The Origin of China's Dance Action "Lying Fish"

Lying fish originated from Mei Lanfang's Drunkenness of the Imperial Lady. Lying fish: one of the basic skills of Beijing opera actors. Mei Lanfang's Drunkenness of the Imperial Lady is also called Sleeping Clouds. The fish-lying play performs the action of the program. There are two kinds of recumbent fish.

The actions of fish lying upright are: stepping on the right step, double shaking sleeves, double turning sleeves, right hand high, left hand flat, right leg stretched forward and rolled back, left leg back, standing firm, slowly squatting to the right, lifting the ground, right foot pressing the ground, left hand behind the ground, and right hand chest. The action of fish standing upside down is the opposite of that of fish standing upright.

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"Drunkenness of the Imperial Lady" mainly focuses on the drunken steps of the Imperial Lady and the kung fu of lying on the fish. Being able to lie down for three minutes is a unique skill. Lying fish is also a stunt. The actor bent from the side, his face facing the sky. When lying on a fish, Cui Hua can keep the beads under the crested rockhopper straight and not shake.

The fish lying in the drunken lady shows that the drunken lady is still charming three times, and at the same time shows the actor's waist and legs. Finally, on the basis of the fish lying, the meaning of smelling flowers is added.

Drunkenness of the Imperial Lady, also known as Baihua Pavilion, originated from the Peking Opera repertoire of Drunken Yang Fei, a local drama of Huahua in Qianlong period. This play is carefully carved by Mei Lanfang, a master of Peking Opera, and is one of the classic representative plays of Mei School.

In 2002, Mei Baojiu and others adapted the large-scale symphonic Peking Opera "Da Tang Gui Fei" based on Mei Lanfang's original works "The Drunken Imperial concubine" and "The Legend of Too True", which was premiered by Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre, China Peking Opera Theatre and Beijing Peking Opera Theatre. Being famous for its big scenery and big production is a direction and attempt of Beijing Opera reform.

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