Essays on Chinese Page 3

Beijing Opera or Peking Opera has a history of over 200years and is believed to of begun in 1790 during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. During his 55th reign the four largest Huiban opera troupes, consisting of 360 individual types of operas, combined. After a century of evolving the Beijing Opera was formed as an…

The Chinese held the Middle Kingdom outlook for 1000s of old ages. showing their belief of the high quality of the Chinese and their Emperor. The Century of Humiliation. enduring from the first Opium War in 1839 until the 1940’s and the rise of the Communist Party. forced Western thoughts into China and caused uncertainties…

Pg.1                                      Ancient Chinese Theater              The origin of Chinese drama is unknown. The birth year is only suggested and disagreed upon by many people until a period of more than twenty-five centuries. The reason for this difference of opinions is one writer refers to the pantomimic dances which is mostly for religious worship or military happiness and are…