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	http://www.worldfriendship.com \| China Peking Opera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Peking opera of China is a national treasure with a history of 200 years.
		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.
		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.
	www.worldfriendship.com /sesame/culture/pk-opera.htm (452 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)

	Peking Opera School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Peking Opera School was located in Hong Kong.
		The Peking Opera school was run by Master Yu Jim Yuen (于占元), a northern kung fu practitioner and a very stern teacher.
		Practice at the Peking Opera School was very strict.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peking_Opera_School (381 words)

	Peking Opera
		Many attempts were made to reform Peking opera, and a number of plays were successfully revised, but at the current Festival of Peking Opera on Contemporary Themes we are witnessing for the first time reforms that are so comprehensive and systematic, so rich in content and well received by the broad masses of the people.
		The reform of Peking opera — its transformation from an art that in the main served feudalism and capitalism into one serving the workers, peasants, soldiers and socialism — is a great event in literary and artistic circles; it is a great revolution.
		Peking opera workers must revolutionize their ideology, that is to say, they must become revolutionized and proletarianized.
	www.marxists.org /reference/archive/peng-zhen/1964/07/01.htm (5057 words)

	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.
		However, Beijing Opera is the national standard, and has a higher reputation than any of the other branches of Chinese Opera.
	www.geocities.com /Vienna/Opera/8692/index0.html (631 words)

	Chinese tradional opera - beijing opera, huangmei opera, yue opera, kunqu
		Because of their efforts to learn artistic techniques from other local operas and to the taste of the Based on Anhui Opera,Beijing Opera, Beijing Opera took shape as an independent opera form between 1840 and 1860.
		In the course of the development of the development of Chinese traditional opera, mutual borrowing has taken place among various types of local opera and new forms have appeareed contioually.
		Among the best known forms are Beijing Opera (actually a national form), Pingju (popular in the north), Shaoxing opera (popular in Zhejing Province and Shanghai), Yuju (a kind of Henan Opera), Kunqu (Kunshan Opera, popular mainly in Jiangsu Province), Qinqiang (Shaanxi Opera), Chuanju (Sichuan Opera), Hanju (Hubei Opera), and Yueju (Guangzhou Opera).
	www.chinavoc.com /arts/perform/opera.htm (408 words)

	Destiny, the Culture of China - Opera
		The character roles of Peking Opera are distinguished on the basis of sex, age, and personality.
		In the past, Peking Opera tended to be a "theater for actors".
		The moon lute, two-stringed violin, and drum players, who provide the musical accompaniment for the opera, had to cultivate a high degree of sensitivity to and coordination with the actors through years of working together to be able to flow with the performance.
	library.thinkquest.org /20443/opera.html (1113 words)

	Nancy Guy / Peking Opera and Politics in Taiwan
		Peking Opera and Politics in Taiwan tells the peculiar story of an art caught in a sea of overtly ideological ebbs and fiows.
		Finally, in 1995, all of its opera troupes and schools (formerly supported by the Ministry of Defense) were dismantled.
		Nancy Guy investigates the mechanisms through which Peking Opera was perpetuated, controlled, and ultimately disempowered, and explores the artistic and political consequences of the state's involvement as its primary patron.
	www.press.uillinois.edu /s05/guy.html (264 words)

	PEKING OPERA----CHINA PEKING OPERA CHINA PEKING OPERA CHINA PEKING OPERA CHINA PEKING OPERA CHINA PEKING OPERA CHINA ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Peking Opera house of Beijing has been invited to perform in U.S.A., England, France, Germany, Italy (three times), Australia, Japan(four times), Brazil, Turkey, Singapore, South korea and Hongkong (five times).
		In 1993 Peking Opera House of Beijing as a big Peking opera troupe made a performance visit to Taiwan, pushing the cultural exchange to a new height.
		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.chinapages.com /culture/jj.html (625 words)

	China Online Sources -The Folk Art of Peking Opera and Kunqu, by The China Report
		The Art of Peking (and Kunqu) Opera was once quenched and condemned as being backward and bourgois-revisionist during the Cultural Revolution.
		It is said that Chairman Mao felt that if Peking Opera could be eradicated, so could all the other habits of this vast country, and thus the new Communist ways would take root forever, stabilising the Revolution and ensuring it's future.
		Opera songs of all kinds can still be heard today, featuring in dozens of modern chinese movies, being sung on the streets or in the morning or afternoon at one of Beijing's many Parks.
	www.drben.net /ChinaReport/Sources/PekingOpera-Kunqu.html (463 words)

	Peking Opera Blues (1986)
		For lack of a better classification, the Webmaster would like to call Peking Opera Blues "The Perfect Hong Kong Film." Tsui Hark's film is a resounding cinematic wonder that mixes history, drama, comedy, romance, gender roles and old-fashioned entertainment value into one of the best examples of Hong Kong Cinema at work.
		The setting is the Peking Opera, which Tsui glamorizes and simultaneously parodies.
		Peking Opera Blues proves to be as emotionally resonant as it is wildly entertaining.
	www.lovehkfilm.com /reviews/peking_opera_blues.htm (833 words)

	Allen Memorial Art Museum \| Arts of Asia in Reach \| Peking Opera Mask Lesson Plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Peking opera began when the famous four Anhui opera troupes came to Beijing after 1790.
		Peking opera developed quickly during the reign of Emperor Qianlong and the Empress Dowager Cixi under the imperial patron, and eventually became more accessible to the common people.
		Peking Opera is a harmonious combination of Grand Opera, Ballet and acrobatic display, In each performance, there is dancing, dialogue, monologue, acrobatic combat and mime.
	www.oberlin.edu /allenart/education/asia/pekingopera/Default.html (777 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)

	Peking Opera Blues (1986)
		Tsao Wan (Brigitte Lin) is the daughter of the current ruling General (Kenneth Tsang), and is plotting with the revolutionary Ling Pak-Hoi (Mark Cheng) to steal a secret contract from her father that allows foreign powers the rights to the country.
		Peking Opera Blues demonstrates Tsui’s ongoing interest in strong female characters (itself a trait of Chinese Opera), evident since the character of Green Shadow stole The Butterfly Murders, and still apparent in his current work.
		Peking Opera Blues is a fine introduction to the spectacle of traditional Chinese Opera, referencing the opera June Snow (a tale of a woman wrongly sacrificed by unthinking men) in a sequence where the three women are united beneath an unseasonable flurry of snow.
	www.kungfucinema.com /reviews/pekingoperablues.htm (1071 words)

	Chinese Theatre Works - Introduction to Chinese Opera
		Peking Opera gets its name from this great city, where the art form was developed about 200 years ago.
		At that time, all the provinces of China sent their Peking Opera troupes to perform in the capital.
		Kun Opera of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) originated in the city of Kunshan in southern China.
	www.chinesetheatreworks.org /projects/operainfo.html (1187 words)

	Beijing Opera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Full of Chinese cultural facts, the Beijing or Peking opera presents audience an encyclopedia of Chinese culture as well as unfolding stories, beautiful paintings, exquisite costumes, graceful gestures and acrobatic fighting.
		Emperor Guang Xu of Qing Dynasty, for example, was not only a good amateur Peking opera singer, but was also a good drummer in the Peking opera orchestra (the drummer plays the role of the director of the orchestra).
		In Beijing Opera facial make-ups, which is applied to jing roles only, shows the character's age, profession and personality by using different colors.
	www.chinahighlights.com /travelguide/beijingopera.htm (1003 words)

	Chinese opera - beijing opera or peking 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.
		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)

	Peking Opera Blues - DVD Review
		Tsao Wan (Brigitte Lin from Dream Lovers) is the one leading the mission to obtain a vital document and she has to go against her father, General Tsao (played by Kenneth Tsang from Anna and The King), to defend the republic.
		The comedy in Peking Opera Blues is often very funny and well-timed, especially in the opera performance-scenes.
		Peking Opera Blues is literally filled with stars starting with our leading ladies and fan favourites from many movies of this era.
	www.sogoodreviews.com /reviews/pekingoperablues.htm (1292 words)

	Peking opera adorn buses
		Two types of buses for the 2008 Olympic Games were unveiled this Tuesday in Beijing, adorned with Peking opera masks on their bodies, Beijing-based newspaper The First's reports.
		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).
		The designer said that Peking opera is one of China's seminal cultural elements and that to choose the opera mask is to combine the traditional Chinese culture with the humanistic Olympics.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /2008/2006-12/21/content_764831.htm (285 words)

	PEKING OPERA TRAINING IN CHINA
		Although there is a specialisation of roles, a full training in Peking Opera encompasses more than just the movement and martial aspects of the opera's many facets.
		Peking Opera involves a strong connection with an audience.
		Although my main path is in the Internal Arts, I feel that training in Peking Opera has enhanced my Internal Arts skills rather in the same way as when having a Chinese banquet and a dish with a new flavour arrives; this new dish can add to the overall balance of the meal.
	www.taichiunion.com /magazine/pekingo.html (1144 words)

	Peking Opera Blues
		Lin plays the daughter of a corrupt general who is secretly conspiring with rebels to remove her father from power.
		She is initially aided by a lone rebel (Mark Cheng), but as the narrative progresses they are joined by one of the general's former guards, a beautiful yet conniving young woman and a feisty member of a local Opera troupe.
		'Peking Opera Blues' was made over fifteen years ago, but is still as fresh as it was then.
	www.dragonsdenuk.com /reviews/peking_opera_blues.htm (323 words)

	ArtandCulture Movement: Peking Opera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Though the repertoire encompasses over 2000 plays, all are thoroughly known and loved by the opera's fanatic audience, whose attention mainly focuses on the artistic skill of the performers in bringing their parts to life.
		Rigorously trained from childhood, Chinese opera actors (always male) must master the highly stylized movements, makeup, and vocal feats associated with a specialized character type.
		Instead of basing itself on obscure literary sources like much Western opera, Peking Opera draws on a font of folk legend that ensures it remains an art form truly for the people.
	www.artandculture.com /cgi-bin/WebObjects/ACLive.woa/wa/movement?id=930 (230 words)

	Peking Opera - Video - MSN Encarta
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		Peking Opera combines music, acrobatic dance, and spectacular costumes to tell stories from Chinese history and folklore.
		Using abstract, symbolic gestures rich in dramatic meaning, actors represent personages from the heroic, divine, and animal worlds, often in martial exploits.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461546451/Peking_Opera.html (71 words)

	Peking Opera
		The Peking Opera series of coins from China are some beautiful colored coins depicting various scenes from the Peking Opera.
		The first Colored Silver Coin (4-Coins) set of the Peking Opera is legal tender of the People's Republic of China, issued by People's Bank of China.
		The second Colored Silver Coin (4-Coins) set of the Peking Opera is legal tender of the People's Republic of China, issued by People's Bank of China.
	www.chinese-silver-coins.com /peking-opera.asp (380 words)

	Peking Opera Blues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		I think, though, it is the way that Peking Opera Blues is at one both universal, yet so uniquely Hong Kong-ish (is that a word?) in nature that holds the key to its lasting appeal.
		Peking Opera Blues' plot itself is fairly simple; with the three leads banding together to help each other out during the tumultuous times following the 1913 Chinese revolution.
		Peking Opera Blues' Hong Kong film techniques are quite apparent as well.
	www.hkfilm.net /pob.htm (582 words)

	Peking Opera Blues
		From the opening moment of the cynically laughing Peking Opera performer to the last frame, this is a work of brilliant storytelling and editing.
		Many of the action scenes and sequences in PEKING OPERA BLUES are definitely memorably gasp- inducing.
		This is not to say though that PEKING OPERA BLUES cannot appear marvelous at first sight.
	www.brns.com /pages/femftl7.html (581 words)

	Peking Opera
		What is the most charming about this particular role in Beijing Opera is the body movements, as she sways with airy grace on the stage, her left hand on her waist and her right hand holding a red handkerchief.
		Established in Honolulu in 1978, the Chinese Opera Association of Hawaii, is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 1998.
		She was trained and educated in Beijing Opera performance nearly three decades ago, specializing in qingyi and huadan roles.
	library.kcc.hawaii.edu /~bzhang/pkopera/hawaii.htm (1306 words)

	subway cinema \| peking opera blues (1986)
		The finest moment in the careers of Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, Sally Yeh and Tsui Hark, PEKING OPERA BLUES may also be the finest moment for cinema, period.
		Representing the best of everything that movies can be, PEKING OPERA BLUES is one hundred years of filmmaking captured in 105 minutes of celluloid.
		With action choreography by Ching Siu-tung, PEKING OPERA BLUES is not the stiff costume drama its plot description tags it as.
	www.subwaycinema.com /frames/archives/tsui2001/pekingopera.htm (620 words)

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