Jilin opera (, Pinyin: Jiju) is a form of
Chinese opera, especially popular in
Jilin province
Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea ( Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...
,
China. Compared to
Kun opera
Kunqu (), also known as Kunju (), K'un-ch'ü, Kun opera or Kunqu Opera, is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera. Kunqu is one of the oldest traditional operas of the Han nationality, and is also a treasure of Chinese traditional cult ...
or
Beijing opera, it is played in modern
Mandarin, similar to
Pingju opera.
Jilin opera came into Beijing in the second half of the 20th century, during the
Hundred Flowers Campaign
The Hundred Flowers Campaign, also termed the Hundred Flowers Movement (), was a period from 1956 to 1957 in the People's Republic of China during which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) encouraged citizens to openly express their opinions of t ...
. The Jilin Opera Troupe was established in 1960 in
Changchun, the capital city of Jilin province. There is also the Jilin Opera House ().
References
External links
Jilin opera: Peach, Pear and Plum (Video)(in Chinese)
Chinese opera
Theatrical genres
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