423.Peking Opera is a form of traditional Chinese theater that (1)
(appear) in Beijing in the late 18th century. (2)
(combine) music,song,dance and acrobatics (雜技動作) in a lively and colorful display,it is a(3)
(relative) new style of drama,compared to other types of Chinese theater. In the early years of Peking Opera,all the actors were men,(4)
the roles of women played by young boys.The stories fell into two main(5)
(category)-wen,or civil theater,which focused on love,marriage and other civilian concerns,and wu,or military theater,which focused on the theme of war and was known for featuring thrilling stage actions. In the first half of the (6)
(twenty) century,the most famous actor of Peking Opera was Mei Lanfang,(7)
played a key role in popularizing Peking Opera and introducing Chinese theater to the West.Additionally,Mei also took the bold step of taking on female students,which was(8)
highly risky and unconventional step at the time. After the founding of the People's Republic of China,Peking Opera performances,which dealt with contemporary and revolutionary themes,were encouraged.Despite (9)
(it) ups and downs,Peking Opera was revived (復興) in the 1980s and continues to(10)