There are so many kinds of operas in China, why is Beijing Opera the only national quintessence?

Peking Opera is the most popular opera in China because it absorbs the advantages of many kinds of operas and tunes. Has been recognized by the world; It absorbs the advantages of various operas, and integrates literature, art, martial arts, dancing, singing and acting. Peking Opera is a kind of drama that was born in Beijing, the capital of China. Peking Opera is one of the traditional operas formed in Beijing with a history of nearly 200 years.

Peking Opera, once called Pingju, is one of the five major dramas in China, with Xipi and Huanger as the main accents, accompanied by huqin and gongs and drums. It is regarded as the quintessence of China and the "top spot" of China's opera Sandingjia.

Anhui Opera is the predecessor of Beijing Opera. Since the 55th year of Qing Qianlong (1790), four Huizhou classes, Sanqing, Sixi, Chuntai and Hechun, which had performed in the south, have successively entered Beijing. They cooperated with artists in Hubei, accepted some plays, tunes and performance methods of Kunqu Opera and Shaanxi Opera, and absorbed some local folk tunes. Through constant communication and integration, Peking Opera was finally formed. After the formation of Peking Opera, it began to develop rapidly in the Qing court until the Republic of China.

It toured all over the world and became an important means to introduce and spread China's traditional culture. It is distributed all over China with Beijing as the center.

2010 165438+1October16 Peking Opera was listed in the "Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity".