Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera.. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupe came to Beijing. Its music and singing came from Xipi and Er-huang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costtumes are all fascinating and artistic.It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It's full of famous stories , beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people. There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng ,Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male actor. For example , a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter .A Xiaosheng is a young man . A Laosheng is the comedy actor or clown.Dan is the female role . Jing,mostly male , is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown. Stories in Beijing Opera are very intetesting . Some of them are from the history book ,but most of them are from the literature , especially famous novels . The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and uhappy . They are sad and lonely . Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace . The stories usually end with happiness and lunghter and people are all happy in the end.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. What kind of Opera is popular with Chinese people?
2. how many main roles are there in it?
3. what else is Beijing opera called?
4. what year did it start?
5. which troupe brought it to Beijing?
6. is there fighting in it?
7. what is the name of the leading male actor?
8. what role is the clown?
9. where do the stories mostly come from?
10. did the people in the stories tend to have disagreements?
1. Beijing Opera
2. four
3. Peking Opera
4. 1790
5. the famous four Anhui opera troupe
6. yes
7. Sheng
8. A Laosheng
9. from the literature
10. The people in the story usually have some disagreements.