Costume and prop making skills

Beijing Costume Factory
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The production skills of Beijing costumes and props appeared in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. It was born with the rise of Peking Opera art. Costumes and props are divided into four categories: clothing, helmets, miscellaneous items, and handles. Clothes mainly refer to costumes, helmets mainly include helmets and hats, miscellaneous items mainly include beards, boots and shoes, and handles mainly refer to the handles of swords and guns. Among them, the production process of helmets, costumes and boots is relatively complicated. Beijing costumes pay the most attention to stage art effects. Its beautiful and exaggerated shapes, colors and patterns are conducive to setting off the artistic image of the characters in the play. The design and production of Beijing costumes involve all aspects of Peking Opera costumes and accessories. They pay attention to bright colors, grand shapes and rich patterns. They are characterized by sophisticated skills, meticulous and exquisite workmanship, high-end and luxurious materials, and elegant style, which adds brilliance to Peking Opera performances. Beijing costumes are suitable for viewing and collection, and have important reference value in the study of traditional Chinese opera costumes and ancient Chinese costumes. With the changes in society, there are not many craftsmen who can truly engage in theatrical costume production, and master-level figures are even rarer. Moreover, it is difficult for new forces to sustain. If it is not protected in time, this traditional skill that has been developed for a hundred years will face the risk of being lost.

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