BeijingOperaistheessenceofourcountry,manypeopleunderstandingtheoperamoreorless.卷首语(精髓)BeijingOperaisverypopularinChina.Ithasahistoryofmorethan200years.DuringthereignoftheQianlongemperorintheQingdynasty,Qianlonghadainterestinthelocalopera.In1790,tocelebratehiseightiethbirthday,hesummonedoperatroupes(戏班)fromdifferentplacestoperformforhiminBeijing.FourfamoustroupesfromAnhuiprovinceremainedinBeijingafterthecelebration.In1828,AHubeitroupecametoBeijingandoftenperformedtogetherwiththeAnhuitroupes.ThetwotypesofsingingmixedtogetherandgraduallyanewtypecameintobeingknownasBeijingOpera.BeijingOperaisacomprehensiveperformingarts.Thatis,sing(唱),read(念)anddo(作),fight(打),dance(舞)Beijingoperatypesoffacialmakeupinoperas京剧脸谱Beijingoperatypesoffacialmakeupinoperas,isaspecialfeatureofanationalcosmetic.Aseachhistoricalfigureoracertaintypeofpersonhasanapproximatespectraltype,likesing,playmusictothemusic,socalled“typesoffacialmakeupinoperas”.Onthetypesoffacialmakeupinoperassources,thegeneralviewisfrommask.RedhasexpressedhisWarriors(勇士)ofstrongtypesoffacialmakeupinoperassuchasGuanYuBlacksaidthetypesoffacialmakeupinoperasmingcriticized(刚烈)people,integrity(正直),braveryandevenreckless(鲁莽),suchasZhangFeiYellowtypesoffacialmakeupinoperasthatviciousbrutality(凶狠残暴),suchasDianWeitypesoffacialmakeupinoperasthatsomeofthefiguresrepresentedirritable(粗豪暴躁),suchasDouAmbassador(窦尔敦、),MaWu(马武)BlueorgreenGeneraltreacherous(奸诈的)courtofficialsaidthetypesoffacialmakeupinoperaswhite,badguys,suchasXujia•铁梅奶奶,您听我说!(唱)【西皮流水】我家的表叔数不清,没有大事不登门。虽说是,虽说是亲眷又不相认,可他比亲眷还要亲。爹爹和奶奶齐声唤亲人,这里的奥妙我也能猜出几分。他们和爹爹都一样,都有一颗红亮的心。TherearefourmainrolesinBeijingopera•Thestagesettingcitygateoarwhipwhip(传奇人物)Mr.MeiLanfang,themasterofPekingOpera,MeiLanfangisgoodatplayingtheroleofwomeninBeijingoperas,called“Dan”.梅兰芳、程砚秋、荀慧生、尚小云Mei’smasterpieceplaysFarewellMyConcubine(霸王别姬)TheDrunkenConcubine(贵妃醉酒)Re-commandingtheArmy(穆桂英挂帅)ScatteringFlowers(天女散花)EternalRegret(长恨歌)Mei’sstagephotosMr.MeiincreasedinternationalcommunicationbetweenChinaandothercountriesastheforerunnerwhospreadsBeijingoperaabroad.JapanAmericaFormerSovietUnionBeijingoperaisatraditionalfortuneofourcountry.Thoughitisdifficulttoperform,wecanenjoyitifitisreformed.