Tibetan opera originated in which century

Tibetan opera originated in the 1920s. The Tibetan Opera, whose non-heritage level is national, is a kind of traditional drama in China, originating from Tibet Autonomous Region as well as Qinghai Province.

The Tibetan Opera is said to have been performed by seven sisters***, and most of its stories are mythological stories from Buddhist scriptures, so in the beginning, the Tibetan Opera was also called "Ajilam", which means "Fairy Sisters".

Tibetan opera originated from the religious art of the Tibetans, and was later separated from the religious ceremonies in the monasteries, therefore, Tibetan opera has distinctive characteristics of religious art, and can be divided into the new school of blue masks, and the old school of white masks and other genres.

Tibetan opera singing high and majestic, basically because of the people to set the song, every line of the singing is someone's voice and help. Tibetan opera is originally a square play, only a drum and a cymbal accompaniment, no other instruments. Tibetan opera is a very large theater system, due to the natural conditions, living customs, cultural traditions, dialect and speech differences across the Tibetan Plateau, it has many artistic varieties and genres. The origin of Tibetan opera is more than 400 years earlier than that of Beijing Opera, which is regarded as a national treasure, and is regarded as a "living fossil" of Tibetan culture. Tibetan opera is the mother of Tibetan opera art, which spread far and wide to the Tibetan-speaking areas of Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces through the monks and pilgrims who came to Tibet to further their studies, forming the Huangnan Tibetan Opera in Qinghai, the Gannan Tibetan Opera in Gansu, and the Sedar Tibetan Opera and other branches in Sichuan. India, Bhutan and other countries of the Tibetan settlement also has Tibetan opera circulated.