Folk art that rocks
By Chen Nan | China Daily | Updated: 2016-10-24 10:28
Intensive beats and high-pitched singing have made Qinqiang Opera appealing to generations of fans, Chen Nan reports in Xi'an.
When Sun Yat-sen launched the Xinhai Revolution in 1911 to oust the ruling Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and founded the Republic of China in 1912, the ripple effects were beyond the political.
Two scriptwriters from Shaanxi province were inspired by the revolution and ambitious to educate the general public with accessible folk art. Li Tongxuan (1860-1932) and Sun Renyu (1872-1934) founded Yisushe in 1912, an arts troupe specializing in Qinqiang Opera, the most popular opera form in northwestern China.
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