Do you know Beijing Opera? It is known as the most famous of all Chinese traditional dramatic art forms and the largest Chinese opera form. Having a history of about 200 years, it is developed from many other dramatic 1, mostly from the local drama "Huiban", which was 2 popular in South China during the 18th century.
Theatrical art forms in many other countries do not 3 singing, dancing and spoken parts together in one single drama. An opera singer neither dances nor speaks 4 stage. In a dance drama, the dancer has no speaking role and does not sing 5.
6 in China, Beijing Opera has spread to many other places. Mei Lanfang, one of the most famous 7 of all time, was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries.
"You may be at lost when you first watch Beijing Opera but a little 8 gradually. You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera even if you know 9 of the dramatic background." This is how one American 10 described his first experience in watching Beijing Opera.
Beijing Opera is China's national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions. Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!
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