Chinese Traditional Opera Journals During The Prior Period Of The20Century And The Theory Of Chinese Traditional Operas

After the Opium War, China stimulation and under the influence of foreign forces, and gradually out of the traditional closed system, began to seek to modernize and to the world. The early twentieth century, Chinese society has been in constant flux. Newspapers, journals and other modern media industry is the rapid rise of far-reaching influence on the development of art and culture. The early twentieth century Chinese Opera Art unprecedented period of prosperity, its development also needs a more powerful communication tools. Therefore, the opera journals and the art of opera joint become a necessity. Chinese traditional opera journals published critical articles, which are an important part of the early twentieth century opera theoretical criticism. Changes in their development to some extent reflect the opera Journal of Dramatic Theory criticized the significance of. The scope of this study delineated in the early twentieth century (1904-1949) Chinese traditional opera journals.The rise of the first chapter briefly the cause, development and content of Chinese traditional opera journals. The second chapter explains Chinese traditional opera concept evolved in the journals.The third chapter expounds the characteristics of Chinese traditional opera in the journals. The fourth chapter focuses on the commentary about the Chinese traditional opera innovation in the journals. The fifth chapter introduces the influence of Chinese traditional opera journals as the new space over the formation and transmission of Chinese traditional opera theories and criticism.The last part is a summary of theory and criticism of traditional in Chinese traditional opera journals.It also introduces the importance of Chinese traditional opera journals on Art Research nowdavs.