Peking Opera at Hu Guang Guild

Proformance: Peking Opera at Hu Guang Guild 
Address : Hufang Lu 3,xuanwu  District, Beijing
Show Time : Daily 7:30pm-8:40pm 
Ticket Price : RMB180/p.p - 380/p.p
Phone : 86-138110-38322; Email : leo.chu@uchinatravel.com

Peking (Beijing) Opera is one of China's most famous forms of ancient traditional theatre, developed in the 18th and 19th centuries. It combines elements of dance, mime, acrobatics and music as well as vocal performance. The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China. Beijing opera features four main types of performers. Performing troupes often have several of each variety, as well as numerous secondary and tertiary performers. With their elaborate and colorful costumes, performers are the only focal points on Beijing opera's characteristically sparse stage.

They utilize the skills of speech, song, dance, and combat in movements that are symbolic and suggestive, rather than realistic. Above all else, the skill of performers is evaluated according to the beauty of their movements. Performers also adhere to a variety of stylistic conventions that help audiences navigate the plot of the production. The layers of meaning within each movement must be expressed in time with music. Melodies include arias, fixed-tune melodies, and percussion patterns. The repertoire of Beijing opera includes over 1,400 works, which are based on Chinese history, folklore, and, increasingly, contemporary life.

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