Peking

• Main Roles in Peking Opera

  • Sheng
  • Dan
  • Jing
  • Chou
• Xiaosheng


  Actors often involved with beautiful women
• Wusheng


  Martial Character
• Laosheng


  Older Role
• Dan (Female Roles)


  • Laodan
  • Wudan
  • Daomadan
  • Qingyi
  • Huadan
• Laodan


  Old woman
• Wudan


  Martial woman
• Daomadan


  Young female warrior
• Qingyi


  Virtuous and elite woman
• Huadan


  Unmarried woman
• Jing (Face Painted Male Roles)

  • Tongchui
  • Jiazi
  • Wujing
• Tongchui


  Good at singing, usually a loyal general
• Jiazi


  Good at acting with less emphasis on singing
• Wujing


  Martial arts and acrobatic role
• Chou


  A male clown