Old dan acts as a old woman and is a supporting actor.
Xiaosheng（小生）
Xiaosheng acts as a young man who often takes a folding fan（折 扇）.
Zhengsheng（正生）
Zhengsheng is also called guanxu（挂 须）.Zhengsheng is required that his singing should be good and his diction should be clear.
• Character Singing Costume
Character
Huadan（花旦）
Huadan acts as a girl or a young woman who is lovely and amorous.Huadan is demanded to pay attention to singing and playing equally and her voice must be sweet.
costume
Costumes in Huangmei opera are a continuation of Han nationality traditional clothing,which are generally less extravagant compared to the other Chinese opera branches but more beautiful,elegant.
Zhendan（正旦）
Zhendan acts as a womon who is grave and respectful. Zhengdan’s performance should be modest and her singing is very important.
Old dan（老旦）
Joker（丑角）
Joker is a man who is always ugly and gags（插科打诨）to adjust good atmosphere.

Hualian（花脸）
Hualian often acts as a bad person.
Singing （唱腔）
The huangmei opera advocates the three types of singing,which are the coloratura（花 腔）,chai tune（彩腔）,basic tune（主 调）.Huangmei opera with lyric(抒情), rich flavor,and simple,pure ,fresh, and delicate singing,has the rich expressive force,and is easy to understand and spread , for which it is deeply loved by people around.
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