京剧英语介绍
●Beijing Opera is very popular in China. It has a history of more than 200 years. During the
reign of the Qianlong emperor in the Qing dynasty, Qianlong had a interest in the local opera.
In 1790, to celebrate his eightieth birthday, he summoned opera troupes (戏班)from different places to perform for him in Beijing.
●Four famous troupes from Anhui province remained in Beijing after the celebration. In 1828,
A Hubei troupe came to Beijing and often performed together with the Anhui troupes. The
two types of singing mixed together and gradually a new type came into being known as Beijing Opera.
●Beijing Opera is a comprehensive performing arts. That is, sing (唱), read (念) and do (作),
fight (打), dance (舞).
●Beijing opera types of facial makeup in operas, is a special feature of a national cosmetic. As
each historical figure or a certain type of person has an approximate spectral type, like sing, play music to the music, so called “types of facial makeup in operas”. On the types of facial makeup in operas sources, the general view is from mask.
●Red has expressed his Warriors(勇士) of strong types of facial makeup in operas such as
Guan Yu
●Black said thetypes of facial makeup in operas ming criticized(刚烈) people, integrity(正
直), bravery and even reckless(鲁莽), such as Zhang Fei
●Yellow types of facial makeup in operas that vicious brutality(凶狠残暴), such as Dian Wei ●Blue or green types of facial makeup in operas that some of the figures represented
irritable(粗豪暴躁), such as Dou Ambassador(窦尔敦、), Ma Wu (马武)
●General treacherous (奸诈的)court official said the types of facial makeup in operas white,
bad guys, such as Xu jia
●Mr. Mei Lanfang,the master of Peking Opera,Mei Lanfang is good at playing the role of
women in Beijing operas, called “Dan”.
●Mei’s masterpiece plays Farewell My Concubine (霸王别姬) The Drunken Concubine (贵妃
醉酒) Re-commanding the Army (穆桂英挂帅) Scattering Flowers (天女散花) Eternal Regret (长恨歌)
●Mr. Mei increased international communication between China and other countries as the
forerunner who spreads Beijing opera abroad.。