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Also known as kunqu opera, kunqu theatre, kun opera, kunju

Kunqu (), also known as Kunju (), '''K'un-ch'ü, Kun opera or Kunqu opera', is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera. It evolved from a music style local to Kunshan, part of the Wu cultural area, and later came to dominate Chinese theater from the 16th to the 18th centuries. refined the musical style of kunqu, and it gained widespread popularity when Liang Chenyu used the style in his drama Huansha ji (Washing Silken Gauze). Well-known pieces of Kunqu opera included The Peony Pavilion'' from the Ming dynasty.

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Kunqu Play Taipei.JPG
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Kun Qu opera
Intangible heritage.State Party
China
Intangible heritage.ID
4
Intangible heritage.Region
Asia-Pacific region
Intangible heritage.Year
2001
Intangible heritage.Session
3rd
Intangible heritage.List
Representative
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UNESCO Cultural Heritage
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崑曲
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昆曲
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"Kunshan Melody"
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Kūnqǔ
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K'un1-ch'ü3
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Kuencheu
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Kwan1 Kuk1
Chinese.y
Kwānkūk

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Subclass of
Chinese opera
Country of origin
China
Image
Pekinguniversitykunqu5.jpg
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Commons category
Kunqu Opera
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Category:Kunqu
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