Introduction of one table and two chairs in traditional Chinese opera art?

Performance apparatus on the stage of China opera. The use time can be more or less, can be divided and combined, depending on the needs of the performance. It is widely used, not only as tables and chairs in different occasions, but also as substitutes for mountains, buildings, beds and doors. In addition to helping actors perform, they also express and imply the position of the plot and the relationship between the characters through different arrangements, different colors and patterns of chairs around the table, combined with other bricks and stones. The person in charge of the inspection site is responsible for the decoration and replacement of tables and chairs. There are many styles of tables and chairs, such as large sitting, double sitting, large sitting across the chair, large sitting across the inclined field, eight-character table, three-hall table, riding table, small sitting across the inclined field, eight-character chair, side chair, door chair, vertical chair, inverted chair, large platform, small platform, handsome account, floor account, bed account and so on. These arrangement styles have accumulated in the long-term performance process and become the basic procedures for using tables and chairs. However, it is not static and can be flexibly mastered according to the performance of different plays.

China's traditional drama shows the place and environment where people live and move, which is completely different from China's traditional drama. Only one table and two chairs (mostly tables and chairs) are used on the stage, but extremely simple props can show various environmental places and occasions. "One table and two chairs" can refer to imperial guards, generals, temples, pavilions, buildings and hills, bedrooms and boudoir, doors and walls. In short, the objective environment of the characters can be included in "one table and two chairs". However, how are these "appearances" embodied and how do the audience understand them? Mainly through the costumes worn by the characters, the words sung, the oral part and a series of actions, on the basis of these performances, let the audience imagine, associate and feel the rich connotation marked by "one table and two chairs". This feature is incomparable to drama. Moreover, the audience appreciates the exquisite performance at the theatre, and their attention is not on "one table and two chairs". Here is a brief introduction.

"Outside table and inside chair" (outfield table and infield chair) refers to court, office, study and bedroom. For emperors to go to court, ministers and directors, county magistrates to judge cases, and restaurants to drink.

"Chair outside the table" (infield table, outfield chair) refers to the inner palace, boudoir, front hall and hall. "Going to the Tiantai" Liu Xiu wore a yellow python and a king's hat, singing "Golden Bell, Yuling and Nine Climbs". It goes without saying that "one table and one chair" represents the throne in the palace, and the eunuchs standing on both sides are the emperors. Huang Tianba, who is also "one desk and one chair", is wearing a helmet and is open, with a waiter standing next to him. This table and a chair are the dining table and chairs of the restaurant (Roman Lake Restaurant). In Feng Haichao, there is a table and a chair. The chair is in front of the table. Cheng Xuee takes a seat. This is miss's study again. Similarly, Kou Zhun also appeared, taking a seat in the official book and representing the inn again.

It should be pointed out that the table has tables and chairs with different colors and patterns, representing different tasks. Yellow tables and chairs are naturally used by emperors, pink embroidered ones are used by women, and light blue ones without flowers are used by poor people.