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	Beijing Opera Page
		Although it is called Beijing Opera, its origins are not in Beijing but in the Chinese provinces of Anhui and Hubei.
		Beijing Opera was originally staged for the royal family and came into the public later.
		Beijing and Tianjin are respected as the key base cities in the north while Shanghai is the base in the south.
	www.geocities.com /Vienna/Opera/8692/index0.html (631 words)

	Beijing Travel Guide, Beijing Tours, Beijing Vacation, City Map, Climate, China Trip Beijing
		Beijing, Jing for short, is the nation's political, economic, cultural and educational center as well as China's most important center for international trade and communications.
		Records show that Beijing has been an inhabited city for more than three thousand years and has endured invasions by warlords and foreign powers, devastating fires, the rise and fall of powerful imperial dynasties and has emerged each time as a strong and vibrant city.
		Although now Beijing is a modern and fashionable city complete with a full 21st Century vitality, you can experience authentic Beijing life and become acquainted with 'old Beijing' by exploring its many teahouses, temple fairs, Beijing's Hutong and Courtyard and enjoy the Peking Opera.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /cityguides/beijing.htm (1291 words)

	The Cultural Heritage of China :: Entertainment :: Chinese Opera :: Beijing Opera
		Beijing opera or Peking opera (Simplified Chinese: 京剧; Traditional Chinese: 京劇; Pinyin: Jīngjù) is a kind of Chinese opera which arose in the mid-19th century and was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty court.
		Beijing and Tianjin are respected as the base cities of Beijing opera in the north while Shanghai is the base in the south.
		Beijing Opera is a harmonious combination of the Grand Opera, ballet and acrobatics, consisting of dance, dialogue, monologues, martial arts and mime.
	www.ibiblio.org /chineseculture/contents/entr/p-entr-c01s02.html (2901 words)

	Wenji: Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute
		Beijing Opera (or Peking Opera) has existed for over two hundred years, and is widely regarded as one of the highest theatrical expressions of Chinese culture.
		It is generally accepted that Beijing opera gradually came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes came to Beijing and combined with Kunqu opera, Yiyang opera, Hanju opera and Luantan in Beijing's theatrical circle of the time.
		Beijing opera is a complete theatrical form, a synthesis of stylized action, singing, dialogue and mime, acrobatic fighting and dancing to represent a story or depict different characters and their feelings of gladness, anger, sorrow, happiness, surprise, fear and sadness.
	www.asiasociety.org /arts/wenji/about/beijingopera.html (261 words)

	Beijing Opera, Background Information - Sadler's Wells
		According to tradition, Beijing Opera was born at the birthday celebrations of the Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianglong (1736 - 1796).
		Beijing Opera was performed in urban teahouses or on open stages in villages, in imperial palaces or in the courtyards of the wealthy.
		Beijing Opera is famed for its beautiful costumes, magnificent in their bright colours and handcrafted embroidery.
	www.sadlerswells.com /whats_on/2005_2006/beijing_background1.asp (796 words)

	Beijing opera - the passion of an Emperor
		Of China's various operatic schools, the most famous is that which developed in her capital city, referred to simply as Beijing opera.
		Beijing opera incorporates not only song and dance, but also acrobatics, martial arts, colorful make-up, and elaborate costumes.
		Unlike Western opera, where roles are categorized by voice, this is done in Beijing opera according to the characters' gender, age, social status, rank and disposition.
	www.imperialtours.net /beijing_opera.htm (462 words)

	Chinese Beijing Peking Opera
		Beijing opera, more commonly known as Peking opera to westerners, is deemed the national opera of China.
		It is generally accepted that Beijing opera gradually came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes came to Beijing.
		Beijing opera underwent fast development during the reign of Emperor Qianlong and the notorious Empress Dowager Cixi under the imperial patron, and eventually became more accessible to the common people.
	asiarecipe.com /chiopera.html (794 words)

	Opera
		Among the hundreds of forms of opera throughout the country, Beijing Opera has the greatest influence and is therefore regarded as a national form.
		Yue Opera, originated in the area of Sheng County in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province in the early period of the century, is a rapidly developed local opera with a short history in China.
		The opera tells how the Jade Emperor of Heaven has seven daughters, the youngest of whom, the ravishingly beautiful Seventh Fairy Maiden, daringly flees down to the world in search of a love of her own choosing, and marries Dong Yong, an honesr, kind-hearted serf, in defiance of her father.
	www.pasadena.edu /Chinese/cultural/opera.html (2923 words)

	Buddhist Channel \| Arts & Culture \| Beijing Opera presents all facets of Chinese culture
		He was a British Council Senior Scholar in Beijing from 1995 to 1997, and was awarded a grant from The Asian Cultural Council to research and record Beijing Opera traditions and stories from the old masters.
		Traditional Beijing Opera was revived in 1978, but with modern competition from other forms of entertainment, and a younger generation that grew up without any exposure to it, Beijing Opera has struggled to maintain its audience in China.
		Nevertheless, young people are still entering the National Academy of Beijing Opera and dedicating their lives to the rigorous training that every performer must undergo to master the many skills that make up this art.
	www.buddhistchannel.tv /index.php?id=5,175,0,0,1,0 (2028 words)

	Beijing Opera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		eking opera is to this day a synthesis of stylized action, singing, dialogue, mime, acrobatic fighting, and dancing to represent a story or depict different characters and their feelings.
		However, due to the arrival of other entertainment, Beijing opera's out-of-date styles, and the lack of historical and theatrical knowledge of the young, this art had lost much of its audience.
		In an attempt to attract Beijing opera to a younger audience, the names of the traditional plays sometimes were given a new name to make the performances more appealing to younger audiences.
	www.comm.unt.edu /nonwest/wells (327 words)

	Beijing Opera (Peking Opera)
		Full of Chinese cultural elements, the opera presents to the audience an encyclopedia of Chinese culture as well as unfolding stories, beautiful paintings, exquisite costumes, graceful gestures and acrobatic fighting.
		Beijing Opera is so popular among Chinese people, especially seniors, that even a "Beijing Opera Month" has been declared.
		It is said that Beijing Opera gradually came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes came to Beijing.
	www.china-travel-tour-guide.com /about-china/beijing-opera.shtml (706 words)

	Beijing Opera, Peking Opera \| My Beijing China
		Peking Opera is the most significant of all operas in China, and it has a richness of repertoire, great number of artists and audiences, that give it a profound influence in China and plays a large role in Chinese culture.
		Peking opera is a synthesis of stylized action, singing, dialogue and mime, acrobatic fighting and dancing to represent a story or depict different characters and their feelings of gladness, anger, sorrow, happiness, surprise, fear and sadness.
		Peking Opera house of Beijing is willing to participate in activities of international cultural exchange and of commercial performances and sincerely hopes that friends in various countries will make contacts with us about cultural exchange and performances.
	www.mybeijingchina.com /beijing-opera/index.htm (604 words)

	Beijing Official Website International
		Beijing Opera is a comprehensive performing art that combines music, singing, dialogue, pantomime, acrobatics and martial arts.
		The roles in Beijing Opera are divided into four main types according to the sex, age, social status, and profession of the character.
		In Beijing Opera facial painting, which is applied to jing roles only, shows the character's age, profession and personality by using different colors.
	www.ebeijing.gov.cn /HomeBj/t20040122_101198.htm (761 words)

	Pushpa Adhikari, Beijing Opera in search of an audience
		Beijing Opera is a complex form of performing art consisting of music, singing, recitations, dancing, fine art, martial art skills and acrobatics.
		Because singing is a key component of Beijing Opera, some would argue the key component, in the old days theatregoers used to talk about listening to a performance instead of watching one.
		Beijing Opera watchers have started believing that modern Beijing Opera is nothing but a mixture of modern opera and drama, incorporating the singing of Beijing Opera.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/55/414.html (1060 words)

	China Overview and Introduction with General Information about China!
		Beijing opera or Peking opera is a kind of Chinese opera which assumed in the mid-19th century and was extremely popular in the Qing dynasty court.
		Beijing and Tianjin are respected as the base cities of the opera in the north while Shanghai is the base in the south.
		Beijing opera was originally staged for the court and came into the public later.
	www.landingchina.com /china_overview/Culture/Beijing_opera.htm (345 words)

	Beijing Opera in Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Second, I had to order a video of a Beijing Opera performance in from a library in the east of the city, since the one I found downtown was ruined (circa 1981, it owed me nothing) only to find it too had bought the farm.
		He informed me that there are three directions Beijing Opera is taking: there is the preservation of the traditional plays (primarily for tourists), the performance of the revolutionary operas (opera characteristic of the Maoist doctrines and propaganda) and the new operas (contemporary themes set within the conventional melodies of Chinese opera).
		Beijing Opera is incorporated into the work either as a fusion or in its purest form.
	www.utpjournals.com /product/ctr/110/110_Hernfandez.html (1813 words)

	Into the Heart of Beijing Opera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The first challenge was that the Beijing Opera is usually performed for a Chinese audience that has had countless generations to become familiar with the art form, the story lines, the characters and the theatrical conventions.
		The other actors, all professional Beijing Opera performers, played out scenes from the opera, and Pigsy was able to communicate directly with the audience, acting as narrator and interpreter, giving context, explaining the proceedings and commenting on the action.
		Into the Heart of Beijing Opera will continue touring to schools throughout the Lower Mainland in the spring of 2002 and is currently accepting bookings from schools and festivals outside of BC through to 2003.
	www.utpjournals.com /product/ctr/110/110_Specht.html (1422 words)

	Beijing Recreation Guide: Peking Opera, Theatres, Cafes, Teahouses and More
		The quintessence of Chinese culture, Beijing Opera, early known as Peking Opera, is a must see while you are in Beijing, equivalent to seeing an opera in Italy.
		Most people used to think Beijing Opera is loved only by older people, but as a matter of fact, people from little kids to older man or women love it very much.
		Museums in Beijing can be roughly divided into different kinds listing blow(Go to this link to find them): historical and revolutionary museums, art museums, relic museums, national and religious museums, special museums, former residences of celebrities, folk custom museums and scientific and technological museums.
	www.beijingtrip.com /entertainment/entertain.htm (1189 words)

	Chinese opera - beijing opera or peking opera
		Thus, it is difficult to be a qualified performer in Beijing Opera.
		The character roles in Beijing Opera are divided into four main types according to the sex, age, social status, and profession of the character.
		In Beijing Opera facial painting, which is applied to jing roles only, shows the characer's age, profession and personality by using different colours.
	www.chinavoc.com /arts/perform/opera/beijingopera.htm (770 words)

	Beijing Opera, Beijing Duck Dinner, Beijing Jiaozi Banquet
		Artistically, Beijing Opera is perhaps the most refined form of opera in the world.
		Although it is called Beijing Opera, its origins are not in Beijing but in the Chinese provinces of Anhui and Hubei.
		Beijing Opera got its two main melodies, Xi_Pi and Er_Huang, from Anhui and Hubei operas.
	www.beijinghighlights.com /cityguide/evening.htm (675 words)

	Introduction by Gong Li \| Chinese Opera \| Abbeville Press
		First and foremost, all performances emphasize the actor over the sets or props: the actor's entrance sets the stage; his costume and makeup indicate the type of character he is to play; his song begins the tale; his gestures and movements reveal the setting.
		Opera adaptations peaked in popularity in the fifties, when Cantonese cinema was dominated by two women, Yam Kim-fai and Pak Suet-sin, who starred together in a series of romantic opera films with Yam in the sheng (male) role and Pak in the dan (female) role.
		Beijing opera is the most popular and widespread, and so becomes the standard to which others are compared.
	www.abbeville.com /chineseopera/introduction2.asp (2399 words)

	Beijing Travel Guide, Beijing Tours
		Beijing is situated at 40 degrees north latitude and 116 degrees east longitude.
		Beijing covers an area of 16,800 square kilometres, 38% of it is flat land and 62% mountains.
		Why are Beijing's lanes called Hutong: According to historical records, a small scall scale city first appeared in the Beijing area about 3,000 years ago.
	www.sinowaytravel.com /beijing-travel-tour.htm (1452 words)

	Beijing Opera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Through a period of more than half a century of combination and integration of various kinds of opera there evolved the present Peking opera, the biggest kind of opera in China, whose richness of repertoire, great number of artists of performance and of audiences, and profound influence are incomparable in China.
		The repertoire of Peking opera is mainly engaged in fairy tales of preceding dynasties, important historical events, emperors, ministers and generals, geniuses and great beauties, from the ancient times to Yao, Shun, Yu, the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period and the dynasties of Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing.
		In Peking opera there are four main types of roles: sheng (male) dan (young female), jing(painted face,male), and chou (clown, male or female).
	www.chinahighlights.com /travelguide/beijingopera.htm (1003 words)

	Peking Opera, Beijing Opera, Chinese Opera, Beijing Trip, Trip to China, Beijing Night Life
		Peking Opera is deemed as the national opera and national quintessence.
		It is generally accepted that Peking Opera gradually came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes came to Beijing.
		Peking Opera underwent fast development during the reign of Emperor Qianlong and the notorious Empress Dowager Cixi under the imperial patron, and eventually became more accessible to the common people.
	www.beijingtrip.com /feature/opera.htm (709 words)

	An interview (part 1) with Beijing Opera artists Pan Yong Ling, Li Jin Ping, Li Hong Mei, and Wang Hong / In Motion ...
		At the time of the interview, Beijing Opera artists Pan Yong Ling, Li Jin Ping and Li Hong Mei were in the United States to perform the premiere presentations of Jon Jang and James Newton's "When Sorrow Turns to Joy - Songlines: The Spiritual Tributary of Paul Robeson and Mei Lanfang" (libretto by Genny Lim).
		Because Beijing Opera is one of three famous operas in China, my mother, who had learned local opera, wanted me to learn Beijing Opera.
		Beijing Opera has more than two hundred years history and before Mei Lan Fang, in China, there were already master Beijing Opera performers.
	www.inmotionmagazine.com /beijing.html (1842 words)

	China Bob's Asian Shop Gifts from Asia & China
		Beijing opera is a synthesis of stylized action, singing, dialogue and mime, acrobatic fighting and dancing to represent a story or depict different characters and their feelings of gladness, anger, sorrow, happiness, surprise, fear and sadness.
		In Beijing opera there are four main types of roles: sheng (male) dan (young female), jing(painted face,male), and chou (clown, male or female).
		The repertoire of Beijing opera is mainly engaged in fairy tales of
	www.chinabob.com /history_of_beijing_opera.htm (509 words)

	Beijing Scene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		As the stuffy, legend-in-his-own-time Lord Tan, Li Yusheng, himself one of China's elder statesmen of Beijing Opera, gives vibrancy to the traditional art form of which he is an undisputed master.
		Beijing Opera, a frenetically dynamic art form, interweaves sound and image, motion and music with an intensity that would leave a modern action hero gasping for air.
		In addition to an artful, disciplined use of archival film footage of Old Beijing, we are offered a visual introduction to the early mechanics of filmmaking, including such archeological treats as a Praxinoscope, a device invented in 1877 which showed a sequence of images projected by mirrors on a revolving drum.
	www.beijingscene.com /v07i002/feature.html (1440 words)

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