Ping opera explained

Pingju or Ping opera is a form of Chinese opera from northern China.

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.

Movies based upon and incorporating Pingju include Zhang Shichuan's 1936 Red Begonia Hǎitáng Hóng), starring Bai Yushuang.

Performers

Bai Yushuang was known as the "Queen of Pingju". Other famed performers include Xin Fengxia^[2] and her mentor Hua Furong.

Bibliography

• Web site: The Use of "Public" Women: Commercialized Performance, Nation-Building, and Actresses' Strategies in Early Twentieth-Century Beijing . Cheng . Weikun . WID Working Papers . June 2002 . Office of Women in International Development, Michigan State University . Ann Arbor . No. 275 .

Further reading

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

Notes and References

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2. Book: Davis, Edward L. . Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture . January 2009 . Taylor & Francis . 978-0-415-77716-2 . 649.