京剧人物脸谱 types of facial makeup in Beijing opera
生 male characters
末 middle-aged male characters
净 “painted face” characters
旦 female characters
丑 clown
京剧票友 amateur performer of Peking Opera
木偶戏 puppet show
独角戏 monodrama; one-man play
皮影戏 shadow play; leather-silhouette show
折子戏 opera highlights
戏剧小品 skit
哑剧 dumb show; mime; mummery; pantomime
单口相声 monologue comic talk
双口相声 witty dialogue
口技 vocal imitations; ventriloquism
说书 monologue story-telling
杂技 acrobatic performance
叠罗汉 making a human pyramid
特技 stunt
睬高跷 stilt walk
马戏 circus performances
神话人物 Mythological Figures
八仙 the Eight Immortals
嫦娥 Chang'e ( the Chinese moon goddess)
伏羲 Fu Xi (God of Fishery and Husbandry)
福禄寿三星 the three gods of fortune , prosperity and longevity
共工 God of Water
后羿 Houyi (a legendary hero who shot down nine suns )
黄帝 Yellow Emperor
夸父 Kuafu (a fabled sun-chasing giant )
女娲 Goddess of Sky-patching
盘古 Pan Gu (creator of the universe )
神农 Patron of Agriculture
禹 Yu ( the reputed founder of the Xia Dynasty )
祝融 God of Fire