Dan role
General name for female roles in Chinese opera / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dan is the general name for female roles in Chinese opera, often referring to leading roles. They may be played by male or female actors. In the early years of Peking opera, all dan roles were played by men, but this practice is no longer common in any Chinese opera genre.
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