Characteristics of Pingju Opera: It is good at singing skills, its articulation is clear, its lyrics are easy to understand, its singing is as clear as talking, its performance has a strong flavor of life, and has a friendly folk flavor. It is active in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Northeastern provinces. It emerged in the early 20th century and developed rapidly in the 1920s and 1930s, with a strong flavor of the times. Its form is lively and free, and it is good at expressing contemporary people's lives.
The singing style of Ping Opera is a banqiu style, and there are many banbo styles such as Adagio, Erliu ban, Duo ban, and loose ban. After liberation, the innovation of Pingju opera music, singing, and performance made great achievements, changing the problem of excessive and poor male singing, and creating innovations in male singing. Its performance art absorbs the figures and routines of Bangzi and Peking Opera, showing the tendency of Peking Opera, while still maintaining the characteristics of folk liveliness, freedom and rich flavor of life.
Pingju Opera is popular in northern China. It is one of the traditional operas of the Han nationality and is one of the most popular operas among the people. It ranks among the five major operas in China. It was once considered to be the second largest drama genre in China. In the late Qing Dynasty, it was formed on the basis of the ditty "Counterpart Lotus Falls" in Luanxian County, Hebei Province. It was first popular in rural areas of Hebei Province, and then entered Tangshan, where it was called "Tangshan Luozi". Pingju can be divided into East and West Pingju, with East Pingju being the main type.
It became popular in the Northeast around the 1920s, and a number of actresses emerged. After the 1930s, Pingju opera performances became increasingly mature under the influence of Peking Opera, Hebei Bangzi and other operas, and schools such as Li Jinshun, Liu Cuixia, Bai Yushuang, Xicailian, and Ailianjun appeared. After 1950, plays such as "Little Son-in-Law", "Liu Qiao'er", "Flower as Matchmaker", "Third Sister Yang Complains" and "Qin Xianglian" had great influence across the country, and famous actors such as Xin Fengxia, Xiaobai Yushuang and Wei Rongyuan appeared. . Ping Opera is still popular in North China and Northeast China.