Formation of Peking Opera. ... As we all know, there are four types of role in Peking opera today – namely, the sheng (male role), dan (female role), jing (painted face) and chou (clown).

While many of the youngsters make plans about where to go out and celebrate, Lan Gongxin waits for her husband, Yang Shaopeng, a 35-year-old singer, who won the Best Lao Sheng Award (Peking Opera ...

Peking opera of China is a national treasure which dates back to the year ... singing, music, dancing and acrobatics, and its roles can be classified in four categories: sheng, dan, jing and chou.

Peking Opera features four main types of roles: sheng (male roles), dan (female roles), jing (painted face roles) and chou (clowns). Each type is further subdivided.