Ten classic dramas are recommended: Thunderstorm, Farewell My Concubine, Legend of the White Snake, butterfly lovers, Teahouse, Drunk Imperial Lady, The West Chamber, Peony Pavilion, White-haired Girl and Butterfly.

1. Thunderstorm

Thunderstorm is a drama created by playwright Cao Yu and published in Literature Quarterly in July 1934.

2. Farewell My Concubine

Farewell My Concubine can be said to be a representative of a period of Peking Opera, which has a far-reaching influence on later generations. Later generations have adapted many classic movies, songs, stage plays and novels with the same name based on this Peking Opera.

3. The Legend of the White Snake

The Legend of the White Snake is a famous opera in China, which is adapted from the legend of the white snake, a folk myth in China. The story is first seen in Feng Menglong's Warning to the World (Volume 28) and The White Snake's Leifeng Pagoda in Yongzhen.

4. butterfly lovers

has become the most striking famous drama in this subject because of the wide spread of the film version. In 1952, the play participated in the first national opera viewing and performance conference, and won the script award, the first performance award, the music composition award and the dance design award.

5. Teahouse

Teahouse is a drama written by Lao She, a modern writer, in 1956. There are nearly 5 characters in the script, many of whom have distinct personalities, and they can "know the person by his voice" and "hook the outline of a character in a few words".

6. Drunkenness of the Imperial concubine

The Beijing opera Drunkenness of the Imperial concubine, also known as Baihua Pavilion, is a one-fold play, based on the story of Yang Guifei, a historical figure of the Tang Dynasty in China. It is widely recognized by Mr. Mei Lanfang, a famous Peking Opera performer in China, and is one of the representative plays of Mei School.

7. The Romance of the West Chamber

The Romance of the West Chamber is one of the representative dramas of the Yuan Dynasty, which has a strong color of anti-feudal ethics. The author writes about the young people's desire for love, the irresistible and justified feelings and desires, and the conflict between the young people's own wishes and the parents' will; Expressed the love concept of "May all sentient beings in the world become a family".

8. Peony Pavilion

This drama describes the story that Du Liniang, the daughter of the official, fell in love with Liu Mengmei, a scholar in her dream, but died of injuries, turned into a soul to find a lover in reality, fell in love with ghosts, finally came back to life, and finally became United with Liu Mengmei forever.

9. White-haired girl

The white-haired girl originated from the hero "Xi 'er" in the folklore story of the white-haired fairy in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region. She became a young white-haired girl because of persecution in the old society, and as the name suggests, she was called "White-haired girl".

1. Butterfly

Butterfly is a musical produced by Songlei Group. Since its premiere, it has been invited by many domestic and foreign performers. It is precisely because of its excellent integration of the essence of Chinese and Western cultures that it is called "China's musical epic".