The Cream of Chinese Culture: Peking Opera

foreword 1.formation of peking opera 2.types of roles 3.costume 4.facial makeup 5.schools and plays 6.musical instruments and orchestras 7.vocal music 8.setting and props 9.theater buildings sheng-male roles 1.laosheng-elderly men 2.wusheng -warrior roles 3.xiaosheng-young man roles 4.wawasheng -boy roles dan-female roles 1.qingyi-demure type 2.huadan-vivacious ,young women 3.wudan-millitary women 4.huashan-'colorful dress'-young 5.laodan-elderly women 6.caidan-comic women jing-painted-face roles 1.zheng jing -primary painted-face roles 2.fujing -secondary painted -face roles 3.wujing-military painted-face roles chou-clowns 1.wenchou-comic civilian roles 2.wuchou-acrobatic-fighting comic role appendix 1.main peking opera