Ⅱ. 非遗大观园 阳光中学特别邀请了几位非遗传承人带领学生近距离接触和了解非遗项目,包括精美的剪纸和年画、动听的昆曲和评弹、有趣的传说故事等。
Kunqu opera is one of the oldest operas in China. It has 1.
a
history of about 600 years. It started in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province and became popular during the Ming Dynasty. And it's famous 2.
as
“the mother of Chinese operas”.
Kunqu opera has wonderful singing, dancing and fighting, and uses lots of different movements 3.
to show
(show) different feelings. It is amazing and 4.
relaxing
(relax) to watch!
Kunqu opera is important because it 5.
largely
(large) influenced(影响) other kinds of Chinese operas, like Sichuan opera, Beijing opera and Henan opera. One of the most famous plays in Kunqu opera is *The Peony Pavilion* (《牡丹亭》). Tang Xianzu wrote it 6.
more
than 400 years ago.
Usually Kunqu opera is performed with 7.
traditional
(tradition) Chinese instruments such as drum, flute, three strings and so on. 8.
But
can you think about performing the art form with some Western instruments? Zhang Jun, headmaster of the Shanghai Opera School, had a try. He invited some of his musician friends 9.
to give
(give) a special performance in Shanghai on April 15 and 16, 2023. His friends played the guitar, the violin and more. A Pingtan 10.
artist
(art) and a rapper also took part in the show. Pingtan is another Chinese art form.
Kunqu opera was listed as part of the Oral and Intangible Heritage in 2001. With more people taking an interest in Kunqu opera these years, the cultural heritage is under better protection.