戏曲是中华民族的传统艺术。它由文学、音乐、舞蹈、美术、武术、杂技以及表演艺术各种因素综合而成的。它的起源历史悠久，在漫长发展的过程中，经过八百多年不断地丰富、革新与发展．讲究唱、做、念、打，富于舞蹈性，技术性很高，构成有别于其他戏剧而成为完整的戏曲艺术体系。
Opera is the traditional art of the Chinese nation. It is composed of literature, music, dance, art, martial arts, acrobatics and performing arts. It has a long history of origin. In the long process of development, after more than 800 years of continuous enrichment, innovation and development, it pays attention to singing, doing, reading and playing. It is rich in dance and highly technical. It forms a complete opera art system different from other dramas.
据不完全统计，我国各民族地区的戏曲剧种，约有三百六十多种，传统剧目数以万计。中华人民共和国成立后又出现许多改编的传统剧目，新编历史剧和表现现代生活题材的现代戏，都受广大观众热烈欢迎。比较流行着名的剧种有：京剧、昆曲、越剧、豫剧、湘剧、粤剧、秦腔、川剧、评剧、晋剧、汉剧、潮剧、闽剧、河北梆子、黄梅戏、湖南花鼓戏……等等五十多个剧种，尤以京剧流行最广，遍及全国，不受地区所限。但是近几年来，戏剧艺术在中国的发展日趋衰弱，受到了新生艺术的冲击。尤其港台歌曲大量涌入内地，学生追星捧星，趋之若骛，对我们中华民族的艺术瑰宝却是知之甚少。
According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 360 kinds of traditional operas in various ethnic areas in China, with tens of thousands of traditional operas. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, many adapted traditional plays, new historical plays and modern plays with modern life themes have been warmly welcomed by the audience. The popular operas are Beijing opera, Kunqu Opera, Yue opera, Yu opera, Hunan opera, Yue opera, Qin opera, Sichuan Opera, Pingju, Jin opera, Han Opera, Chaoju, min opera, Hebei Bangzi, Huangmei Opera, Hunan Huagu Opera There are more than 50 kinds of opera, especially Beijing opera, which is the most popular, all over the country and not limited by the region. But in recent years, the development of drama art in China is becoming weaker and weaker, which is impacted by the new art. In particular, a large number of Hong Kong and Taiwan songs have flooded into the mainland, and students are chasing stars and chasing them, but they know little about the art treasures of our Chinese nation.
中国古代戏剧因以“戏”和“曲”为主要因素，所以称做“戏曲”。中国戏曲主要包括宋元南戏、元明杂剧、传奇和明清传奇，也包括近代的京戏和其他地方戏的传统剧目在内，它是中国民族戏剧文化的通称。
Ancient Chinese drama is called "opera" because of the main factors of "opera" and "Qu". Chinese opera mainly includes southern opera of song and yuan, Zaju of yuan and Ming, legend and legend of Ming and Qing Dynasties, as well as the traditional repertoire of modern Beijing Opera and other local operas. It is the general name of Chinese national drama culture.
现代戏剧主要指的是20世纪以来从西方传入的话剧、歌剧、舞剧等，话剧是主体，外国戏剧一般专指话剧。
Modern drama mainly refers to the drama, opera and dance drama introduced from the West since the 20th century. Drama is the main body, while foreign drama generally refers to drama.
中国戏曲源远流长，它最早是从模仿劳动的歌舞中产生的。
Chinese opera has a long history. It originated from the imitation of labor.