Newly Compiled Collection of Peking Opera Short Plays

Author: Chai Jun
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Publish Date: 2004-08-25
Features: Peking Opera, known as the "National Opera of China." Since 1790, the four major Hui opera troupes—Sanqing, Siqu, Chuntai, and Hechun—successively entered Beijing, collaborated with Han opera artists from Hubei, and incorporated elements of Kunqu Opera and Qin Opera. They also absorbed various folk tunes, gradually evolving into a systematic, unique, and Chinese-style theatrical genre, becoming a precious treasure in the cultural treasury of China. This book, A Collection of New Peking Opera One-Act Plays, includes over 200 classic plays and more than 700 famous arias. Additionally, it features biographies of 45 important actors. With this book in hand, Peking Opera enthusiasts will find great convenience in singing and appreciating the opera, and they will experience endless joy. Over the past two hundred years, Peking Opera has had a continuous stream of excellent plays, with timeless classics like The Case of the Execution of Mei, The Farewell of the General and His Lady, The Gathering of the Heroes, and The Son of the General Inquiring About His Father remaining widely celebrated. Historical plays such as The Alliance of the General and the Prime Minister, Wenji Returns to Han, and Cao Cao and Yang Xiu are household names. Modern plays like The Taking of Tiger Mountain and The Nightingale Mountain are renowned far and wide. Peking Opera, with its immense artistic charm, has inspired and nurtured generations of Chinese people.