How did Chinese opera develop and evolve?

Chinese classical opera has gone through a long historical period from its germination to its formation, development and end, which can be roughly categorized into eight periods: the germination period -- the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, the embryonic period -- the Song and Jin Dynasties, the maturity period --Yuan Dynasty to the early Ming Dynasty, the period of development - the Jiajing and Longqing years of the Ming Dynasty, the period of prosperity - the Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty, the period of integration - the early Qing Dynasty, the period of transition - the period of the Ming Dynasty, the period of the Ming Dynasty. -Early Qing Dynasty, Period of Transition - Mid-Qing Dynasty, Period of Finality - Modern Times.

Chinese opera originated from primitive songs and dances, and it was only through the Han and Tang Dynasties to the Song and Jin Dynasties that a more complete opera art was formed. In the primitive society, the clan inhabited villages produced primitive songs and dances, and with the gradual growth of the clan, songs and dances also gradually developed and improved; pre-Qin period appeared in the Yu-ling, mainly in the aristocrats to sing and dance during the feast; the Han Dynasty Yu-ling agency called the Lefu, specifically responsible for the collection of folk music, engaged in the writing of lyrics, the performance of music and dance; and later gave rise to the Tang Dynasty's "Senjun Opera", the Song Dynasty's miscellaneous opera. "Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty, the Southern Opera, Yuan Dynasty, until the Qing Dynasty, the unprecedented prosperity of local opera, and gradually formed a "Beijing Opera, Yueju Opera, Huangmei Opera, opera, Yu Opera" five major opera as the core of the Chinese Opera Garden.