Roles in Peking Opera


Updated: 2007-05-31 09:41

Dan (female role) is divided into qing yi, wu dan, hua dan and lao dan, respectively representing a middle-aged woman who always acts as a Mrs. or Miss from a noble family, a woman who can fight, a young girl maid, and an aged woman.

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Wu Dan

Qing Yi

Lao Dan

Hua Dan


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