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Chinese opera

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popular form of drama and musical theatre in China

CCTV-11 Chinese Opera

CCTV-11 is the Chinese opera channel of the CCTV (China Central Television) Network in the People's Republic of China launched on July 9, 2001.

form of Chinese opera popular in the Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty

thumb|275px|A modern reconstruction of a mural depicting the Yuan Dynasty|Yuan zaju stage c. 1324. The original was found in the [[Guangsheng Temple of Shanxi province.]]Zaju was a form of Chinese opera which provided entertainment through a synthesis of recitations of prose and poetry, dance, singing, and mime, with a certain emphasis on comedy (or, happy endings). Although with diverse and earlier roots, zaju has particularly been associated with the time of the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), and zaju remains important in terms of the historical study of the theater arts as well as Classical Chin

form of Classical Chinese poetry consisting of words written in one of a number of certain, set tone patterns, based upon the tunes of various songs

Form of opera from northern China

royal acting and musical academy founded by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang dynasty China

genre of Chinese opera originating from Fuzhou

variety of Chinese opera

revolutionary opera

genre of Chinese opera promoting communism and socialism

form of Chinese opera

tea-picking opera

genre of Chinese opera

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Chinese opera school

boarding schools located throughout Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, specialising in teaching Chinese opera

type of Chinese theatrical art

branch of traditional Chinese opera originating from Teochew

traditional trailing sleeve of Chinese opera costume