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BEIJING OPERA
Beijing Opera (also known as Peking Opera), the quintessence of China, gets its name from the place where it originates - Beijing. Boasting a history of about two hundred years, Beijing Opera is widely extolled as the “Opera of the East”. Beijing Opera performances are a fusion of multiple art forms including singing, dancing, music, fine arts, etc., and its colorful costumes and unique facial makeup are much favored by Jing Ju audiences.

Beijing Opera…

Beijing opera is the quintessence of China.Beijing opera performances incorporate singing, speaking, acting and acrobatic fighting.

Roles in Beijing…

There are mainly four different kinds of roles, namely sheng, dan, jing, and chou . There used to be another role called mo , which has merged into sheng.

Beijing Opera Facial…

Facial makeup, a time-honored and unique artistic style in Beijing Opera performances, is usually worn by Jing and Chou actors.

Beijing Opera…

There are six major kinds of custumes in Peking Opera: the ceremonial robe(Mang); the informal robe(Pei); the armor for soldiers(Kao); the civilian long gown(Zhe); the frock and cloke(Yi); and special costume.

Beijing Opera Musical…

Beijing Opera musical instruments fall into orchestral and percussion instruments. Huqin and Ban are main instruments in creating music accompaniment.

Beijing Opera…

Props in Beijing Opera serve the greater purpose for actors’ performances. Articles used may differ from the actual objects in terms of style, texture and size.

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小李：TOM，今天晚上有空吗？ Tom, jīntiān wǎnshang yǒukòngma? Tom，are you free this evening?

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TOM：我有空，怎么了？ Wǒ yǒukòng. Zěnme le? I am available, so?

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小李：我想请你去湖广会馆看京剧，你想不想去？ Wǒ xiǎng qǐngnǐ qù húguǎng huìguǎn kàn jīngjù, nǐ xiǎngbuxiǎng qu? I want to invite you to the Huguang Guild Hall to see Beijing Opera.

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TOM：我想去是想去，但是我怕我听不懂京剧。 Wǒ xiǎngqù shì xiǎngqù, dànshì wǒ pà wǒ tīngbùdǒng jīngjù. I'd love to, but I am afraid I can't understand Beijing Opera.

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小李：没关系，我请你看的是《大闹天宫》，没什么唱的，都是武打，你肯定能看懂。 Méiguānxi, wǒ qǐng nǐ kàn de shì , méishénme chàngde, dōushì wǔdǎ, nǐ kěndìng néng kàndǒng. It doesn't matter！We are going to see the Monkey Creates Havoc in Heaven. It is mainly acrobatic fighting, so you can understand it.

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