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The national theater of China

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Peking Opera

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Another term for Peking Opera in Chinese

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jingxi

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has become the principal form of Chinese music-drama

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Peking Opera

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Its performance is marked by standards that

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express symbolisms

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One of the most outstanding actors of the Peking Opera is

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Mei Lanfang

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Four main roles or characters in the Peking Opera

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sheng, dang, jing and chou

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is the main male role in the opera that has 3 subclassifications

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sheng

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refers to the female role in the opera and has 5 subtypes

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dan

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A male role with a painted face who places a secondary role

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jing

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is a male comic role who also plays a secondary role

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chou

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the dignified role of an elder man

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Laosheng

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young male characters

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xiaosheng

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a martial character in combat

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wusheng

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old female roles

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laodan

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marital or married woman

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wudan

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female warriors

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daomadan

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respected virtuous women

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Qingyi

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single and happy women

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Huadan

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plays a key role in establishing the plot, the atmosphere and the shaping of its characters

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Music

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a bowed two-stringed chordophone, which produces the highest pitch in the huqin family of instruments

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Jinghu

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is also the smallest instrument in the said family and its primary use is for Peking Opera

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Jinghu

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Is simlar in look and construction as the jinghu. This instrument is the most popular among the huqin family of instruments.

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Erhu

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A transverse flute and is usually made of bamboo, has six holes for pitch production.

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dizi

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is known for producing a light ethereal tone and imitating sounds from nature

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dizi

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expresses moods such as happiness and anger

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xipi

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expresses deep thought and melancholy

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erhuang

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a male aria and has a faster and rhythmically dense representation

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erhuang

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is a female aria and is presented slowly

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xipi

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