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An early form of Chinese drama is the Canjun Opera (參軍戲, or Adjutant Play) which originated from the Later Zhao Dynasty (319–351 AD). [10] [11] [12] In its early form, it was a simple comic drama involving only two performers, where a corrupt officer, Canjun or the adjutant, was ridiculed by a jester named Grey Hawk (蒼鶻). [10]
While some characters are historical, their stories have been fictionalized. Due to the existence of multiple versions (novels, regional Chinese opera, pingshu and screen adaptations) of the saga, some fictional characters are either omitted completely or take on a different name in a given version.
An early form of Chinese drama is the Canjun Opera (參軍戲, or Adjutant Play) which originated from the Later Zhao dynasty (319–351). [12] [13] [14] In its early form, it was a simple comic drama involving only two performers, where a corrupt officer, Canjun or the adjutant, was ridiculed by a jester named Grey Hawk (蒼鶻). [12]
Characters in Chinese opera (1 P) Chinese opera role types (6 P) Chinese opera theatres (9 P) Chinese operas (5 C, 12 P) Chinese-language opera films (3 C, 1 P) F.
The wusheng (Chinese: 武生; pinyin: wǔshēng; lit. 'martial sheng') is a martial character for roles involving combat. They are highly trained in acrobatics, and have a natural voice when singing. [4] In Peking opera, wusheng is further divided into two subcategories based on the character's costume: [1]
Chen Shimei is a Chinese opera character and a byword in China for a heartless and unfaithful man. He was married to Qin Xianglian, also translated as Fragrant Lotus. [1] Chen Shimei betrayed Qin Xianglian by marrying another woman, and tried to kill her to cover up his past.
"Peking opera" is the English term for the art form; the term entered the Oxford English Dictionary in 1953. [9] " Beijing opera" is a more recent equivalent. In China, the art form has been known by many names at different times and places. The earliest Ch