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HISTORY
The main features of Chinese Opera are a spectacle of
song and dance which, together with the colorful costumes, make-up,
acrobats, jesters, storytellers, acting, poetry and martial arts combine
to present the Opera in a very attractive way.
The earliest known theatre appeared in the Song Dynasty
(A.D. 960 to 1279) with a square stage enclosed by railings. During the
period of first emperor Kublai Khan in the Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1279 to
1368) the opera had evolutional changes and the period was classified as
the Golden age of the Classical Opera.
In the 19th Century the Opera was dominated by a form
called Peking Opera featuring colorful costumes, elaborate make up,
facial expressions and was spoken and sung in Mandarin dialect. Other operatic
forms also evolved using the dialects of different areas, such as
Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chiuzhou and Suzhou. The plays come from legendary tales and
some are interpretations of actual historical events such as "The
Three Kingdoms" and the "Outlaws of the Marsh".
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