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In primitive society, primitive songs and dances were produced in villages inhabited by clans. Is it related to the development of traditional opera culture in China?

In primitive society, primitive songs and dances were produced in villages where clans lived together. With the gradual growth of clans, songs and dances also gradually developed and improved. For example, in many ancient rural areas, there is still a long tradition of singing and dancing, such as "Nuo Opera"; At the same time, some new songs and dances, such as "Shehuo" and "Yangko", came into being to meet people's spiritual needs. It is these song and dance performances that have created a group of skilled folk artists and made some progress in the direction of opera.

From the middle of12nd century to the beginning of13rd century, professional art and commercial performance groups such as Song Zaju and Jin emerged gradually, such as Yuan created by Guan Hanqing, Autumn of the Han Palace created by Ma Zhiyuan, Revenge of the Zhao Orphan, etc. This period is the prosperous period of China traditional opera stage.

/kloc-In the mid-Ming Dynasty in the 6th century, Kunqu Opera rose in the south of the Yangtze River, and many operas such as Fifteen Passes and Zhan Huakui emerged. The opera popular with farmers in this period was Yiyang Opera, which originated in Anhui and Jiangxi, and Kunqu Opera was popular with feudal elites.

Most of the works in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties describe people's heroes, such as Mu and Tao Sanchun. At this time, local operas mainly included northern Bangzi and southern Pihuang. Peking Opera was produced on the basis of the high prosperity of local operas in Qing Dynasty. During the reign of Tongzhi and Guangxu, the first generation of Peking Opera actors and masters of different schools appeared, which marked the maturity and prosperity of Peking Opera. Soon, Beijing opera developed all over the country, especially in Shanghai and Tianjin. Peking Opera has become a widely influential drama, which has pushed China's traditional opera art to a new height.

Before and after the Revolution of 1911, a group of outstanding opera artists, such as Wang Xiaonong, Pan and Xia Yueshan, engaged in the improvement of opera art and accumulated valuable experience for the future improvement of opera.

China's modern operas have evolved from the May 4th Movement 19 19 to the founding of the People's Republic of China. During this period, some people with lofty ideals reformed traditional Chinese opera. On the eve of the May 4th Movement, Mei Lanfang performed Deng, A wisp of hemp and other new fashion dramas promoting democratic ideas, and Zhou Hecheng also created many works.