Chinaisacountrywithmultipletheatricalactivitiesspreadoveritslargearea.Chinesetraditionalopera,anintegrationofsingingandperformance,isthemostcommon,uniqueandrepresentativeformofChinesetheater.Overmorethan800years,ithasmaintaineditsbasicform.Inthebeginningofthe20thcentury,subjecttotheimpactoftheWest,themoderndramawithoutsingingappearedinChina.ThedevelopmentandprosperityofmoderndramahasaddedanewlandscapeforChinesetheater,which,asawhole,hasbecomemorediversified.