Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera.. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupe came to Beijing. Its music and singing came from Xipi and Er-huang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costtumes are all fascinating and artistic.It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It's full of famous stories , beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people. There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng ,Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male actor. For example , a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter .A Xiaosheng is a young man . A Laosheng is the comedy actor or clown.Dan is the female role . Jing,mostly male , is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown. Stories in Beijing Opera are very intetesting . Some of them are from the history book ,but most of them are from the literature , especially famous novels . The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and uhappy . They are sad and lonely . Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace . The stories usually end with happiness and lunghter and people are all happy in the end. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Which type of Opera do Chinese people like?
2. What is the Opera style that Chinese people are fans of?
3. Which style of opera is a hit with the Chinese?
Q2:
1. What is the number of main roles in Beijing Opera?
2. How many main characters does Beijing Opera have?
3. How many protagonists are there in Beijing Opera?
Q3:
1. What is another name for Beijing Opera?
2. How else is Beijing Opera referred to?
3. What is the alternate name of Beijing Opera?
Q4:
1. When did Beijing Opera come about?
2. In what year did Beijing Opera start?
3. What was the year when Beijing Opera was created?
Q5:
1. What troupe brought the opera to Beijing?
2. What torupe was the first to do opera in Beijing?
3. What troupe pioneered opera in Beijing?
Q6:
1. Is there fighting in Beijing Opera?
2. Does Beijing Opera feature fighting?
3. Do the characters fight in Beijing Opera?
Q7:
1. What is the leading male actor called in Beijing Opera?
2. What name does Beijing Opera give to the lead male actor?
3. What does the main male character get called in Beijing Opera?
Q8:
1. What is the clown called in Beijing Opera?
2. What does Beijing Opera call the role of the clown?
3. How is the clown referred to in Beijing Opera?
Q9:
1. Where do the stories of Beijing Opera mostly come from?
2. What is the main source for stories in Beijing Opera?
3. Where does Peking Opera force its stories from?
Q10:
1. Were there a lot of disagreements in the stories?
2. Did the stories tend to feature a lot of arguments?
3. Did disagreements often appear in the stories?
