Liyuan opera

A scene from Zhu Maichen. The female in pink is Zeng Jingping, a very famous liyuan opera actress.

Liyuan opera (simplified Chinese: 梨园戏; traditional Chinese: 梨園戲; pinyin: Líyuán xì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lê-hn̂g-hì) is a form of Chinese opera originating in Quanzhou city, Fujian province, China.^[1] In recent years, one of Liyuan opera's staunchest advocates and most celebrated performers has been . At the 2009 NPC session, she proposed incorporating the study of traditional operas into the national school curriculum.^[2]

References[]

^ Sun, Mei (1996). "Performances of Nanxi". Asian Theatre Journal. Asian Theatre Journal, Vol. 13, No. 2. 13 (2): 141–166. doi:10.2307/1124523. JSTOR 1124523.
^ Sun, Yunlong (2009-03-19). "Wonder woman leads Liyuan Opera revival". China Daily. Retrieved 2009-08-26.

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[Nanxi-1] Sun, Mei (1996). "Performances of Nanxi". Asian Theatre Journal. Asian Theatre Journal, Vol. 13, No. 2. 13 (2): 141–166. doi:10.2307/1124523. JSTOR 1124523.

[Sun-2] Sun, Yunlong (2009-03-19). "Wonder woman leads Liyuan Opera revival". China Daily. Retrieved 2009-08-26.

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