Analysis Xiang Gong Tang Zi In Late Qing Synasty From The Work Shun Tian Shi Bao

Beijing drama is also known as Beijing opera, which is the most matureperformance with whole roles, skilled performances and wonderful stage dressings invariety of operas. Begin with the reign of Emperor Qianlong to its developed, Beijingopera is accepted and loved by generations of audiences during200years, due to itsbeautiful tones and beyond comparison stages.With Beijing opera’s developing, many products and events related to it turned up.This essay studies xiang gong tang zi that appeared at the beginning of Qing dynasty,blossomed in the mid Qing dynasty and declined in the late Qing dynasty. Xiang gongtang zi is a house which was bought by the actors who get enough money, also knownas private flat, the actors’ home. It slowly became an entertainment place whichpeople could watch the performances, drink, amuse and do the social activities. At thesame time xiang gong (call as xiang gu in other works) became the majorities in theactivities. In addition to performance in the stages, the important work is that theyaccepted the invitation from the guests. We call it tiao zi who took up drinking, talking,gaming and other activities in the flat or the guests’ home. The study on xiang gongtang zi is an obscure topic in the area of operas. This essay is based on two worksThe History of Qing Dai Yan Du Li Yuan and Shun Tian Shi Bao. Relay on Mr. Yao shuyi’s work The Revolution of Opera in Qing Dynasty, this essay describes the detail,whole and objective information about xiang gong during the period Guang xu in Qingdynasty. And it supplies more information on xiang gong tang zi and xiang gong.This essay analysis and classifies the history events on Shun Tian Shi Bao. Wecould know the original and position of xiang gong in the history during the developingof xiang gong tang zi. Analysis the work Shun Tian Shi Bao and compare xiang gongtang zi in different periods of Guang xu. Get more information about the changes from the dates. Looks, skills, talents and emotion are basic requirements for all guests andthe evaluation standard. Things always go in conflict, some opposite effects on xianggong, such as money-mad, impolite, bad-behave appeared in the procedures of itsdeveloping. From the background of that time, we know the requirement from guest toxiang gong. At the end of essay, we used some contents about doing sex in assesappeared in the newspaper, compared with some famous xiong gongs, we could getthe conclusion about the attitude towards xiang gong and their positions in the society.Due to that we got more specific, objective and directly information about their livingconditions.Xiang gong and xiang gong tang zi are special products in Chinese operas. Itexists more than one centre. It related to the developing of drama in the late Qingdynasty and the entertainment in that time. Although its existence and developingwere disputed during that time and nowadays, yet with one centre’s ups and downs,one centre’s difficulty history, those special people who leaded flourish recreation ofthe capital city of ancient China. They created the development of Beijing opera withenthusiastic, Pursuit and Forbear to the life.