Gaojia opera
Gaojia opera is a form of Chinese opera popular in Fujian province in the People's Republic of China. It is famous for its various Chou, or clown roles. The form emerged at the end of the Ming Dynasty....
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Qinqiang or Luantan is the representative folk Chinese opera of the northwest Province of Shaanxi, China, where it was called Qin thousands of years ago. Its melodies were originated from the rural...
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Henan opera , or Henan bangzi , is a form of Chinese opera, especially popular in Henan, Hubei, and other provinces. Henan opera came into being during the late and early dynasties. There are four...
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Beijing opera is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized...
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Shaoxing opera is a relatively new local Chinese opera popular in the southern regions of the Yangtze River. It originated in Shengxian County , in the Shaoxing region of northeastern Zhejiang...
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Sichuan opera or Chuanju is a type of Chinese opera originating in the Sichuan province in China. Today's Sichuan opera is the developed version, combining the 5 historic melodic styles. Regionally...
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''Huju'' is a variety of Chinese opera from the area of Shanghai. It is typically sung in the Shanghainese dialect. It is particularly popular in Baihe, the oldest town in the of Shanghai. There are...
View ArticleKunqu
Kunqu , also known as Kunju, Kun opera or Kunqu Opera, is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera. It evolved from the Kunshan melody, and dominated Chinese theatre from the 16th to the 18th...
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Liyuan opera is a form of Chinese opera originating in the Fujian province of the People's Republic of China.
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Min opera , a.k.a. Fuzhou drama , is one of the major traditional forms in Fujian Province. It enjoys a good popularity in Fuzhou, Middle Fujian, East Fujian and North Fujian where Fuzhou dialect is...
View ArticleNanxi
Nanxi is an early form of drama, developed from ancient traditions of , singing, and dancing during the Song Dynasty in the 12th century AD. The name means literally "Southern drama", and the form...
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