Guan Gong and the Monkey King in Peking Opera belong to Hongsheng and Wusheng. In China's operas, monkeys play a very important role, because there are monkey operas, while the dragon-free operas, tiger operas, ox operas and circus operas are acrobatics, not operas, which shows the importance of monkeys. Besides Beijing Opera, there are also long-lasting monkey operas in other operas, such as Kunqu Opera, Sichuan Opera, Henan Opera, Anhui Opera, Shaanxi Opera, Jin Opera, Pu Opera and Shao Opera.

Characteristics of Peking Opera

Peking Opera is also commonly known as Pingju Opera, Peking Opera and Peking Opera are the top operas in China, which have been circulated for more than 2 years. Peking Opera has always been known as a national opera, and its culture is well-known at home and abroad. Although its center is Beijing, Peking Opera has already been distributed all over the country, and it is thought-provoking and has a mellow charm.

The stage art of Peking Opera has formed a set of regulated and standardized programs which are mutually restricted and complement each other in literature, performance, music, singing, gongs and drums, make-up, facial makeup, costumes and other aspects through the long-term stage practice of countless artists. Its means of creating stage image art are very rich and its usage is very strict.