Peking opera, or Beijing opera (Chinese: 京劇; pinyin: Jīngjù), is the most dominant form of Chinese opera, which combines instrumental music, vocal performance...

Peking Opera Blues (traditional Chinese: 刀馬旦; simplified Chinese: 刀马旦; pinyin: Dāo Mǎ Dàn; Jyutping: dou1 maa5 daan2; Cantonese Yale: Dòu Máah Dáan) is...

Huizhou culture and significantly contributed to the development of Peking Opera. Anhui Opera originated in the southern part of Anhui Province, particularly...

versions of the operas were all Peking operas and were produced by either the China Peking Opera House or the Shanghai Peking Opera House, although many...

hundred regional branches of traditional Chinese opera today. In the 20th century, the Peking opera emerged in popularity and has come to known as the...

116°22′47″E / 39.897404°N 116.379847°E / 39.897404; 116.379847 The Zhengyici Peking Opera Theatre (Chinese: 正乙祠戏楼; pinyin: Zhèngyǐcí Xìlóu), located on a hutong...

particularly Peking opera.[citation needed] iQiyi released a talk show named Wang Peiyu Peking Opera Show alongside the drama, which features Peking opera performer...

behead him for the defeat, but spares him after Nezha intervenes. In the Peking opera Havoc in Heaven (Chinese: 鬧天宮), based on this episode, Juling Shen is...

opera, like the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts in Beijing and the National Taiwan College of Performing Arts in Taipei. In learning Peking opera...

Southern Jiangsu Peking Opera Troupe and the Northern Jiangsu Experimental Peking Opera Group. In 1953, it was renamed the Jiangsu Peking Opera Troupe. Seven...

because of the prominent presence of cross-gender behavior. Peking Opera, also known as Beijing Opera, had male actors playing female dan characters. Men traditionally...

Chou is the clown role in Chinese opera. The Chou usually plays secondary roles in a troupe. Most studies of Peking opera classify the Chou as a minor role...

and singing segments in Liyue opera are performed by Yang Yang. Yun Jin's character prototype is based on a Peking opera performer, with the development...

The China National Peking Opera Company (CNPOC), originally named the National Peking Opera Theater of China, is one of the national ensembles of performance...

Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's most populous national capital...

roles in Chinese opera, often referring to leading roles. They may be played by male or female actors. In the early years of Peking opera, all dan roles...

Taiwanese opera absorbed the styles of formal operas including Peking opera, Luantan opera (亂彈戲), Siping opera (四平戲), Liyuan opera (梨園戲), and Gaojia opera (高甲戲)...

was a Peking opera actor who specialized in its "old male" (老生, laosheng) roles. He is considered one of the greatest grand masters of Peking Opera of the...

Yue opera (Chinese: 越剧; pinyin: Yuèjù), also known as Shaoxing opera, is a popular Chinese opera genre. Only Peking opera is considered more popular nationwide...

During the Qing dynasty, Peking opera became popular. Peking opera developed from different opera styles. In 1790. various local opera troupes performed in...

type in Chinese opera for "rough" or "mighty" male characters.[citation needed] In many genres (such as Peking opera and Cantonese opera), this role requires...

trap (seducing him to participate in espionage) by Shi Pei Pu, a male Peking opera singer who performed female roles, whom Boursicot claimed he believed...

one of the Seven Little Fortunes from the China Drama Academy at the Peking Opera School, where he studied acrobatics, martial arts, and acting. Chan has...

The China Drama Academy (Chinese: 中國戲劇學院) was a Peking opera school in Kowloon, Hong Kong, known for being the childhood home of such famous actors as...

Li Shengsu is a Chinese Peking opera singer-actress who plays Dan roles. She began performing traditional Chinese opera from a young age and is a student...

"Characteristics of Peking Opera Costumes". en.chinaculture.org. Retrieved 2022-06-06. Lee, Young-Suk (2003). "A Study of Stage Costume of Peking Opera". The International...

bowed string instrument in the huqin family, used primarily in Beijing opera. It is the smallest and highest pitched instrument in the huqin family....

like Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing from the Legend of the White Snake. In Peking opera, the zhan'ao zhanqun (戰襖戰裙; "martial shirt, martial skirt") costume is...

Four Classic Novels in Chinese opera Classic Chinese Novels (traditional Chinese: 古典小說; simplified Chinese: 古典小说; pinyin: gǔdiǎn xiǎoshuō) are the best-known...

(1983), The Other Side of Gentleman (1984), Police Story (1985) and Peking Opera Blues (1986) brought her success. In 1990, she won the Best Actress trophy...