There are 4 types of roles in Beijing opera, and they are classified by age and personality of the characters. The 4 types of roles are: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. All the male roles are Sheng, which are then divided into 3 types: Laosheng (old), Xiao-Sheng (young) and Wu-Sheng (warrior type).
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All the roles of women is Dan, also known by them in various ways: Qingyi (quiet and mild divided), huadan (type of animation) Wudan (Female martial arts expert), daomadan (especially women) fighting with weapons, and laodan ( former ms).
The third type is the person jing (painted), the characters are sincere and open mind to represent, or those who are intelligent and dangerous. The fourth type is Chou, or clown.
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Beijing Opera has a unique series of performances combining drama, acrobatics, singing and dancing. The color combination consists of a multitude of colors mixes personality, the role and fate of the characters. For example, red for the brave and true, black is the sage, blue and green for the heroes and villains, yellow and white for the brutal and cruel, and gold and silver for the usually mysterious and immortal creature.
There are over 1400 games in Beijing opera. These standards are generally based on historical novels, stories and traditional political conflicts, political and military. The older songs were adapted from previous style of Chinese theater. The pieces generally classified as a cheek in the civil war, and plays the law of war. Policies tend to focus on the relationships between the characters playing staff, the internal situation and romantic concentrated. Martial played more emphasis on control measures.
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Costumes of Beijing Opera is the actual artistic creation, which is usually dynamic and colorful costumes, armor, armor, helmets, flags and weapons.
