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CHINESE OPERA FESTIVAL

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Chinese Opera is a  Chinese music's art theater in Chinese. Chinese opera has existed in other countries for the example, Hong Kong.Chinese Opera have In Malaysia Chinese Opera was not famous. Chinese village people know about  Chinese Opera and spread the Chinese opera culture in their village. Chinese opera have many type for the example, Cantonese Opera, Beijing Opera and Peking opera which have use different language during their performance.

The Chinese Opera have a history of Tang Dynasty's Emperor Xuanzong from 712 to 755 who created the first national opera troupe called the "pear Garden". In Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) opera performers began to use the vernacular language. Chinese Opera have been combine by drama and Chinese soft song during the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644) and Qing dynasty(1644-1911) which have drama style and traditional singing from Shanxi.

Chinese Opera participate will start their performance in stage with drama, song, talking, different design of anti masque, special makeup and wearing costume. On the performance they will also combine the Chinese traditional soft song. The Chinese opera basically is perform by oldest people. The makeup on the face have their own symbolizes which is their personal,role and destiny. Today, Chinese opera have a different and modern opera. The main artistic characteristics of Chinese opera is bat's, swallow's or butterfly wings are painted on their eye brown,cheeks and nose and mouth.

Before Village people start the Chinese opera Festival they will make some collection of all Chinese dialect folk song and heritage nation. This festival was organized for spread more Chinese culture and let a lot of outsider know more about the Chinese opera. Chinese Opera was an interesting performance that we must to enjoy it!