Kunqu Opera and Human Culture Suzhou

Author: Gu Lingsen
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: Suzhou is the hometown of Kunqu Opera and a renowned historical and cultural city. In 514 BC, King Wu of Wu ordered Wu Zixu to build the Helü Great City with eight water and land gates here, which is the ancient city of Suzhou. Over 2,500 years, this ancient city has weathered many vicissitudes and possesses an extremely profound cultural heritage. This book, with eight chapters, opens several windows related to Suzhou's culture for Kunqu Opera, attempting to communicate and exchange ideas with readers from a cultural perspective on some important topics in the history and art of Kunqu Opera. The book takes the relationship between Kunqu Opera and traditional culture as the starting point, discussing it from multiple angles and perspectives. The topic is not only novel but also highly valuable.