There are more than 360 local operas in China.But Peking Opera is known as China's national opera.Although it is called Peking Opera,it didn't come from Beijing,but from the provinces of Anhui and Hubei.Peking Opera is a Chinese opera from that dates back to the year of 1790.It tells storis from Chinese history through music,dance and special clothes. Let me tell you something about Peking Opera. For the painted face role,different colored faces mean different characters.White means cunning,red stands for loyalty and black means uprightnees.Gold and silver mean magic or supernatural power. "Sheng,dan,jing and chou"are the terms for four different roles. "Sheng"is the positive male role,"dan"is the positive female role,"jing" is a supporting male role,and "chou"is the clown.Each type has ite own facial make-up and decoration. Here are some other Chinese terms about Peking Opera."Piao fang"means the place where fans meet to enjoy themselves.When you see a small group of Peking Opera fans singing in a street corner,that corner can be called a"street piano fang."