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This book offers a stimulating introduction to the Hokkien music drama known as liyuanxi ('pear garden theatre'), heir and current expression of one of China's oldest unbroken xiqu ('Chinese opera') traditions. It considers the genre's history prior to the 20th century, its signal successes before and after the Cultural Revolution, and its national prominence today. Beginning with an analysis of the form's aesthetics and techniques, it proceed...

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Kunqu, recognised by UNESCO in 2001 as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, is among the oldest and most refined traditions of the family of genres known as xiqu or "Chinese opera." Having survived the turmoil of the Chinese twentieth century, the art form's musical and performance traditions are being passed on by senior artists in several major cities of the Yang-tze River basin as well as Beijing. Xiqu studies have so far f...

Offers intriguing new perspectives on historical and contemporary Sino-Indonesian performance. For the first time in a major study, this community's diverse performance practices are brought together as a family of genres.

This anthology gathers stories from established and emerging writers in China and is projected to be the first in a series. It includes writing by Bi Feiyu, Chen Jie, Fan Xiaoqing, Han Shaogong, He Yuru, Huang Fan, Li Han, Su Tong, Tie Ning, Tsering Norbu, Aang Baozhong, Wang Shou, Xiao Su, Xu Yigua, and Zhu Shanpo.

This anthology gathers stories from established and emerging writers in China and is projected to be the first in a series. It includes writing by Bi Feiyu, Chen Jie, Fan Xiaoqing, Han Shaogong, He Yuru, Huang Fan, Li Han, Su Tong, Tie Ning, Tsering Norbu, Aang Baozhong, Wang Shou, Xiao Su, Xu Yigua, and Zhu Shanpo.