The main features of Pingju Opera: the recitation and lyrics are colloquial and very easy to understand.

Beijing Pingju Opera can be divided into West Road and East Road. Xilu Pingju evolved from Xilu Lianhualuo and Shibuxian. It was formed around 1900 and is called Xilu Bengbeng. Because they mainly operate in Beijing and surrounding areas, they are also called "Beijing Bengbeng". In 1958, when the Chinese Pingju Theater discovered the traditional "West Road Pingju", it was officially named Xilu Pingju.

Donglu Pingju was formed around 1910. It was Cheng Zhaocai and others who absorbed the northeastern Errenzhuan repertoire, as well as the music and performances of Hebei Bangzi, Peking Opera, and film tunes on the basis of "Counterpart Lotus Falls" method, gradually formed. Entering Beijing in the late 1920s, it was called "Fengtian Luozi" at the time. After 1935, the name Pingju was officially used.

The singing style of Pingju opera is Banqiang, which includes sharp bann, matching tune, Da'an ban, Xiao'an ban, three hammers, inverted banquet, Duoban, flowing banquet, counter-melody, etc., which are well solved in local operas. Boys singing problem. Its music features are lyrical, smooth, natural, and rich in local charm. The accompaniment instruments include banhu, erhu, sanxian, banhu, drums, gongs, flutes, suona, etc.

The language of Pingju Opera is easy to understand, and the professions are relatively complete, including Qingyi, Huadan, Caidan, Xiaosheng, Clown, Laosheng, Hualian, etc. It has strong expressive power and can not only express ancient life, but is especially good at expressing modern life.