20th Century Discovery of Opera Cultural Relics and Study of Qu Opera

Author: Che Wenming
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: Reading this book as a journalist left me with the impression that it compiles an immense amount of theatrical artifact materials, almost comprehensive! This makes it a work with the nature of a discipline database. The second impression is that there are numerous new discoveries—some emerging from my own insights, others supplementing the predecessors—within the discussed scope, demonstrating the author's years of accumulation and contemplation. The book categorizes theatrical artifacts into seven types: stages, sculptures, steles, theatrical paintings, manuscripts, stage inscriptions, and others, arranged in chronological order and presented in a list. For each individual artifact, the content includes six items: "Name," "Time," "Brief Description," "Discovery Location," "Publication Status," and "Remarks."