As one of the ancient operas, Beijing Opera has a history of several hundred years just like opera. In the Beijing Opera, the stories are told with the singing tunes instead of the language. Beijing Opera inherited the poetry, song, black and white painting from the traditional Chinese Opera.
In the costume of the Beijing Opera, the most common embroidery is water embroidery. This type of embroidery has a history of more than 1,000 years. Besides, the requirements for materials are strict and the making process is complicated.
The performance of opera is epic with well-proportioned structure. The performance could be impassioned or gloomy. However, you cannot see it in Beijing Opera and it is related to the arrangement of the characters.
In the performance of the traditional Beijing Opera, the back stage won’t be available for visitors. And of course, there will be strict requirements for the working staff. In addition, indecent dressed stuff is not allowed to be shown in front of the audience. In recent years, however, the preparation work in the back stage is gradually opened to the audience in order to promote the Beijing Opera. And here in Beijing, there are a lot of traditional Beijing Opera experience house.
If you have the opportunity to travel to Beijing, you must visit this kind of cultural experience hall to give you a more real and close experience and enjoyment of Peking Opera culture.
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