Known as the mother of Chinese theater opera is the

The mother of Chinese opera is Kun Opera. Kun Opera is one of the many types of Chinese opera, which was formed during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, and it originated in Kunshan, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. The representative works of Kun Opera that use the Kun cavity include The Palace of Eternal Youth and The Peony Pavilion, etc. Kun Opera pays more attention to the control of the voice during the performance, and at the same time pays attention to the rhythmic speed of the staccato, which is usually accompanied by a complete set of musical accompaniment for the performance scenes.

Kun Opera (Kun Opera), formerly known as "Kun Shan Cavity" (Kun Cavity for short), is an ancient Chinese opera voice and theater, now also known as "Kun Opera". "Kunqu is a traditional Chinese opera. Kunqu is one of the oldest types of traditional Chinese opera, and is also one of the treasures of traditional Chinese culture and art, especially opera, and is known as an "orchid" in a hundred gardens. Kunqu originated in the 14th century in Kunshan, Suzhou, China, and was later improved by Wei Liangfu and others, and has been the leader of the Chinese opera scene for nearly 300 years since the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

Kunqu combines singing, reading, acting, dancing and martial arts, and is known for its elegant lyrics, melodious voice and delicate performances, and is one of the genres under the Southern Opera system, which is regarded as "the ancestor of all operas". Kunqu uses drums and plates to control the rhythm of the singing, with the recorder and the three-stringed instrument as the main accompaniment, and its singing and reciting voice is "Zhongzhou rhyme".

Kunqu was listed by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2001, and was included in the first national list of intangible cultural heritage in 2006. In December 2018, the General Office of the Ministry of Education announced that Peking University would be a base for the transmission of Chinese outstanding traditional culture of kunqu.

October 2, 2019, at the 2019 Chinese Opera and Culture Week, Kunqu Opera participated