What is the name of an important play in northern China?

What is the name of an important play in northern China?

An important drama in northern China is called Pingju.

Pingju is one of the most popular operas in northern China and one of the five major operas in China. Some people think it is the second largest drama in China. In the late Qing Dynasty, it was formed on the basis of the ditty "Lotus Falls Opposite" in Luanxian County, Hebei Province. It was first popular in rural areas of Hebei province, and then entered Tangshan, and was called "Tangshan Xiazi". It was popular in Northeast China around the 1920s, and a number of actresses appeared. After 1930s, under the influence of Peking Opera and Hebei Bangzi, the performance of Pingju became more and more mature, and schools such as "Bai", "Bai", "Picking Lotus" and "Ai Lianjun" appeared. After 1950, the plays such as Little Son-in-law, Liu Qiaoer, Flowers as Media, Complaining to Third Sister Yang, Qin Xianglian and so on have great influence in the whole country, with new, famous, famous actors appearing. Pingju is still popular in North China and Northeast China.

Pingju is divided into East Road and West Road, with East Road as the main one.

On May 20th, 2006, Pingju was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

On 20 18 12, the general office of the Ministry of Education announced that Tangshan Normal University was the inheritance base of China's outstanding traditional culture Pingju.