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What kind of intangible cultural heritage does Kunqu opera belong to?

Kunqu opera belongs to the category of traditional drama in intangible cultural heritage.

Kunqu Opera, formerly known as "Kunqu Opera" (referred to as "Kunqu Opera" for short), is an ancient opera tune and genre in China, and now it is also called "Kunqu Opera". Kunqu opera belongs to the category of traditional drama in intangible cultural heritage. It is one of the oldest traditional operas of the Han nationality, and it is also a treasure in the traditional culture and art of the Han nationality in China, especially in the art of opera. It is called "Orchid in a Hundred Flowers Garden".

Kunqu Opera was listed as "representative works of human oral and intangible heritage" by UNESCO in 20001year (it was listed in the List of Representative Works of Human Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2008). In 2006, it was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. 20 18 12, the general office of the Ministry of Education announced that Peking University was the outstanding traditional culture heritage base of Kunqu opera in China.

A famous Kunqu artist

Wei Liangfu 1

Wei Liangfu, whose real name is Shang Quan, is from Nanchang, Jiangxi, and lives in Taicang South Wharf, Jiangsu. He was an outstanding opera musician, opera innovator and the originator of Kunqu opera during Jiajing period. He has made outstanding contributions to the artistic development of Kunshan Opera, and is honored as the "ancestor of Kunqu Opera" by later generations, and also known as the "sage of Quyi" in the field of Quyi.

2. Tang Xianzu

Tang Xianzu (1550— 16 16) was a dramatist and writer in China in the Ming Dynasty. Word meaning is still, Hai Ruo people, number if stone, Qingyuan road flyover. Han nationality, Linchuan, Jiangxi. In terms of opera creation, we are opposed to imitating the ancients and sticking to the rules. His works include The Peony Pavilion, The Tale of Handan, Conan and The Tale of Purple Hairpin, which are collectively called the four great dreams of Tang Yuming, among which The Peony Pavilion is the most famous. In the history of China opera, it is as famous as Guan Hanqing and Wang Shifu, and has an important position in the history of China and even the world literature, and is known as "Shakespeare of the East".