BeijingOperaistheessenceofourcountry,manypeopleunderstandingtheoperamoreorless
卷首语(精髓)BeijingOperaisverypopularinChina
Ithasahistoryofmorethan200years
DuringthereignoftheQianlongemperorintheQingdynasty,Qianlonghadainterestinthelocalopera
In1790,tocelebratehiseightiethbirthday,hesummonedoperatroupes(戏班)fromdifferentplacestoperformforhiminBeijing
FourfamoustroupesfromAnhuiprovinceremainedinBeijingafterthecelebration
In1828,AHubeitroupecametoBeijingandoftenperformedtogetherwiththeAnhuitroupes
ThetwotypesofsingingmixedtogetherandgraduallyanewtypecameintobeingknownasBeijingOpera
BeijingOperaisacomprehensiveperformingarts
Thatis,sing(唱),read(念)anddo(作),fight(打),dance(舞)Beijingoperatypesoffacialmakeupinoperas京剧脸谱Beijingoperatypesoffacialmakeupinoperas,isaspecialfeatureofanationalcosmetic
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