Unit 4 Stage and screen
外研版高中英语必修二
Section A Starting out & Understanding ideas
Kunqu昆曲是中国传统戏曲中最古老的剧种之一,被称为百花园中的一朵“兰花”。昆曲发源于14世纪中国的苏州昆山,后经魏良辅等人的改良而走向全国,自明代中叶独领中国剧坛近300年。昆曲在2001年被联合国教科文组织列为“人类口述和非物质遗产代表作”。
Kunqu,also known as Kunju,Kun Opera or Kunqu Opera,is one of the oldest extant(现存的) forms of Chinese opera.It evolved① from the Kunshan melody,and dominated(支配) Chinese theatre from the 16th to the 18th centuries.Kunqu originated② in the Wu cultural area.Kunqu boasts a 600-year history and is k ...