Extended knowledge

Shaking sleeves is a routine action in traditional Chinese opera performance and a very common sleeve style on the stage of traditional Chinese opera. It can be used as a dressing for the characters when they appear or before the ceremony, and can also be used to recite "Gong and Song" with the characters, or to decorate the characters, so as to show the emotional changes of the characters at a certain key point and explain the ending or turning point of singing.

Put the hands of the sleeve on your chest, stand on tiptoe with your left foot, turn your wrist with your left foot (Dan's right foot), swing the sleeve up and down, then slowly lift the sleeve onto your wrist and fingers and fold it on your wrist.

Some people will tremble in it, and then tremble again. The mood of two sleeves waving is stronger than that of only sleeves waving, and the mood of one sleeve waving usually plays a role in creating an atmosphere, such as ministers queuing in the morning.

How to shake your sleeves

Lift up your sleeves with your hands, lift them to your chest, stand on tiptoe with your left foot, turn your wrist with your hands, then shake them from the inside out at the same time, then slowly hook them with your wrist and thumb and put them on your wrist.

Some will shake out, go in and shake out again. Double shaking sleeves are more emotional than single shaking sleeves, and often have the effect of creating an atmosphere, such as the situation of ministers in court.

Unlike double sleeves, left and right hands shake sleeves one by one. Generally used in the case of unhappy characters. It is also used to express complacency, but it must be accompanied by retrogressive movements (left shaking right sleeve and right shaking left sleeve), which are mostly used by young students.

Small shaking sleeves, also known as falling sleeves or falling sleeves, are often used to indicate the stability of the role or to cooperate with the absence of the role. In addition, it can also be used as an explanation for the scene of "gong singing". For example, when the characters on the stage are sitting with their chests full, they occasionally feel it. When they are slightly tilted, their sleeves will fall off, then they will shake slightly to the side, and then they will explain to the scene that they want to sing for them. Because of its small movement, it is called small shaking sleeve.