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The Characters of Chinese Opera  Domingo Yang 935203 Ivy Yih 935204 Introduction The technical term of Characters in Chinese Opera; Hang Dang (行當) Four major types of Hang Dang (行當) Sheng (生) Hang Dang Tan (旦) Hang Dang Ching (淨) Hang Dang Chou (丑) Hang Dang Hang Dang (行當) Hang Dang is a very special system and arrangement of Characters in Chinese opera. According to different personas in the opera, at first, actors and actresses have to found on those personas’ genders, characteristics, status and etc. then emphasize on the different kinds of make up, costume, and performances; therefore, people categorize those different types of personas with the performers into the system of Hang Dang (行 當). Four major types of Hang Dang Hang Dang (行當) can be divided into four major types, which are sheng (生), tan(旦), ching(淨) and chou(丑), moreover, we used to have another type of Hang Dang called Mo (末), however, gradually, the Mo (末) becomes a part of the sheng (生); as a result, we only have four types of Hang Dang today. Theoretically, performers of either gender could portray any of these Hang Dang (行當) roles in opera. Sheng (生) Hang Dang (行當) The Sheng is basically a pure male role, especially in Peking opera, besides ching(淨) and chou(丑), the rest of the male personas would be all categorized into the Sheng Hang Dang. According to the age, characteristic, appearance and images, we can basically divide Sheng into the types of maturity, youth, and militant or martial art. The Sheng of mature, Lao Sheng . The Sheng of mature, Lao Sheng, often performed as an aging man or a middle-age man with beards. The Sheng of youth, Hsiao Sheng . Hsiao Sheng is usually a young scholar or a lover Hsiao Sheng often has the kind of handsome make up without any beards. They would use a high-pitch voice to sing but a combination of high-pitch and low-pitch voice for speaking. The Sheng of martial art and militant, Wu Sheng . Wu Sheng is about the militant or martial