中国戏剧

Foreword

Prelude: the Origins of Chinese Theater

Sacrifice and Entertainer

The Spectacular Scene of Music and Dance

Xinong and the Art of Singing with Speaking

Peaks Towering Magnificently: Song Xiwen and Yuan Zaju

Southern Xiwen during the Song Dynasty

The Prosperity ofYuan Zaju

Guan Hanqings Remarkable Achievement

Refinement and Elegance: Chuanqi of the MinR and Qing Dynasties and the Times of Kunqu Opera

Scholars Renovate of Xiwen

Kunqu Opera and Exquisite Peony Pavilion

Palace of Eternity and Peach Blossom Fan

Li Yu and Kunqu Opera Stage Performances

Flowers in Bloom: Diversified Opera Varieties

Spread of Yiyang Tune and Clapper Opera

Competition between Huabu and Yabu

From Playlet to Big Opera

Modern Play and Stage Play

With Ups and Downs: Extending Its Global Presence

New Stage

Mei Lanfang——Going to the World

Improvement to the Traditional Opera and

"Model Opera"

Forward-looking Chinese Theater

Appendix: Chronological Table of the Chinese Dynasties

China is a country with multiple theatrical activities spread over its largearea. Chinese traditional opera, an integration of singing and performance, is the most common, unique and representative form of Chinese theater. Over more than 800 years, it has maintained its basic form .In the beginning of the 20th century, subject to the impact of the West, the modern drama without singing appeared in China. The development and prosperity of modern drama has added a new landscape for Chinese the ater, which, as a whole, has become more diversified.