发展中国京剧的英语作文

BeijingoperaorPekingopera(simplifiedChinese:京剧;traditionalChinese:京剧;pinyin:Jīngjù)isaformoftraditionalChinesetheatrewhichcombinesmusic,vocalperformance,mime,danceandacrobatics.Itaroseinthelate18thcenturyandbecamefullydevelopedandrecognizedbythemid-19thcentury.[1]TheformwasextremelypopularintheQingDynastycourtandhascometoberegardedasoneoftheculturaltreasuresofChina.[2]MajorperformancetroupesarebasedinBeijingandTianjininthenorth,andShanghaiinthesouth.[3]TheartformisalsoenjoyedinTaiwan,whereitisknownasGuoju(国剧;pinyin:Guójù).IthasalsospreadtoothercountriessuchastheUnitedStatesandJapan.[4]

Beijingoperafeaturesfourmaintypesofperformers.Performingtroupesoftenhaveseveralofeachvariety,aswellasnumeroussecondaryandtertiaryperformers.Withtheirelaborateandcolorfulcostumes,performersaretheonlyfocalpointsonBeijingopera'scharacteristicallysparsestage.Theyutilizetheskillsofspeech,song,dance,andcombatinmovementsthataresymbolicandsuggestive,ratherthanrealistic.Aboveallelse,theskillofperformersisevaluatedaccordingtothebeautyoftheirmovements.Performersalsoadheretoavarietyofstylisticconventionsthathelpaudiencesnavigatetheplotoftheproduction.[5]Thelayersofmeaningwithineachmovementmustbeexpressedintimewithmusic.ThemusicofBeijingoperacanbedividedintotheXipiandErhuangstyles.Melodiesincl