中国京剧（英文版）

　　Seeing a Peking Opera performance for the first time， a foreigner wouldwonder： why are faces of actors painted red， white， black， yellow or green？Are they masks？ But masks are separate from the face. Facial make-upsin Peking Opera are different from masks. Intrigued， many foreign touristswould go backstage to see actors and actresses remove stage makeupand costume. Next time， they would go there before a performance startsto see how performers do their makeup. Luciano Pararotti， the great tenorof international fame， once had a Peking Opera actor paint on his face themakeup of Xiang Yu， a valiant ancient warrior portrayed in numerous Peking Opera plays.

　　徐城北，Xu Chengbei Researcher in Chinese ArtAcademy， Member of Chinese WritersAssociation. The peking opera play Wu Zetianthat he wrote for the well-know contemporaryopera actress Li Shji won the 1 st Wen HuaAward. Profound research in the field of Pekingopera Culture and Beijing city culture. He haspublished more than 60 works including： PekingOpera and Chinese Culture， Old Beijing Trilogy，Mei Lanfang Trilogy， Old Well-known Brands.

Foreword
The Birth and Evolution of Peking Opera
Anhui Troups Moved into Beijing
The Art of Listening, Old-Style Theaters
Old Beijing in Peking Opera's Heyday
Theatrical Companies and Old-Style Opera Schools
Theaters, Temple Fairs and Tanghui
The Stage, Props And Orchestra
A Table and Two Chairs
Wen Wu Chang
Performing Art
Four Roles of Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou
Acting
Singing, Dancing and Acting Skills
\Realms\ of Acting
Performers and Performing Schools
Nan Dan, or Men Playing Female Roles
Generations of Famous Actors
Mei Lanfang, Famous Dan Impersonator
Classic Plays
Modern Peking Operas
Conventions of Peking Opera
It Is Not Easy to Appreciate Peking Opera
Peking Opera in the Contemporary Era
Appendix: Chronological Table of the Chinese
Dynasties