Caizaijiaren the love of Beijing Opera is the most common mode of emotion, there must be Qingyimianmian the Acacia and Haikudanlan promises Beihuanlihe the story, filled with touching the aesthetic atmosphere. This is Du Jinfang Yu Zhenfei with the Beijing Opera performances, "White Snake" in a theater, male and female heroine was love at first sight, the rain by umbrellas to convey love.
Beijing beginning of the foreigners, usually always went to visit the Great Wall, Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven, Beijing is the three most representative of history, if it is with the tourist group, to the evening, the tour guide will lead the foreign tourists to visit In Chang'an Street (the main things running through Beijing streets) on the Chang'an Grand Theater. Hall is brilliant, selling all kinds of folk art counters, can buy a briefing on China's Peking Opera and Peking Opera Face of books, paintings, audio-visual products; Chamber of audio speakers reported again and the Beijing Opera Changduan, although do not know what repertoire , But the melody is very pleasant to the ears mildly attractive. Theatre, the stage is a Western-style, the audience is comfortable in the back of the sofa class seated, the front is exquisite Ba Xianzhuo and Taishi Yi, classical as if there is a symbol of embellishment. Find a good seat, look around the fans - their faces look very easy, clothing is not particular about the dress, a lot of people in Jiaotoujieer, but a ring for as long as the gongs and drums, all quiet down, attentively look at the performances since. With the development of the story, they seem to know in advance what time the game who, when clearly what the actors should be applauded performance. What is more surprising is that the Chinese people on the actor's performance and expressed appreciation for the warm way to encourage - in addition to applause, accompanied yelled out "ao"! To ask the translation to know the meaning of the cheers!

Night of Beijing, rich and colorful cultural activities. (Zhao Dechun Photo)

Although the Beijing Opera in the not too long, but Westerners, but full of mystery. Beijing opera is rooted in Eastern culture this rich soil, and the Western drama have fundamental differences. If visited in the city southwest of Temple B Huguanghuiguan or are watching Peking Opera performances, will have a different feeling. To Pottinger to the beginning of the foreign tourists, this is like two old cinema has become a folk understanding of Beijing's landscape - they are the site of modern Peking Opera Xiyuan Zi, the traditional Chinese architecture, the theatre is also antique furnishings; from which to appreciate Peking Opera Although only a lively read, but also produce its visit to Cuba as the solemn feeling.

The film "Farewell My Concubine" (1992 produced) stills. This is an international film festival Zaiyu and naturalization of Chinese film, which saw many foreigners are only beginning to understand the Beijing Opera. The film from Hong Kong writer Li Bihua adapted from novels with the same title, director Chen Kaige. Photograph shows three well-known film star Gong Li (left), Zhang Fengyi (middle), Leslie Cheung (right) in the film in a theater. (China Film Archive provided)

The first foreigners to see Peking Opera, Peking Opera will have some distance to the sense of hearing can also do not know do not know. In fact, foreigners Needless to say, is the contemporary Chinese people, Beijing Opera has some of the divide, "approached" Peking Opera is not an easy thing. But as long as willing to learn the art of Peking Opera characteristics and cultural connotation, we will find that everything is less interesting, perhaps in a morning, came the Yiyadanchang ears, you suddenly find that they have fallen in love with the Beijing Opera.