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Over View �Peking Opera �Sports �Martial Arts

Peking Opera 京� (Pinyin: Jīngjù) • History Main melodies originated from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. Dialogue is carried out in an archaic dialect Performed mostly on stage in the open air, teahouses or temple courtyards. • • • Costumes and Makeup Oil Lamps

Peking Opera Roles • Sheng (生, Male role) - Main Character • 5 Sub Groups • • • Laosheng - Meaning bearded men, because the actors wear artificial beards, and they are middle-aged or elderly men Xiaosheng - Representing young male characters. They don't wear artificial beards. Wusheng - Male characters who appear in battle scenes. Hongsheng – Male character Wawasheng – Children

Peking Opera • Roles • Dan (旦, Female role) • • • Zhengdan - Refers to young or middle-aged women with gentle and refined dispositions Huadan - Vivacious maiden, a young woman with a frank and open personality, or a woman of questionable character Wudan refers to female characters skilled in the martial arts Laodan - Represents aged women Caidan, also called Choudan, represents clownish and cunning females.

Peking Opera • Roles • Jing (� , Painted face male role) • • Refers to painted-face roles The different colors and designs on the faces represent males with different characteristics

Peking Opera • Roles • Chou (丑, Clown role) • One of the main roles in Peking Opera • Various Kinds of Characters

Sports 运� • Oldest Sports – Dragon Boat Racing • • Dates back 2000 yrs Traditional event – Cuju • • Similar to Soccer Played around 200 BC

Sports • Ping Pong – Largest amateur sports – International Relations • April 1972, – – • Ping Pong Diplomacy First Americans in China Olympics – Domination

Sports • Basketball – Introduced in 1896 by YMCA workers – Popularized by Yao Ming – Approximately 300 Million Play

Sports • Cricket – Fastest growing sport in China – The Chinese Cricket Association • 2015: Have 20, 000 players and 2, 000 coaches • 2019: Qualify for the World Cup • 2020: Gain Test status – 2010 Asian Games

Sports • Other Popular Sports – – – Baseball Golf Figure Skating Chess Curling Soccer

Martial Arts �Main birth place. �Chinese martial arts are collectively given the name Kung Fu � ((gong) "achievement" or "merit“ � (fu) "man"

Martial Arts �Forms of Kung Fu � Bagua � Drunken Boxing � Eagle Claw � Five Animals � Hsing I, Hung Gar � Monkey � Praying Mantis � White Crane � Wing Chun � Tai Chuan. � Lau Gar Some styles are copied from the movements of animals; while others are inspired by Chinese philosophical thoughts, myths, and legends.

Summary �Peking Opera �Sports �Martial Arts

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