{"id":17585,"date":"2020-01-06T14:10:25","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T14:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-culture\/art-in-china\/"},"modified":"2020-01-06T14:10:25","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T14:10:25","slug":"art-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/art-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Art in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

\tThe Oriental Piano-Chinese Guzheng<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tFor a long time, Guzheng<\/strong>(\u53e4\u7b5dg\u01d4zh\u0113ng),which also calling Qinzheng<\/strong>(\u79e6\u7b5dqín zh\u0113ng), is considered as an ancient ethnic musical instrument in our splendid culture.It is as early as the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC that Guzheng started to become popular.That is why it is so-called Qinzheng.<\/p>\n

\tYu Opera (Henan Bangzi)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tYu Opera<\/strong>(\u8c6b\u5267Yùjù ), also named "Henan Bangzi<\/strong>\uff08\u6cb3\u5357\u6886\u5b50Hé’nán B\u0101ngzi\uff09" or "Henan High Tune <\/strong>(\u6cb3\u5357\u9ad8\u8154Hé’nán g\u0101oqi\u0101ng)", emerged during the late Ming Dynasty <\/strong>(\u660e\u671dmíng cháo)and the early Qing Dynasty<\/strong>\uff08\u6e05\u671dq\u012bng cháo\uff09. <\/p>\n

\tEr'renzhuan<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tEr'renzhuan<\/strong>(\u4e8c\u4eba\u8f6cer’rénzhuàn) (Song and Dance Duet), was also known as "bengbeng". Speaking and singing alternately is the main performing form of this kind of drama. <\/p>\n

\tKun Opera<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tKun Opera<\/strong>(\u6606\u66f2k\u016bnq\u01d4), also called "Kunshanqiang<\/strong>"(\u6606\u5c71\u8154k\u016bnsh\u0101nqi\u0101ng) or "Kunqu<\/strong>"(\u6606\u66f2k\u016bnq\u01d4), originated in the Kunshan region of Jiangsu. It is one of China's classical operas, with a history of more than 500 years.<\/p>\n

\tFacial Makeups in Operas<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tA plastic art peculiar to the Chinese stage, the facial makeups<\/strong>(\u8138\u8c31li\u01cenp\u01d4) are various designs of lines and coloured patches painted on the faces of certain operatic characters. <\/p>\n

\tBeijing Opera<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tBeijing Opera<\/strong>(\u4eac\u5267j\u012bngjù), also written as Peking opera, is a purely Chinese opera form which dates back to the year 1790. <\/p>\n

\tYangge and Waist Drum Dance<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tDuring the season in winter, young people in villages in northern Shanxi begin doing the yangge dance<\/strong>(\u79e7\u6b4cy\u0101ng’g\u0113) and waist drum dancing<\/strong> (\u8170\u9f13\u821ey\u0101og\u01d4w\u01d4) in order to greet Spring Festival (first day of the first lunar month) and Lantern Festival (15th of the first lunar month.<\/p>\n

\tNortheast China's Yangko Dance<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tThe Yangko dance <\/strong>(\u626d\u79e7\u6b4cni\u01d4y\u0101ng’g\u0113)is a traditional folk dance of the Han Chinese commonly performed in the northern provinces. Yangko dancers usually wear bright and colourful costumes, and their movements are vigorous and quick. During holidays such as lunar New Year and the Lantern Festival, as soon as people hear the sound of drums and gongs they swarm into the streets to watch Yangko dance peformances, no matter how cold it is outside. <\/p>\n

\tTibetan Dances<\/strong>(\u85cf\u65cf\u821ezàngzúw\u01d4)<\/p>\n

\tNearly every Tibetan can sing and dance. They sing anytime for any event and dance at festivals, weddings, gatherings and during their spare time. The Tibetan nationality, or Bo as it calls itself, has a population of about 3.87 million, scattered in Tibet, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan, which are known for their highlands, grasslands, thick forests and abundant natural resources. The areas inhabited by Tibetans boats a great diversity of folk songs and dances. <\/p>\n

\tHuangmei Opera<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tHuangmei Opera<\/strong>(\u9ec4\u6885\u620fhuángméixì) was formed in the 18th century, when Chinese local operas were flourishing. Originally it was a combination of local folk songs, dances and some widely spread ancient operas. Bordering on Anhui Province, Huangmei in Hubei is a count famous for its tea and tea-picking songs<\/strong>(\u91c7\u8336\u6b4c,c\u01ceichág\u0113), from which Huangmei Opera got its original name, "tea-picking tunes"(\u91c7\u8336\u821ec\u01ceicháw\u01d4) or "tea-picking opera"(\u91c7\u8336\u620fc\u01ceicháxì). <\/p>\n

\tExorcising Ghosts Opera<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tIt had heard a long time ago that Guizhou was the only place where an ancient opera of primitive culture, the exorcising ghosts opera<\/strong> (nuoxi)(\u50a9\u620fnuóxì), was still played. On my trip to Guizhou this time, I happened to see a few shows. <\/p>\n

\tDi Opera and Masks<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tDi Opera<\/strong>(\u5730\u620fdìxì),which is popularized in the Guizhou towns of Anshun,Huishui,Pingba and Zhenning,is a traditiona Chinese opera.The opera,originally without a name, became known as Di because the audience watched on slopes rising in all directions from the stage.<\/p>\n