Sheng role

Sheng
Sheng
Chinese	生
Literal meaning	scholar
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	shēng

The sheng is a role type in Chinese opera for dignified and respectable male characters such as Confucian scholars, nobles, or heads of households.^[1] They may be portrayed by either male actors or actresses.

^ Bonds, Alexandra B. (2008). Beijing Opera Costumes: The Visual Communication of Character and Culture. University of Hawaiʻi Press. pp. 3–5. ISBN 978-0-8248-2956-8.

[Bonds-1] Bonds, Alexandra B. (2008). Beijing Opera Costumes: The Visual Communication of Character and Culture. University of Hawaiʻi Press. pp. 3–5. ISBN 978-0-8248-2956-8.

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