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    Question ID:   126         Current Version: 2
Question: What is Kunqu Opera?
Category: Arts & Entertainment > Performing Arts
Keywords: Kunqu Opera, Chinese drama, China
Type: what
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Kunqu opera is known as the ancestor of a hundred of Chinese operas and has now been listed by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as fine specimens of Oral and Non-material Heritage of All Humanity in May 2001.

It is one of the earliest forms of traditional Chinese drama, having a history of more than 600 years. It is a comprehensive performance comprising all stage factors: literature, music, dancing, acting, costumes, make-up, props, setting etc. The most prominent characteristic of Kunqu performance is its lyricism, where the posture of each role is in a dancing mode. Its value as a cultural heritage is embodied in a wide cultural scope.

is a video of Kunqu opera. 

 

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