When did China opera originate?

China opera originated in the Tang Dynasty.

After the mid-Tang Dynasty, China's drama advanced by leaps and bounds, and the art of drama gradually took shape. The prosperity of literature and art in Tang Dynasty was the result of high economic development, which promoted the independence of opera and gave it rich nutrition.

The rhythm of poetry and the maturity of narrative poetry have a decisive influence on China traditional opera. The prosperity of music and dance provides the most solid foundation for the performance and singing of traditional Chinese opera.

The professional research and standardized training of Jiao Fang Pear Garden have improved the artistic level of artists, accelerated the dramatic process of singing and dancing, and produced a number of opera plays with singing and dancing.

Extended data:

There are about 360 kinds of traditional operas and tens of thousands of traditional plays in ethnic minority areas in China. After the founding of New China, many traditional plays have been adapted, and new historical plays and modern plays that express the theme of modern life have been warmly welcomed by the audience.

There are more than 50 popular and famous dramas, such as Kunqu Opera, Cantonese Opera, Sichuan Opera, Huai Opera, Jin Opera, Han Opera, xiang opera Opera, Chaozhou Opera, Fujian Opera, Qi Opera, Puxian Opera, Hebei Bangzi Opera, Hunan Opera, Shandong Opera, Ancient Painting Opera, Anhui Opera and Shanghai Opera.

Among them, Peking Opera is one of China's operas, which originated from Beijing in the middle of19th century and gained unprecedented prosperity in the court of Qing Dynasty. Its accent is mainly Xipi and Huanger, accompanied by huqin and gongs and drums, which is regarded as the quintessence of China.

In the fifty-five years of Qing Qianlong, four Huizhou classes from the south of China entered Beijing one after another. The first Huizhou class in Beijing was Sanqing, which mainly sang Huang Er tunes. Because of its rich tunes and various tracks, it gradually overwhelmed the Shaanxi opera prevailing in Beijing at that time.

Many Shaanxi opera actors transferred to Anhui opera class, which formed the fusion of Anhui opera and Shaanxi opera. Subsequently, three other Hui classes, Sixi, Chuntai and Chunchun, also came to Beijing, gradually declining the popular Kunqu opera for many years, and many Kunqu opera actors were transferred to the Hui class.

During Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty, Hubei actors went to Beijing and brought Chu tunes, which led to the confluence of Xipi and Huanger in Shi Jing and Huiban, forming the so-called Pihuang Opera.

At this time, the Pihuang opera formed in the capital, influenced by Beijing pronunciation and accent, has the characteristics of Beijing pronunciation. Later, because they often performed in Shanghai, Shanghainese called this kind of Pihuang drama with Beijing characteristics Peking Opera, also known as Peking Opera.

Baidu Encyclopedia-China Opera (formative period)