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was commonplace and it was not uncommon for the entire group to be beaten with bamboo canes if one student made a mistake during a performance. Schools with less harsh training methods began to appear in 1930, but all schools were closed down in 1931 after the Japanese invasion. The modern schools,
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The Spring and Autumn Drama School was another Peking opera school in Hong Kong, and was to some extent the China Drama Academy's "rival". It was run by Madame Fan Fok-Fa (粉菊花, a.k.a. Fen Juhua), who had been China's first female martial arts actress. The school also produced a number of stunt
284: 582:. It was known as the Fu Sheng (Fu Xing Ju Xiao) or Lu Kwan Peking Opera school. Although still called a Peking Opera school, students actually learned Taiwanese opera, sung in 1404: 1409: 1394: 416: 338: 182: 35: 685: 658: 408: 813: 615: 294: 229: 127: 771: 201: 99: 266: 248: 146: 49: 84: 77: 208: 106: 1399: 463:. Public interest in Peking Opera waned in the late 1960s and during the Cultural Revolution most of the schools were closed. 607: 186: 41: 215: 113: 806: 197: 95: 175: 73: 317: 460: 407:
Today, a few degree-granting, western-style educational institutions specialize in Chinese opera, like the
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The Rise of the Peking Opera, 1770-1870: Social Aspects of the Theatre in Manchu China
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Drama Kings: Players and Publics in the Re-creation of Peking Opera, 1870–1937
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and the Spring and Autumn Drama School opened after the war, in around 1952.
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Historically, pupils had been handpicked at a young age by a teacher (or
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In learning Peking opera, attending students developed skills in
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became independent boarding schools by the late 19th century.
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