Changes of costumes in Cantonese Opera

The early costumes of Cantonese opera were mainly made by imitating the dress patterns of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and improving them. In the late Qing Dynasty, clothing materials and tailoring were relatively simple, and the costumes were mainly brocade and embroidery. Peking Opera became more and more popular, and exchanges increased gradually, and the clothing system was gradually influenced by Peking Opera. At that time, the role of court officials was added to the new repertoire, and some of the opera costumes also had the style of Qing Dynasty official clothes. Traditional Peking opera costumes can be divided into: Python, lean, pleat, Fu, Yi. However, traditional Cantonese opera costumes can be divided into: boa, rely on, pleated, open cloak, official clothes, Fu, Yi.

In terms of material, cloth is the main material. In the later stage, films or small copper mirrors were added to decorate the costumes. In the 1950s and early 1960s, the costume of pearl film became popular. According to the description of costumes in a brief history of Guangdong drama, "Gu embroidery is still popular in Guangdong, and a large amount of money is precious. Therefore, it is more splendid than that made in Beijing and Shanghai. Imported from Europe and the United States, the film is as bright as a mirror. Li Yuan celebrities, competing to use, strange costumes, extravagant modern, Douli Zhengyan, gradually flow sophistication. It can be seen how crazy it is. By the end of the sixties, some red actors changed to embroidered costumes. Embroidered pictures are changing, and they are beautiful and delicate. Today, they are still the mainstream in the opera industry.

(From Chinese opera network：http://www.xi-qu.com/yueju/zs/7080.html）