KUNQU operais one of theoldest forms of Chinese op-era.It had its beginnings inthe late Yuan(1271-1368)and earlyMing(1368-1644)dynasties and itsfullest flowering in the middle ofthe Ming Dynasty.Kunqu opera in-volves ...KUNQU operais one of theoldest forms of Chinese op-era.It had its beginnings inthe late Yuan(1271-1368)and earlyMing(1368-1644)dynasties and itsfullest flowering in the middle ofthe Ming Dynasty.Kunqu opera in-volves poetry,singing,music,dance,drama,acrobatics and martialarts.It reflects the daily life,emo-tions and ideas of ancient Chinesepeople and some ancient arts andtheir development.Later forms ofopera—such as Peking,Han(fromHubei Province),Hui,Chuan,Wu(from Zhejiang Province),Xiang.Dian and Yue—were all influencedby Kunqu.Today there are six Kunquopera troupes in—China,all with dis-tinct characteristics of their own.The Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe,展开更多
文摘KUNQU operais one of theoldest forms of Chinese op-era.It had its beginnings inthe late Yuan(1271-1368)and earlyMing(1368-1644)dynasties and itsfullest flowering in the middle ofthe Ming Dynasty.Kunqu opera in-volves poetry,singing,music,dance,drama,acrobatics and martialarts.It reflects the daily life,emo-tions and ideas of ancient Chinesepeople and some ancient arts andtheir development.Later forms ofopera—such as Peking,Han(fromHubei Province),Hui,Chuan,Wu(from Zhejiang Province),Xiang.Dian and Yue—were all influencedby Kunqu.Today there are six Kunquopera troupes in—China,all with dis-tinct characteristics of their own.The Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe,