京剧(英文)演讲稿

Beijing Opera is the essence of our country ,many people understanding the opera more or less .Now,let me to introduce the knowledge about Peking Opera .I will have to introduce the content is divided into three parts.

Beijing Opera is very popular in China. It has a history of more than 200 years. Although it is called beijing Opera, the origins of beijing Opera are not in Beijing but in the provinces of Anhui and Hubei .During the reign of the Qianlong emperor in the Qing dynasty, Qianlong had an interest in the local opera. In 1790, to celebrate his eightieth birthday, he summoned opera troupes (戏班)from different places to perform for him in Beijing. Four famous troupes from Anhui province remained in Beijing after the celebration. In 1828, A Hubei troupe came to Beijing and often performed together with the Anhui troupes. The two types of singing mixed together and gradually a new type came into being known as Beijing Opera.

Now,let’s see the classification（分类）of the roles of Beijing Opera. There are four main roles in Beijing Opera.

Sheng, a male role, usually a leading one falls into four groups: Laosheng,Xiaosheng,and Wusheng.

Dan is the general term in Peking Opera for female roles. The Dan roles are subdivided into Laodan, Wudan,Daomadan, Qingyi, and Huadan .

Jing refers to painted-face roles,known popularly as Hualian. The Chou is one of the main roles in Peking Opera. The eyes and nose are surrounded by a white patch, so Chou is also known as Xiao Hua Lian . Do you think he is funny?

Ok,And then there is the third part of explanation. Beijing opera types of facial makeup in operas are based on certain personality, temperament or some special types of figures for the use of certain colors.

All right, finished watching Beijing Opera, I also have a few questions want to ask everyone.

Beijing opera is a traditional fortune of our country. But she has standed an embarrassing situation where it's almost forgotten. We, especially us students, should take this issue seriously. And we should stick to it and spread it. In order to better promote Beijing Opera ,some Beijing Opera artists started trying to sing Beijing Opera in English . Besides, many parents also began to cultivate their children interest in Peking Opera.