Essays Tagged: "Anhui"

Beijing Opera (or Peking Opera) .

Although it is called Beijing Opera, its origins are not in Beijing but in the Chinese provinces of Anhui and Hubei. Beijing Opera got its two main melodies, Xi_Pi and Er_Huang, from Anhui and Hubei o ... her operas and musical arts in China.It is regarded that Beijing Opera was born when the Four Great Anhui Troupes came to Beijing in 1790. Beijing Opera was originally staged for the royal family and ...

(2 pages) 78 2 3.3 Jun/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts