Peking opera

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Peking opera is a traditional Chinese theatrical art form that combines stylized singing, speech, dance, and acrobatics with elaborate costumes and symbolic makeup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese opera genre
intangible cultural heritage
traditional Chinese theatrical art form
alsoKnownAs Beijing opera
linked to: Peking opera

Jingju
linked to: Peking opera
artFormCombines acrobatics
dance
singing
speech
costumeStyle Ming dynasty style garments
countryOfOrigin China
developedInCentury 18th century
19th century
feature conventionalized gestures
elaborate costumes
fixed role types
stylized performance
symbolic facial makeup
hasFamousPerformer Cheng Yanqiu
Mei Lanfang
Shang Xiaoyun
Xun Huisheng
hasFamousSchool Cheng school
Mei school
Shang school
Xun school
hasRoleType Chou
Dan
Jing
Sheng
importantCulturalCenter Beijing
Shanghai
Tianjin
influenced Chinese film performance style
modern Chinese theatre
influencedBy Kunqu
Qinqiang
majorCityOfDevelopment Beijing
makeupType Lianpu (painted face patterns)
musicalEnsembleIncludes jinghu
percussion section
yueqin
originatedFrom Anhui opera
linked to: Huizhou opera

Han opera
primaryDialect Beijing dialect
primaryLanguage Mandarin Chinese
recognizedBy UNESCO
stageFeature conventional entrances and exits
minimal props
symbolic staging
typicalTheme historical stories
moral conflicts
mythological tales
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2010
UNESCOStatus Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
uses aria singing
fixed melodic patterns
percussive rhythmic patterns
recitative
spoken dialogue

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Tan Dun influencedBy Peking opera
Peking opera alsoKnownAs Jingju
linked to: Peking opera
Peking opera alsoKnownAs Beijing opera
linked to: Peking opera
huadan usedIn Peking opera
Taiwanese opera relatedTo Peking opera
Chinese opera hasGenre Peking opera
Chinese opera hasGenre Jingju
linked to: Peking opera
Chinese opera hasUNESCOElement Peking opera
Huizhou opera relatedArtForm Peking opera
China Drama Academy artForm Peking opera
Seven Little Fortunes genre Peking opera
Yuen Biao trainedIn Peking opera
Sanxian usedInGenre Jingju (Beijing opera)
linked to: Peking opera
Han opera influenced Peking opera
Han opera relatedTo Peking opera
Kunqu influenced Peking opera
Jing isUsedIn Peking opera
Chou partOf Peking opera role system
linked to: Peking opera
Chou usedIn Peking opera
Mei Lanfang fieldOfWork Peking opera
Mei Lanfang genre Peking opera
Mei Lanfang influencedBy Mei family Peking opera tradition
linked to: Peking opera
Mei Lanfang legacy Mei school of Peking opera
linked to: Peking opera
Cheng Yanqiu genre Peking opera
Cheng Yanqiu artForm Peking opera
Xun Huisheng genre Peking opera
Mei school genre Peking opera
Mei school partOf Four Great Schools of Peking opera dan performance
linked to: Peking opera
Shang school subclassOf Peking opera school
linked to: Peking opera
Shang school partOf Peking opera tradition
linked to: Peking opera
Xun school field Peking opera
Xun school genre Peking opera
Sheng associatedWith Peking opera
Qinqiang influenced Peking opera
Shang Xiaoyun artForm Peking opera
Shang Xiaoyun genre Jingju
linked to: Peking opera
Shang Xiaoyun associatedWith Beijing theatre circles
linked to: Peking opera
Nanxi influenced Peking opera
Song Liling operaSpecialty Peking opera
subject linked to: Song Liling in M. Butterfly
Gezaixi relatedTo Peking opera
subject linked to: gezaixi
East Asian theatre hasGenre Peking opera
Sichuan opera relatedTo Peking opera
Kunqu opera influenced Peking opera