Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s1.t5.6

v2.c10.s1.t5.6

After *Quanshan Ji*, Mulian plays were adapted and produced one after another, and they were performed at the imperial court of Qing Dynasty as well as on a public stage. They are included in major operas such as Kunqu Opera and Peking Opera as well as dozens of sorts of local operas, such as Hui Opera of Jiangxi, Shao Opera of Zhejiang, Xiang Opera of Hunan, Chuan Opera of Sichuan, Puxian Opera of Fujian, Han Opera of Hubei, Gui Opera of Guangxi and Wu Opera of Jiangxi. Mulian plays attract the attention of many scholars across the world and are deemed as “the living fossil of Chinese operas”.