Peking Opera, also called Peking Opera, is one of China's operas. Peking Opera was formed in Beijing in the middle of the19th century. It combines Hui Opera and Han Opera, and absorbs the artistic advantages of Qin Opera, Kunqu Opera, Bangzi Opera and Yiyang Opera. After the formation of Peking Opera, it gained unprecedented prosperity in the Qing court. Peking Opera is characterized by Xipi and Huanger, accompanied by huqin and gongs and drums, and is regarded as the quintessence of Chinese culture.

Major schools

The genre of Beijing opera mainly refers to the performance style and artistic characteristics of actors, which are inherited and developed through mentoring. Different schools have different representative plays.

Different schools and their representative plays. Red mane spirited horse, spinning cotton, Cuiping Mountain, Wuhua Cave, Cosmic Front, barren hills and tears, four pulleys, Little Cowherd, Four Scholars, etc.

[Editor] Zheng Dan

[Editor in Charge] Wang Pai

Xin Anyi and thirteen sisters, represented by Wang Yaoqing.

[Editor] Mei Pai (Flower Shirt)

Mei Lanfang as the representative, the main successors: Yan Huizhu, Mei Baojiu, Du Jinfang, etc.

Representative repertoires include Cosmic Front, Farewell My Concubine, Drunken Guifei, Broken Bridge by Water Fighting, Strange Couples, Dream in the Garden, Mukezhai, Mulan Jun, Anti-Golden Warrior, Life and Death Hate, Xi Stone, Luoshen and Mu, etc.

[Editor] Cheng Pai (Tsing Yi)

Represented by Cheng, the main successors are: Xin, Li Shiji,, and so on.

Representative plays include Suolinnang, Tears of the Barren Mountain, Six Chapters in the Snow, Mourning of Shu State, Horse, Daughter's Tomb, Blue Frost Sword, and Jade Hairpin.

[Editor] Shangpai (Beijing Opera Blues)

With Shang Xiaoyun as the representative, the main inheritors: Shang Changlin, Wu Suqiu, Yang Ronghuan and other representative plays include Princess Shuangyang, Godson of San Niang, Sacrifice Tower, Zhao Jun's Exit, Bad Gate, Autumn Tiger's Wife, Second Palace, Lady Hua Rui and Emei Sword.

[Editor in Charge] Zhang Pai

With Zhang Junqiu as the representative, his representative works include Wang Jiangge, Poetry Society, Gong Chu Hate, Qin Xianglian and so on.

[Editor] Hua Dan (Xiao Dan)

[Editor] Xun School

With Xun Huisheng as the representative, the main inheritors are: Tong's representative plays include Matchmaker, Two Friends in a Red House, Hua Tian Cuo, Xin Anyi, Thirteen Sisters and so on.

[Editor] Lao Dan

[Editor] Gong Pai

With Gong Yunfu as the representative, his representative works include Scarab, Meeting the Queen: Joining the Dragon Robe and Six Chapels.

[Editor in Charge] Li Pai

Represented by Li Duokui.

[Editor] Lao Sheng

[Editor in Charge] Tan Pai

Represented by the thought, the main successors are, Tan, Tan Xiaozeng, etc. Representative plays include Dingjun Mountain and so on.

[editor] horse card

Represented by horses.

The masterpiece has borrowed from the east wind.

[Editor] Qi Pai

With Zhou as the representative, the main successors are: Chen Hefeng, Gao Baisui, Zhou Shaolin, Xiao Wang Guiqing and other representative repertoires: Cutting the Classics Hall, Chasing Han Xin, Yan Song, Si Zi, Xu Ce Running to the City, Huarong Road, Zhao Wuniang, Fengshen List and Jiugengtian.

[Editor in Charge] Yu Pai

Represented by Yu Shuyan.

[Editor] High shot

Represented by Gao Qingkui.

Speech school

Take Yan as the representative

[Editor in Charge] Yang Pai

Represented by Yang.

The representative drama has lost space and so on.

[Editor] Western School

Represented by Xi Xiaobo.

[Editor] Wu Sheng

[Editor in Charge] Yang Pai

Represented by Yang Xiaolou.

[Editor] Gepai

Represented by Gai Jiaotian.

[Editor in Charge] Li Pai

Represented by Li.

[Editor] Xiao Sheng

[Editor] Gingerbread

Represented by Jiang Miaoxiang.

[Editor] Ye Pai

Represented by Ye Shenglan.

[Editor in Charge] Yu Pai

Represented by Yu Zhenfei.

[Editor] Draw a face

[Editor] Drawing a Face (Drawing a Face with a Copper Hammer)

[Editor] Golden School

Represented by Jin Shaoshan, his masterpieces include Farewell My Concubine.

[Editor in Charge] Hou Pai

Take Hou as the representative.

[Editor in Charge] Autumn School

Represented by Qiu, the main successors are.

Representative plays include "Chisang Town", "My Beauty Case" and "Zhao's Orphan".

[Editor] Erhualian

[Editor] Hao Pai

Represented by Vivi, the representative plays include "Luhuadang" and so on.

[Editor] Clown (Three Faces)

Representative figures include Xiao Changhua and others.

[Editor] Famous actor

[Editor] Sandingjia in Daoguang era

Cheng Changgeng, Zhang Erkui, Yu Sansheng

[Editor] Tongguang Thirteen Musts

Hao Lantian, Zhang Shengkui, Mei Qiaoling, Yu Ziyun, Xu Xiaoxiang, Shi, Lu Shengkui, Zhu Lianfen,.

[Editor] Four famous names

Mei Lanfang, Cheng, Shang Xiaoyun, Xun Huisheng.

[Editor] Four Beards

/kloc-Ma Lianliang, Tan Fuying, Yang Baosen and Xi Xiaobo in the 0/920s,191930s,1940s.

[Editor] Xu Sheng and Genre

, Zhang Erkui,,,, Sun Juxian, Wang Xiaonong, Yan, Zhou, Ma Li Anliang, Yang Baosen, Li Shaochun, Tang Yunsheng.

[Editor] Wushu and School

Yang Xiaolou, etc.

[Edit] Clear Angle and Type

, Qiu,,, etc.

[Editor] Elasticity and Genre

Xiao Cuihua, etc.

[Editor] Qin Shi

Sun Zuochen Mei Yutian Chen Yanheng Wang Shaoqing Xu Lanyuan Yang Baozhong Li Muliang Wang Ruizhi Jiang Fengshan Shen Yucai He Shunxin Wang Benzhen You Jishun Yan Ping Song Shifang.

[Editor] Drummer

Hang Baitan Pei Shichang Geng Jinqun Wang Yiyuan Wang Xinhai Jiao Jin Zheng Ming Ma Xueyi Xie Guangrong