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Source: CCTV.com
06-24-2008 11:24
Following the founding of New China, the policy of cultural reawakening offered Kunqu Opera the chance to emerge from a long period of neglect. New Kunqu Opera troupes were set up across the country. Miraculously, despite only recently being reborn, Kunqu Opera was even able to survive the harsh political climate during the Cultural Revolution.
Kunqu Opera is one of the most valuable parts of China’s cultural heritage. With its six hundred years of history and its unique artistic beauty, it serves as a link between past and present, China and the world.