Pingju

Ping opera

Ping opera

Form of opera from northern China

Not to be confused with Peking opera, which used to be called Pingju.

Pingju or Ping opera (Chinese: 评剧; pinyin: píngjù) is a form of Chinese opera from northern China.

Xin Fengxia in the pingju Flowers as Matchmakers

History

Pingju originated in Tangshan, Hebei, near the city of Tianjin.[1] Among all China's regional operas, it was the most famous in the Republican period for its passionate performances and romantic plots.[2]

Movies based upon and incorporating Pingju include Zhang Shichuan's 1936 Red Begonia (t 海棠紅, s 海棠红, Hǎitáng Hóng), starring Bai Yushuang.[3]

A Pingju performance in Tianjin

Performers

Bai Yushuang was known as the "Queen of Pingju". Other famed performers include Xin Fengxia[4] and her mentor Hua Furong.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "China Pingju Festival", China Culture.
  2. [2]
    Cheng (2002), p. 8.
  3. [3]
    Cheng (2002), p. 11.
  4. [4]
    Davis, Edward L. (January 2009). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture. Taylor & Francis. p. 649. ISBN 978-0-415-77716-2.
  5. [5]
    Cheng (2002), p. 7.

Bibliography

Further reading

  • Chinnery, John (2007). Pingju: Real Life Opera of Northern China. New World Press.


Stub icon

This China-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Pingju, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.