Dress in Peking Opera costume to lead the fashion

时间：2007-01-06 01:27:07

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Make-up assistants help customers paint faces into a pink color like peach blossoms in a photo studio in Shanghai Jan. 1, 2007. They will take some pictures with their operatic images.

Peking Opera performance
 
Chinanews, Shanghai, Jan. 4 – Shanghai people, who always lead the fashion in China, try to celebrate the forthcoming Chinese New Year in a unique way. Spending some 1,000 -2,000 yuan, many local people choose to go to a photo studio, dressed in Peking Opera costumes, to have a picture taken of their operatic image.

 

Early in the morning, some customers came into a photo studio of the Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe1 and began to take make-up under the guidance of a professional make-up man. In about half an hour, the work was finished. Women's faces were then painted into a pink color like peach blossoms and men wore costumes that made them look handsome. A make-up man in the studio told this reporter that it took them at least three years to learn the skills of Peking Opera make-up, and even longer to learn to paint the face.

 

Mr. Shao came into the studio early in the morning. He wanted to dress like Lady Yang Yuhuan, a famous imperial concubine in the Tang Dynasty. Although he had gained much weight in his middle age, he turned out to be a beautiful woman with the help of the make-up man. His eyes became larger and his face was drawn2 into an oval shape, meeting traditional standards for a beautiful woman. He wore a phoenix3 coronet and an embroidered4 ceremonial shawl. Under the guidance of a teacher, he even learned to make “orchid fingers” and walk in quick short steps to demonstrate the grace and elegance5 typical of an ancient Chinese woman.

 

When men wanted to act like women, some female customers also wanted to dress like men. A woman, after dressing6 in the role of Mu Guiying, the heroine in the famous Peking Opera “Mu Guiying Takes Command”, wanted to change her role into Xu Xian, the hero in the Peking Opera “Legend of the White Snake.” Although she knew nothing of the lyrics7 and words in these operas, she wanted to act the role of the young male character and take a picture as a gift for her friends.

 

In the bustling8 make-up room, the reporter saw some Japanese Peking opera fans. The youngest Japanese girl who came to take pictures was only five years old. Accompanied by her mother, she wanted to dress like the little fairies in the Peking Opera “The Goddess of Heaven Scatters9 Flowers.” Japanese man came to Shanghai from Hokkaido in Japan. He would dress like Wang Zhaojun, a beautiful princess who married an ethnic10 minority leader in the Han Dynasty.

 

In Japan, many people are Chinese Peking opera fans. When the Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe went to Japan to give performance, lots of Japanese people traveled a long way to see the performance. Whenever the Chinese New Year was coming, some Japanese opera fans would visit Shanghai to see Peking operas and some would like to take some pictures with their operatic images, said Yan Qinggu, a renowned11 Peking Opera actor.

 

So far, about 100 people from the United States, Germany, and other countries have visited the photo studio of the Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe for taking pictures.

 

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1 troupe cmJwG     
n.剧团，戏班；杂技团；马戏团
参考例句：
  • The art troupe is always on the move in frontier guards.文工团常年在边防部队流动。
  • The troupe produced a new play last night.剧团昨晚上演了一部新剧。
2 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
参考例句：
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
3 phoenix 7Njxf     
n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生
参考例句：
  • The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
  • The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。
4 embroidered StqztZ     
adj．绣花的
参考例句：
  • She embroidered flowers on the cushion covers. 她在这些靠垫套上绣了花。
  • She embroidered flowers on the front of the dress. 她在连衣裙的正面绣花。
5 elegance QjPzj     
n.优雅；优美，雅致；精致，巧妙
参考例句：
  • The furnishings in the room imparted an air of elegance.这个房间的家具带给这房间一种优雅的气氛。
  • John has been known for his sartorial elegance.约翰因为衣着讲究而出名。
6 dressing 1uOzJG     
n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料
参考例句：
  • Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
  • The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
7 lyrics ko5zoz     
n.歌词
参考例句：
  • music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
  • The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。
8 bustling LxgzEl     
adj.喧闹的
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  • The market was bustling with life. 市场上生机勃勃。
  • This district is getting more and more prosperous and bustling. 这一带越来越繁华了。
9 scatters 803ecee4ca49a54ca72e41929dab799f     
v.（使）散开， （使）分散，驱散( scatter的第三人称单数 )；撒
参考例句：
  • He scatters money about as if he were rich. 他四处挥霍，好像很有钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Truth raises against itself the storm that scatters its seeds broadcast. 真理引起了反对它自己的狂风骤雨，那场风雨吹散了真理的广播的种子。 来自辞典例句
10 ethnic jiAz3     
adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的
参考例句：
  • This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
  • The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
11 renowned okSzVe     
adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的
参考例句：
  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

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