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Beijing Opera

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• Peking Opera is a popular art form in China.• It has a history of almost 200 years.• It assimilated the best from many other local

operas and was affected by Beijing local dialect and customs.

• Beijing Opera troupes can be found in most regions of China.

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• There are four main roles: -shēng: Leading male roles 生 - dàn: Leading female roles 旦 -jìng: Heros and warriors 净－ chǒu: Clown-like roles 丑

Shēng 生： is the leading male actors.

Mǎ lián liáng 马连良

Dàn 旦： is female role.

Méi lán fāng梅兰芳

Jìng 净： mostly male, are the face-painted roles who represent warriors, heroes, statesmen, adventures and demons.

Yuán shì hǎi 袁世海

Chǒu 丑： play roles of wit, alert and humor. It is these roles who keep the audience laughing and improvise quips at the right moments to ease tension in some serious plays.

Xiāo cháng huá 萧长华

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• What do the following roles mean?

1.Shēng ( 生 )2.Dàn ( 旦 )3. Jìng ( 净 )4. Chǒu ( 丑 )

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• The Beijing Opera performers all have their special costumes, make-up and movements.

• Audience members can easily identify the good or evil characters on stage by the colors and designs on their painted faces.

What do colors represent in Beijing Opera face paint?

Hóng sè zhōng shí 红色：忠实（ Loyal, honest ）

Lù sè: yóng gǎn 绿色：勇敢（ Brave, stable ）


Huáng sè : kuáng yě 黄色：狂野（ Wild, angry ）

Lán sè: yīng yǒng 蓝色：英勇（ fearless ）


Bái sè: yīng xiǎn白色：阴险（ Dangerous, tricky ）

Hēi sè: zhèng zhí (Moral, just ）黑色：正直


Jīn sè & yín sè: For gods and ghosts 金色银色（ Gold&Silver ）

What characteristics do the masks represent?

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