Generally speaking, "Time Drama" does not refer to the popular drama literally displayed. Those traditional Chinese opera works, which are called time dramas, have three main characteristics: first, they are short in length; Second, the content is popular, and many works are humorous. Third, sing with popular tunes instead of the mainstream voice of the theater at that time, and it is easy to change the tune.
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