Research On The Ancient Stages Existing In Shaanxi Province

Shaanxi province is the birthplace of ancient civilizations, with deep cultural heritage, a long drama history, and very frequent drama activities, but the relevant literature is very few, while the existing ancient Opera Theaters compensate for this shortcoming in a large part. Existing ancient Opera Theaters in Shaanxi province mainly distribute in the Han River, Jialing River, both sides of the Danjiang, Guanzhong plain and the northern plateau of Shaanxi province. Ancient Opera Theaters in the Southern of Shaanxi province distribute along the rivers, multi-hall Theater and the worship of water gods Theater; Guanzhong Theaters, relating to Temple Theater as the main feature, locate in the center of the county; and ancient Opera Theaters in the northern of Shaanxi province retained less with Jiaxian Baiyun Mountain Temple Theater as a representative. This paper attempts to elaborate Shaanxi operas'prosperity from aspects of ancient Opera Theaters'exqusition, Guanzhong ancient Theaters'grand and majestic, the creation of the ancient styles of ancient Opera Theaters, the stage inscription, inscriptions, and many other aspects of drama.This paper, under the standard of major administrative divisions of Shaanxi, takes eight regions, thirty-one counties, as an example including Hanzhong, Ankang, Shangluo, Xianyang, Weinan, Xi'an, Baoji and Yulin, and has a detailed description for the current well-preserved ancient theater. In addition, the decoration of Shaanxi's ancient Opera Theater is a major feature, and describes from the column bases (base drum pedal, Fu Pen basis), queti (qima queti, Large queti, etc), zaojing (the Big Dipper 8 caisson, circular caisson, gossip caisson, etc), brackets, geduan and other decorations to describe six aspects. and other decorations. Finally, do research specifically on the Ming and Qing Dynasties Theaters, maintenance Theaters, the stage inscription social mobility and class relations, and drama activities. And also do a comparative study in the origin of Shaanxi opera drama and Shaanxi Opera social classes (Shuangsheng class, Tongxing class, Deheclass, Huaqing class, Wingshun class, etc).Nowadays, culture is becoming more and more developed, while ancient Opera Theaters, the witness of the ancient Chinese opera and cultural prosperity, and a living fossil of opera history, are becoming less and less. Therefore, the investigation and study in Shaanxi ancient Opera Theater is not only necessary but also have research value.