Beijing Opera

Beijing Opera is a form of traditional Chinese opera. She is.
originated at the end of the XVIII century and became fully developed and recognized in the middle of the XIX century. It combines music, vocal performances, pantomimes, dance and acrobatics. Beijing Opera is a precious national heritage of China and is so called because as an independent theatrical genre it was born and formed in Beijing. The basis for the plots of the Beijing Opera are historical works and biographies, fairy tales and legends, as well as popular works of literature, drama. The traditional repertoire included at different times more than 1,300 works, nowadays there are more than 200 of the most popular plays that are divided into 7 categories: moralizing (educative), about devotion and duty, historical, palace, judicial, love and magical. In the vast sea of stories told by the Beijing Opera, special attention is paid to morality, in the finale good prevails over evil, even from tragedies expect a happy ending. Professionals of Beijing Opera begin to learn performing skills from 6-7 years. Now in the schools of national opera and drama in China, you can take a course of study from elementary school to graduate school. The Chinese government is trying to preserve the traditions of Beijing Opera, finances a number of theaters, holds competitions and festivals of Jing Ju, and introduces appropriate lessons in schools.