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Shanghai Opera
Shanghai opera ( zh, c=沪剧, p=huju), formerly known as Shenqu ( zh, c=申曲, p=shēnqǔ), is a variety of Chinese opera from Shanghai typically sung in Shanghainese. It is unique in Chinese opera in that virtually all dramas in its repertoire today are set in the modern era (20th and 21st centuries). This arose from Yue opera's dominance in Shanghai in the 1940s. ''Huju'' is particularly popular in Baihe, the oldest town in the Qingpu District of Shanghai. There are eight to ten ''huju'' ensembles in the Baihe, and many local residents hire these ensembles to perform for weddings and funerals. ''Huju'' is accompanied by traditional Chinese instruments, including '' dizi'' (transverse bamboo flute), ''erhu'' (two-stringed fiddle), ''pipa'' (pear-shaped lute), '' yangqin'' (hammered dulcimer), and percussion. The instrumentation and style are closely related to the instrumental genre of '' Jiangnan sizhu''. The well-known Chinese composition "Purple Bamboo Melody" ( zh, s= ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunderstorm Shanghai Opera 3
A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm or a lightning storm, is a storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustics, acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere, known as thunder. Relatively weak thunderstorms are sometimes called thundershowers. Thunderstorms occur in cumulonimbus clouds. They are usually accompanied by strong winds and often produce Heavy rain (meteorology), heavy rain and sometimes Thundersnow, snow, Ice pellets, sleet, or hail, but some thunderstorms can produce little or Dry thunderstorm, no precipitation at all. Thunderstorms may thunderstorm training, line up in a series or become a rainband, known as a squall line. Strong or #Severe thunderstorms, severe thunderstorms include some of the most dangerous weather phenomena, including large hail, strong winds, and tornadoes. Some of the most persistent severe thunderstorms, known as supercells, rotate as do cyclones. While most thunderstorms move with the mean wind flow thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erhu
The (; ) is a Chinese two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, that is sometimes known in the Western world as the ''Chinese violin'' or a ''Chinese two-stringed fiddle''. It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles and large orchestras. It is the most popular of the family of traditional bowed string instruments used by various ethnic groups of China. As a very versatile instrument, the is used in both traditional and contemporary music arrangements, such as pop, rock and jazz. History The can be traced back to proto-Mongolic instruments which first appeared in China during the Tang dynasty. It is believed to have evolved from the (). The is believed to have originated from the Xi people located in current northeast China. The first Chinese character of the name of the instrument (, , 'two') is believed to come from the fact that it has two strings. An alternate explanation states that it comes from the fact that i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gu Yuezhen
Gu Yuezhen (1921–1970) was a Chinese opera singer who performed in the '' huju'' style with the Shanghai Opera Troupe. In 1949, she established her own Nuli Shanghai Opera Troupe, gaining considerable success in 1953 with a reworked presentation of ''Zhao Yiman''. Facing strong criticism during the Cultural Revolution, she committed suicide in January 1970 but was later rehabilitated. Biography Abandoned at birth in Shanghai on 15 November 1921, she was found by a bamboo craftsman who raised her in his poverty-stricken family home. Initially given the name Jinmei, as a child she helped to support the family by singing. When she was 14, she was trained by the artist Gu Quansheng in ''shenqu'' singing, an older form of ''huju''. He gave her the name Gu Yuezhen in memory of the celebrated ''shenqu'' artist Xiao Yuezhen. A keen student, a year later she was able to join a troupe and perform on stage, singing popular songs. After joining the Shijia Troupe and the Yang Jingwen Troupe, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin ( ; zh, s=, t=, p=Guānhuà, l=Mandarin (bureaucrat), officials' speech) is the largest branch of the Sinitic languages. Mandarin varieties are spoken by 70 percent of all Chinese speakers over a large geographical area that stretches from Yunnan in the southwest to Xinjiang in the northwest and Heilongjiang in the northeast. Its spread is generally attributed to the greater ease of travel and communication in the North China Plain compared to the more mountainous south, combined with the relatively recent spread of Mandarin to frontier areas. Many varieties of Mandarin, such as Southwestern Mandarin, those of the Southwest (including Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese) and the Lower Yangtze Mandarin, Lower Yangtze, are not mutually intelligible with the Beijing dialect (or are only partially intelligible). Nevertheless, Mandarin as a group is often placed first in lists of languages by number of native speakers (with nearly one billion). Because Mandarin originated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peking Opera
Peking opera, or Beijing opera (), is the most dominant form of Chinese opera, which combines instrumental music, vocal performance, mime, martial arts, dance and acrobatics. It arose in Beijing in the mid-Qing dynasty (1644–1912) and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. The form was extremely popular in the Qing court and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China. Major performance troupes are based in Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai. The art form is also preserved in Taiwan, where it is also known as (). It has also spread to other regions such as the United States and Japan. Peking opera features four main role types, ''Sheng role, sheng'' (gentlemen), ''dan role, dan'' (women), ''jing role, jing'' (rough men), and ''chou role, chou'' (clowns). Performing troupes often have several of each variety, as well as numerous secondary and tertiary performers. With their elaborate and colorful costumes, performers are the only focal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shajiabang
Shajiabang () is a town in Changshu, Suzhou, China; a tourist village located adjacent to Yangcheng Lake in Jiangsu Province, China. There is a scenic area in the town named Shajiabang Resort. Tourism attractions Shajiabang Resort covers an area of . It comprises various tourist attractions such as the Revolutionary Traditional Education Area, the Redstone folk culture village, the National Defense Education Park, and a reed maze. Cultural reference *Shajiabang has found fame as the subject of the Chinese opera '' Shajiabang'' which was nationally popular in the 1960s to 1970s (previously written ''Shachiapang''). *There is a TV series named "Sha Jia Bang" which is acted by Chen Daoming and Xuqing. It tells the story of Aqing, a woman who helps the Chinese army fight against the Japanese army with the aid of some local residents. Local products *Yangcheng Lake Yangcheng Lake () is a freshwater lake in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, about northeast of the city center. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legend Of The Red Lantern
''The Legend of the Red Lantern'' () is one of the Eight model plays promoted during the Cultural Revolution in China. The official version was that of a Beijing Opera. It was additionally adapted to a piano-accompanied cantata by pianist Yin Chengzong, formed by a cycle of arias extracted from the opera itself. The play is based on a movie titled ''There Will be Followers'' () made in 1963, which is based a novel titled ''There Will be Followers of Revolution'' () by Qian Daoyuan () first published in 1958. The novel in turn is based on a true story of communist undercover agents working at a Huicui () railway station in Hulin, fighting Japanese invaders during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The class enemies in such the model operas were depicted as 'cruel' and 'oppressive'. Summary The play concentrated on the exploits of the communist underground activities under Japanese occupation in 1939, though history traces back to the 1920s. When Li Yuhe, a railroad worker who was en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nibo
Nibo is a town in the Awka South local government area of Anambra State, Nigeria. There are four major villages that make up the town. In order of seniority they are; Ezeawulu, Umuanum, Ifite and Ezeoye. Nibo is a community of cooperative people who work jointly for the development of the town. Historic Origins Nibo's origin is deeply tied to the migration and settlement patterns of the Igbo people in southeastern Nigeria. Oral traditions describe the founding families and hierarchical relationships among the villages. Nibo maintained distinct leadership traditions and played a crucial role in regional administration during pre-colonial and early colonial eras. Traditional Institutions Nibo operates rotational governance. The traditional stool, Ezeike (title derives from the Igbo words “ Eze” meaning king and “Ike” meaning mighty, thus translating to “ High or Mighty King” which is held for life, rotates among the four villages, though this was not always the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangxu Emperor
The Guangxu Emperor (14 August 1871 – 14 November 1908), also known by his temple name Emperor Dezong of Qing, personal name Zaitian, was the tenth Emperor of China, emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, from 1875 to 1908. His succession was endorsed by dowager empresses Empress Dowager Ci'an, Ci'an and Empress Dowager Cixi, Cixi for political reasons after Emperor Tongzhi died without an heir. Cixi held political power for much of Guangxu's reign as regent, except for the period between his assumption of ruling powers in 1889 and the Hundred Days' Reform in 1898. The Qing Empire's prestige and sovereignty continued to erode during Guangxu's reign with defeats in the Sino-French War, the First Sino-Japanese War, and the Boxer Rebellion. Guangxu engaged intellectuals like Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao to develop the Hundred Days' Reform program of 1898 to reverse the decline. Among the goals was removing Cixi from power. The program ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qianlong Emperor
The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, personal name Hongli, was the fifth Emperor of China, emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. He reigned officially from 1735 until his abdication in 1796, but retained ultimate power subsequently until his death in 1799, making him one of the longest-reigning monarchs in history as well as one of the longest-lived. The fourth and favourite son of the Yongzheng Emperor, Qianlong ascended the throne in 1735. A highly ambitious military leader, he led Ten Great Campaigns, a series of campaigns into Inner Asia, Burma, Nepal and Vietnam and suppressed rebellions in Jinchuan County, Jinchuan and Taiwan. During his lifetime, he was given the deified title Emperor Manjushri by the Qing's Tibetan subjects. Domestically, Qianlong was a major patron of the arts as well as a prolific writer. He sponsored the compilation of the ''Siku Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huaguxi
The flower-drum opera or Huaguxi () is a form of Chinese opera originating in Hunan province. Some other provinces, such as Hubei, Anhui, Henan, Shanxi, also have Huaguxi. It is known in China for its earthy quality, and is often referred to as the "spicy" form of Chinese opera. Most Huaguxi plays were originally ', short plays lasting an hour or less. These plays often dealt with everyday rural life. With the rise of professional Huaguxi performers and performances in the capital city of Changsha, longer plays, ', began to be performed. These plays dealt with grander themes of social satire and class struggle. Like other forms of Chinese opera, Huaguxi is staged with very few props. Music accompanying Huaguxi reflects the Changsha dialect spoken in Hunan. It is played with instruments like the ''datong'' (fiddle), ''yueqin'' (moon lute), '' dizi'' (bamboo flute), and ''suona'' (oboe). Percussion instruments provide the basic tempo for the performance. Origin Originating f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
