Arts

Artistic Forms of Beijing Opera

: Yang Yuhuan was originally the consort of Prince Shou, a son of the Tang Emperor Minghuang.

: This opera recounts the story of the conflict which took place between Liu Bei and Cao Cao during...

: The following story is an episode from the opera The Legends of Distinguished Heroes.

As a comprehensive art system, the Beijing opera is a combination of singing, speaking, acting, dancing and martial arts. It tells stories and depicts characters through stylized performing skills, expressing all emotions of human beings.

Beijing Opera

As the most influential sort of traditional operas in China, Beijing Opera has a long history, following the Kunqu Opera (a class of tunes originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu).

The Movie Farewell My Concubine

The Movie Farewell My Concubine

It was originally one of the classical plays performed by the Beijing opera master Mei Lanfang. In 1993, the Chinese director Chen Kaige adapted the opera into a movie bearing the same name.
Costume

Costume

The costumes of Beijing opera are generally called "Xing Tou", which include clothes of ceremonial robes, armors and informal dresses, helmet or hat, shoes and other adornments.
Accompanying Instruments in Beijing Opera

Accompanying Instruments in Beijing Opera

They are divided into percussion and orchestral musical instruments. For the former, there are hardwood clappers, clapper drum, bass gong, cymbals and Beijing opera gong, which are together called...
Roles in Beijing Opera

Roles in Beijing Opera

There are mainly four role categories: Sheng (the righteous young male character type), Dan (the righteous female character type)