Study On Quanzhou Pear Garden Opera & Folk Customs And Culture

As one of the oldest south operas in China, Quanzhou Pear garden opera derived from Quanzhou City Fujian Province mostly and some other regions where MinNan dialect was used, which originated in Tang and Wudai dynasties, came into being in Song and Yuandynasties, and had been developing for almost 1000 years up to now. In the process of its forming and developing, Pear garden opera was closely connected with folk customs and culture. But less importance is attached to the relation between Pear garden opera & folk customs and culture, therefore, systematic study is also in embryo. The thesis systematicly narrates the relation of Pear garden opera and folk customs from four aspects which are the folk customs and culture's source of Pear garden opera, performing activity and folk customs, folk customs and culture of Pear garden opera itself, inheriting and developing of Pear garden opera & folk customs and culture.The first chapter traces back to the main folk customs and culture which Pear garden opera were affected heavily and analyzes the relation between Pear garden opera and oral custom, folk art and folk believes.The second chapter narrates the relation between Quanzhou Pear garden opera's performing activity and folk customs from three aspects which are seasonal customs, celebrating spirits' birthdays, household festival and aesthetic performance, and simply narrates the situation of Pear garden opera in other regions where Minnan dialect was used.The third chapter narrates the ample and specific performaning customs of Pear garden opera which developed in its long history, including worship customs of opera spirits, the organizing and living customs of the opera staff and performing customs.Lastly, it narrates the inheriting and developing of Pear garden opera by the achievements of performing art, opera plays, developing strategies, media technologies and methods, which accord to the development of the customs lately.