Dan, Gui Dan and other roles. All the stars are women.
Tsing Yi: Mainly singing and playing the role of a good wife and mother.
Hua Dan: Also known as Flower Shirt, it is characterized by gorgeous costumes and mainly plays the roles of queen, princess, lady, female general, vendor, village girl and so on.
Wu Dan and Beijing Opera Blues: A Woman Good at Martial Arts.
Lao Dan: Singing with this voice is mostly for middle-aged and elderly women.
3. Network cable is called "net" for short, also called picture. Corner cleaning refers to the face-painting role with colorful paintings on the face, which looks unclean, so it means that the clean line is divided into the following roles: bronze hammer face painting and blackhead face painting; The faces painted on the bookshelves, such as the faces of generals, monks, outlaws, Wu Hualian, and slamming paintings, etc. The bronze hammer painted face is called Zheng Jing, the shelf painted face is called Vice Jing, the martial arts painted face is called Wu Jing, and the martial arts painted face is red and clean, which has different characteristics in performance style.
The last line is called the "end". This business is mainly for men over middle age. In fact, the end of the line is dedicated to the function of attracting drama, such as the first appearance, which is called "the end" because of the opposite meaning.
5. The ugly line is called "ugly" for short. In the play, the ugly line hooks the face, but it outlines the "three-faced face", and the face spectrum is very different from the painted face.
Ugliness can be divided into Wen Chou and Wu Ugliness. Wen Chou is divided into square towel ugliness (literati, Confucian scholars); Wu Chou is good at wrestling, hitting, turning and jumping. According to the zodiac, ugliness belongs to cattle, which is stupid, and ugliness is synonymous with stupidity. The ugliness of martial arts on the stage is also called jumping, but it can say and jump, playing a lively and clever role, which is completely different from the ugliness of cattle people.
There are four main trades in Beijing opera: life, Dan, purity and ugliness.
Ye, Jiang, Liu, Xu.
Single surname schools: Mei, Shang, Cheng, Xun, Wang, Song, Mao, Li, Zhang, Yang, Chen, Xiao Yu, Xiao Li, Dali and Gong.
Hao, Hou, Yuan, Qiu and Jin.
Xiao, Ye, Liu and Ma. . .
There have always been different opinions about the origin of the names of traditional Chinese opera roles. A common saying is that "life is beautiful, pure and ugly" is named after "anti-metaphor", which is actually a very old legend, dating back to the era when zaju and legends were popular. However, when it was in full swing, the fallacy had been pointed out. For example, Zhu Zhishan, a writer in the Ming Dynasty, said in Tan Wei: "It is absurd to call birth, purity, purity, and ultimate name, or to call it Tang Zhuangzong. When you were born, you were a man. Call yourself clean when pretending to be a woman, and call yourself an official when you are muddy, which is your local accent. What's the point? " This obviously denies that the role of drama is "anti-metaphor".
Say "raw" first. Zhu Zhishan said: "Life is a person." Simple, but reasonable. Mr, epigenetic, Confucian scholars, Zhang Sheng, Li Sheng, etc. Isn't the original meaning of "sheng" all a title for men? Some people may think that this is too simple and ordinary, and insist on studying the mystery, which leads to some far-fetched statements.
Say "Dan" again. People often wonder why women on the stage are called "Dan". Zhou, a historian of traditional Chinese opera, believes that the word "Dan" evolved from the word "sister". The order is "Sister" first, and "Sister" is mistaken for "Big" (There are Old Lonely Big, Double Selling Big, Mix Store in the Song Dynasty, and "Big" is the fault of "Sister". "Sister" has always been a name for women. Since "Dan" is the fault of "Sister", it is easy to understand that "Dan Jiao" plays women exclusively.
Say "net" Yuan Man Ke Danqiu thinks that "purity" is the mistake of "beauty". "Fu Fenmo explained with a smile ... >>
Question 7: What are the role-playing women in Beijing Opera? Danxing has Zheng Dan, Huashi, Hua Dan, Beijing Opera Blues, Udan and Lao Dan. Clowns who play women in China's traditional dramas are also called ugly women. Cai Dan, commonly known as ugly girl, is a traditional opera. A branch of Danxing. Playing funny or naughty women, there are also cheerful and unrestrained funny roles. Actually, it's ugly feet. Make-up is usually coated with white powder first, and then with heavy rouge. Everyone sings in his own voice, but in fact he answers this question with a clown. To put it simply, Cai Dan emphasizes simplicity, and basically says Bai Jing, who is mainly engaged in work, exaggerated performance and makeup. He is a funny character and performs funny humor. Tsing Yi is the most important load-bearing type in Tsing Yi. There is also a name in Tsing Yi called Zheng Dan, who generally plays a dignified and serious person. Most of them are good wives and mothers, or good wives and mothers in the old society. Generally, the age ranges from youth to middle age. The performance in Tsing Yi is characterized by a singer, with relatively small movements and relatively stable movements. Reading white rhymes with white. Generally speaking, you don't read Beijing white, but you sing Wang Zhong of Huai Opera "Half Scissors". Judging from the clothing, Tsing Yi wears a lot of pleats, so another name of Tsing Yi is also referred to as "blue shirt". Tsing Yi's performance is characterized by a singer, whose movements are relatively small and steady. For example, Li Yanfei in Sacrifice Tower and Second Palace, Wang Chune in Three Mothers and Godsons, Jiang Qiulian in Spring and Autumn Competition, He Hou in He Hou Scold Hall, Wang Baochuan in Red Curse, Wang Chune and Fenhe Bay in Three Mothers and Godsons. Sun Shangxiang in Sacrifice to the River, Jiang Qiulian in Spring and Autumn Competition, Song Qiaojiao in Famen Temple, and Huansha Girl in Huansha Ji. The second category of Hua Dan Danhang is called Hua Dan. In terms of clothing, everyone wears skirts. Even wearing long dresses is embroidered with colorful patterns. From the age point of view, they all play young women. For example, the matchmaker in Matchmaker, Xin Ping in Beating Cherry, Chunlan in Huatiancuo, Cao Chun in Cao Chun's Moon-Running Hall, Jin Yunnv in Hongluan Jubilee, Di Yunluan in Proud Edge, Sun Yujiao in Picking Jade Bracelet, Liu Yulian and Feng Haichao in Cabinet Edge. Judging from the performance, Hua Dan mainly works and speaks English. Spoken in Beijing and Bai, the character is generally lively and cheerful, and the movements are also agile and smart. Hua Dan can be divided into boudoir type, womanizing type, teasing type and assassination type. Flower shirt is an important business in the dance of Beijing opera, which is a dance that integrates singing, reading, doing and playing. In other words, colorful gowns reflect the solemnity of Tsing Yi, the liveliness and cheerfulness of Hua Dan and the framework of Wu Dan's martial arts works. There were only Tsing Yi and Hua Dan in the early Peking Opera, and there were no flowered shirts. The founder of the flower shirt is Wang Yaoqing. He founded a flower shirt business, including singing, thinking, doing and playing. Together with four famous artists, Mei Lanfang, Cheng, Shang Xiaoyun and Xun Huisheng, he greatly promoted the performing arts of Peking Opera. Famous flower-shirt plays include Mei Lanfang's Drunk Imperial Lady, Farewell My Concubine, Lian Jinfeng, Mulan, Legend of Taizhen, History, Fan Jiangguan (played), Luoshen, My Daughter Scattered Flowers and Mu. Cheng's Biography of Red Fu, Shen Yunying, Hosts of Jade, Wind and Moon Stick, Earning, Flower Edge, Anti-British Wedding Platform, etc. Shang Xiaoyun's Xie Xiaoe, Gan Shoujing, Han and Lin Siniang, Modern Beauty, etc. Xun Huisheng's Fragrant Ribbon, Huo Xiaoyu, Du Shiniang, Chai Jing's Story, Yu Zaogong, Two Friends in a Red Chamber, etc. Lao Dan Lao Dan plays the role of an elderly woman. Lao Dan's performance is characterized by singing in his own voice, but not as rigid as the old students, but as tactfully as Tsing Yi. Kang's Scarabaga Fishing, Wu's Chisang Town, Dou Taizhen's Wang Er Lou, His Visit to the Queen and Playing the Dragon Robe all belong to old singers, mainly singers. He in Qingfeng Pavilion, Cui Shi in The West Chamber and Li in Jian 'an Seeking Mother all belong to the old school. Wudan wudan is a female character who is proficient in martial arts. It can also be divided into ... >>
Question 8: The female role of Wu Yong in Beijing Opera is Wu Dan. Playing some female roles proficient in martial arts can also be divided into two categories. One is Wu Dan, with short sleeves and short clothes. Generally, this kind of Wu Dan does not ride a horse, but also rides a horse, which is relatively rare. She focuses on martial arts. To put it bluntly, she has another specialty, that is, fighting. Some people still win by falling. There are many such dramas, such as Yang Paifeng in Da, Jellyfish in Sizhou City, Sun Erniang in Dapu, White Mouse in a bottomless pit, Zhang Jie in Cash Tree and the wife of the shopkeeper in Sanchakou, all of which belong to Wu Dan.
In addition, Wu Dan, a woman, wears a big head pillow and a helmet. Such characters usually ride horses with small knives, so there is a special term called Beijing Opera Blues. There are some differences between Beijing Opera blues and Wu Dan. On the one hand, Beijing opera blues should be good at martial arts, but also good at craftsmanship. Sometimes, to put it bluntly, kung fu is very important.
Beijing Opera Blues is actually a combination of Wu Dan and Huashan. This kind of business is popular now, such as Mu, Mu Tianwang and Pohongzhou in woodcut Zhai, She Saihua in Qixing Temple (also called She Tangguan) (She Taijun in Yang Jiajiang's story, called She Saihua when She Taijun was young), Dou Xiantong in Qipanshan, and He Zhuhuo in Sanxiu. Including the new historical dramas Liu Jinding and Princess Pingyang, all belong to the category of Beijing opera blues. In fact, I don't think there is much difference between Beijing opera blues and Huashan. Because the people who play the flower shirts are generally Beijing opera blues.
There is not much pure circus, because only Wu Dan needs to work. However, just like the example of Beijing opera blues I just gave, it is very important to speak freely and perform freely. Mei Lanfang's performance in Muke Village and Wang Yaoqing's performance in Pohongzhou relied on speaking freely and performing to win, not relying on martial arts and martial arts. Therefore, many Peking Opera blue flirts are actually inseparable from flowering shirts. Moreover, from the development point of view, the pure knife circus will gradually decrease, and a large number of flower shirt dramas will be developed.
In Danxing, the most promising business in the future is to spend shirts, which means that actors must be all-rounders. Interestingly, the business of Wu Dan or Beijing Opera Blues depicts ancient heroines, generals and chivalrous women. Business like this is very familiar to us in China, but it seems very new to us abroad. Because in foreign countries, female generals and chivalrous women are rare. Some foreign friends were very surprised after watching such a play. They all said that China had been a feudal society for so many years, and women were extremely oppressed. However, when the female image of China appeared on the stage, it was so admirable, so lovely and respectable, so heroic and outstanding. It is our pride that so many heroic, smart and lovely women have been created on the stage of China opera.
Question 9: Are there any role-playing women in Beijing Opera? Yes Beijing Opera blues can be divided into (Tsing Yi), Hua Dan, Guimendan, Udan, (Dan) and (Dan). The general is a very funny female character, often played by ugly people, with exaggerated behavior and makeup.