京劇旦角表演中的手勢主要體現在指型上，各類指型以其姿勢似蘭花，故統稱為「蘭花指」。
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The gestures in the performance of Peking Opera Danjiao are mainly embodied in the finger type. Various finger types resemble orchids in their postures, so they are collectively referred to as "orchid fingers".
梅蘭芳手勢最早出現在1935年戲曲文學作家、京劇評論家齊如山所著的《梅蘭芳藝術一斑》中，「此書專為梅蘭芳前往歐洲演戲，對外宣傳之用」。書中將梅蘭芳手勢整理成五十三式，並拍成圖片資料發表。
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Mei Lanfang's gestures first appeared in "Mei Lanfang's Art Is One" written by Qi Rushan, a writer of opera literature and Peking Opera critic, in 1935. "This book is specially designed for Mei Lanfang to go to Europe to act in a play and to promote it to the outside world." In the book, Mei Lanfang's gestures are organized into fifty-three gestures, and they are published as pictures.
梅蘭芳在原有戲曲旦角手勢的基礎上，從各方取材，如佛教造像手印、晉祠塑像、繪畫作品、生活情態、自然萬象等，再經過艱苦的手勢訓練和革新，創造出豐富精美的各類手勢，其手勢數量應遠超過五十三式，每一種類下又分工精細。
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On the basis of the original opera Danjiao gestures, Mei Lanfang draws materials from various sources, such as Buddhist handprints, Jinci statues, paintings, life patterns, natural phenomena, etc., and then through painstaking gesture training and innovation, to create rich and exquisite various Class gestures, the number of gestures should be far more than fifty-three, and each class has a fine division of labor.
各個手勢的「名稱」是中國文化所特有的詩文趨於高雅的表達，是齊如山和梅蘭芳為京劇海外傳播而起的充滿詩意的名稱。除名稱命名趨於高雅之外，梅蘭芳手勢精心而細微，對藝術之美孜孜以求，小到針線，大到長槍，均有不同手勢。
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The "name" of each gesture is an elegant expression of poetry and prose unique to Chinese culture. It is a poetic name created by Qi Rushan and Mei Lanfang for the overseas dissemination of Peking Opera. In addition to the elegant naming, Mei Lanfang's gestures are meticulous and subtle, and he is diligently pursuing the beauty of art. There are different gestures ranging from needlework to spear.
項目開始於21年初，陸陸續續持續了很久，業余的練習之作，希望可以讓更多人了解中國的戲曲藝術，了解梅蘭芳大師的卓越風姿。
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The project started at the beginning of 2021 and has continued for a long time. It is an amateur practice work, hoping to let more people understand the art of Chinese opera and the outstanding style of Master Mei Lanfang.
