Pingju or Ping opera () is a form of

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from

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History

Pingju originated in

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, near the city of

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.. Among all China's regional operas, it was the most famous in the Republican period for its passionate performances and romantic plots. Movies based upon and incorporating Pingju include

Zhang Shichuan Zhang Shichuan (; 1889–1953 or 1890–1954), also credited as S. C. Chang, was a Chinese entrepreneur, film director, and film producer, who is considered a founding father of Chinese cinema. He and Zheng Zhengqiu made the first Chinese featu ...

's 1936 ''

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'' ''Hǎitáng Hóng''), starring

Bai Yushuang Li Guizhen p ''Lǐ Guìzhēn''; 1907–1942), better known by her stage name Bai Yushuang ''Yùshuāng'', Jade Frost"), was a Chinese Ping Opera singer and actress. She was one of "The Four Famous '' Dans''" ''Sì Dàmíng Dàn'') and ...

Performers

was known as the "Queen of Pingju". Other famed performers include

Xin Fengxia Xin Fengxia (; 1927 – 12 April 1998) was a Chinese pingju opera performer, known as the "Queen of Pingju". She was also a film actress, writer, and painter. She starred in the highly popular films ''Liu Qiao'er'' (1956) and ''Flowers as Match ...

and her mentor

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