京剧英文演讲稿

November 16th in 2010,It was a common but also a special day,maybe most of people did not know that it was exactly from then on, there would be another list of world intangible cultural heritage item,a kind of old opera named after beijing recognized by the UNESCO.So after that,Beijing Opera has become the quintessence of our country. so we have the courage to believe that this art will be our wealth forever and will never disappear,because it was born among us and developed together with us.

If we look it back we will be really proud of our nation and willing to pass this culture from generation to the next generation.

2000 years ago, a famous Theatrical troupe named huiban began their exploration in this broaden city beijing.and this event has been recognized as the origin of opera development. It is said that in the whole world,there are three kinds of the oldest opera

cultures:China opera, Greece tragic-comedy and Indian Sanskrit Opera,

the former two just remain historical old stages,only China opera are still alive and develop.Because it is said that a nation's ancient art always carries a national characteristic of the life,even can reflect the spirit of a nation，and it was always stay among people and involved in people’s lives.

For most native people in old unmerceful time period,no matter who they are,the workers,the professors and other higher class,they were all absorbed in beijing opera,they regard it as their article of faith,they pull themselves out of this rushed society and comfort themselves with this life style.So it is really an essential part for peoples life.

Another reason why it is important is that in the old time,there was no instrument for people to pass on knowlegde,actually,most part of the knowledge and social mobilities are passed by opera. 戏曲比一切的书，比一切的学校起的作用都要大。 At that time,opera had already been known by lots of foreigners,in their surprise eyes, beijing opera had become a mystery and an elegant dreamland,merely 80 years

ago,when Chinese Exquisite Beauty park across the Pacific Ocean to the Broadway in New York for the first time,a famous American theater critic made such description in the New York world, you will feel as if you place oneself in an ancient myth, harmonious and beautiful eternal world, full of extremely subtle solemnity and quiet.Most foreigners also thought Beijing Opera undoubtedly in some way bridged the gap between east and west. So we see The people in the world are all approved it,although it is defined as a inheritance but it is still full of energy,and is the cultural wealth of the whole human beings.

Here is the highest institution of cultivating professional talents of beijing opera in China, National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts,in the exhibation rome of the academy,here is a precious cultural relic, its owner is the second principal of this academy.this costum was given by the emperor of qing dynasty, so let’s begin from qing dystany.in september of 1790.it was emperor qianlong’s birthday celebration,the treatrical troupe from all over China come to have a show ,and it was said that almost between every ten steps in the forbidden city,there would be a stage for

performing.this is really a prosperous scenery. The opera is also the most nomal way as a celebration entertainment in the latter dynasties until today.

A t that old time,the country’s two biggest theater,one is in 北京 and the other is in 扬州. At the beginning, people didn’t accept other place tune of opera.until to 1940s,a new kind of opera took in 徽调，汉调，昆曲，秦腔，京高腔 and also absorbed in various of folk songs,it is the real beijing opera.

In the late period of qing dynasty,empress dowager cixi appreciate opera very much,and we know she is suspicious to everything and always afraid someone will cheat or kill her,she always invited her ministers to see a opera named，here is a traitor in the play,every time when cixi saw him,she would ask for beating that performer for 40 times,to show her real thought to the ministers.

Behind the opera,there were lots of unforgetable events happened that time,that is to say sometimes opera developed with a strong political background.it always represented people’s attitude toward the society and governor.and when qing dynasty walk to the end,people need a support for their spririts more like a kind of religious consolation

During about 200 years in qing dynasty,nearly 70% of today’s opera came into being at that time.

Although A decadent dynasty has gone, the splendor of opera just began.