Mei Lanfang and Peking Opera
Subtitle: a Guide to China's Traditional Theater and the Art of Its Great Master
By: written by Wu Zuguang, Huang Zuolin and Mei Shaowu ; [with selections from Mei Lanfang's own writings] ; edited by Mei Weidong
Contributors: Mei, Lanfang, 1894-1961; Huang, Zuolin, author; Mei, Shaowu, author; Mei, Weidong, editor
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: New World Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Beijing, China
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9787510450266
Subjects: History and criticism; Actors; Chinese Operas; Biography
Other titles: Guide to China's Traditional Theater and the Art of Its Great Master
Description: The year 2014 marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of great master Mei Lanfang. In traditional Chinese culture, 60 years in the lunar calendar is called "one Jiazi" and 120 years is called "double Jiazi." In order to commemorate and learn from the life and times of Mei Lanfang and to better promote the inheritance and development of Peking Opera in the modern age ... -- page v.
Notes: Includes indexes: pages 187-198.

Portion articles written by Mei Lanfang and translated by Mei Shaowe -- Colophon.