Art

中国文化概述，主要内容有 Traditional Operas、Folk Performing Arts、Traditional Musical lnstruments。

Art

• Traditional Operas
  • Beijing Opera
    • the four basic skills
      • Singing
      • Recitation
      • Action
      • Acrobatic fighting
    • Four major roles
      • Sheng (male)
        • assortment
          • laosheng (elderly men)
          • wusheng (military men)
          • xiaosheng (young men)
          • wawasheng (children)
      • Dan (female)
        • classification
          • laodan
          • qingyi
          • huadan
          • wudan
          • caidan
        • Four Great Dan Actors
          • Mei Lanfang
          • Shang Xiaoyun
          • Cheng Yanqiu
          • Xun Huisheng
      • Jing (male with a painted face)
        • classification
          • zhengjing (frimary face-painted role)
          • fujing (secondary face-painted role)
          • wujing (military face-painted role)
      • Chou (clown)
        • classification
          • wenchou (comic civilian role)
          • wuchou (acrobatic-fighting comic role)
    • Facial Make-Up and Costume in Beijing Opera
  • Other Major Traditional Chinese Operas
    • Kunqu Opera
      • origin
        • early folk operas
      • plays
        • young lovers' edition of The Peony Pavilion
        • The Palace of Eternal Life
    • Henan Opera
      • origin
        • Henan province
      • well-known plays
        • Kao Hong
        • White Snake Story
        • Hua Mulan
        • Mu Guiying Assumes Command
        • Chaoyanggou
    • Sichuan Opera
      • famous technique
        • "face change"
    • Shaoxing opera
      • origin
        • Shengxian country,Zhejiang,province
      • representative pieces
        • The Butterfly Lovers
        • A Dream of the Red Mansions
        • Romance of the West Chamber
        • Chasing the Fish
    • Huangmei opera
      • versatile Huangmei actress
        • Yang Fengying
          • plays
            • The Heavenly Maid and the Mortal
            • Female Son-in-Law of the Emperor
• Folk Performing Arts
  • Acobatics
    • some instruments
      • tridents
      • wicker rings
      • tables
      • chairs
      • jars
      • plates
      • bowls
      • were used in their performences
        • such as
          • Flying Trident
          • Balance on Chairs
          • Jar Tricks
          • Hoop Diving
  • Quyi
    • crosstalk
      • performence form
        • talking
        • imitation
        • fun-making
        • singing
      • three types
        • comic monologue
        • comic dialigue
        • group crosstalk
    • Clapper Talk
    • Pingshu
      • props
        • gavel
        • folded fan
      • clothing
        • gown
    • Short Play
      • duration
        • about 15 minutes
  • Puppet Play
    • begin
      • in the Han Dynasty
    • rise to prominence
      • in the Tang Dynasty
    • elements
      • singing
      • dancing
      • painting
      • sculpture
  • Shadow Play
    • origin
      • about 2,000 years ago
• Traditional Musical Instruments
  • Plucked Instruments
    • Pipa
      • The most traditional musical pieces
        • Ambush on All Sides
        • Spring Moonlight on the Flowers by the River
    • Guzhehng
      • The most popular musical pieces
        • Return of Fishing Boats
        • High Mount Flowing Water
    • Erhu
      • The most popular erhu piece
        • Two Springs Reflect the Moon
    • Sanxian
  • Percussion Instruments
    • classification
      • Gong
      • Drum
  • Wind Instruments
    • classification
      • ceremonial horn
        • representative
          • One Hundred Birds Serenade the Phoenix
      • bamboo flute
      • hichiriki