Brief History of Chinese Opera

Author: Yu Cong
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This book can be considered popular, but its content is quite substantial. Many issues related to the development of Chinese opera are addressed, and they are explained clearly. Although it is a "brief history," it still maintains the completeness of the historical panorama of Chinese opera development. The author has omitted mainly the citations and research of literary and historical materials found in specialized works on the history of opera. Even general readers can gain systematic knowledge of the history of Chinese opera by reading this book. Although this book is also a professional work on the history of opera, our purpose in compiling this small booklet is indeed to popularize the historical knowledge of Chinese opera, so that more people can understand its past, its present, love and develop the art of watching opera.