Early 20th Century Shanghai Opera: A Preliminary Chronology

Author: Zhao Shanlin (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: This book uses eras as the longitude and works as the latitude to meticulously outline the general picture of Shanghai opera from 1840 to 1919. After Shanghai was opened as a port, with the development of the economy, it gradually became the center of modern opera activities in southern China. This book describes the original state of Shanghai opera on the stage during the transition from tradition to modernity, including historical background materials, the creative activities of writers, opera performance activities, and changes in the survival and disappearance of figures in the opera world. The book is meticulously organized, clearly structured, concisely narrated, and rich in materials. It is not only useful for studying the history of modern Shanghai opera but also provides some reference value for understanding the social life of the urban middle class in modern Shanghai.