Beijing opera is one of the oldest forms of operasin the world. It   (1)   hundreds of years ago. In Beijingopera, people sing, act, dance and even useacrobatics(杂技) to   (2)   stories. Beijing opera is very differentfrom other kinds ofoperas. In Beijing opera, everythingthe actors wear, say and do has special meanings.  (3)  you understand the special meanings, you canenjoy the opera even more.

Costumes(戏装) are important in Beijing opera.The colors and   (4)   of each costume tell a story. Whoare the good and bad people in the story? Who are richand who are poor? The costumes will tell you a lotabout the   (5)   .

In the past, all Beijing opera roles were played bymen. Men who played womenˈs roles wore specialshoes to help them   (6)   like ladies. Today, womenperform in Beijing opera, but they still practice wearingthe   (7)   .

A characterˈsmake-up(化妆) also tells us abouthim or her. Red, yellow, white, black, purple, green andsilver are the main colors used   (8)   make-up. Eachcolor means   (9)   different. Red make-up shows that acharacter is brave. Black shows that a character ishonest. Blue shows that a character gets angry   (10)   .And white shows that a character isdishonest.

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