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Yuan drama
Yuan Zaju mainly consisted of a Each act had a single and distinct
Yuan Dramas gave wide publicity prelude and the main story, rhyme and musical mode.
to social problems. This was composed of four acts. Each act Melodies were those of the
because the playwrights featured one mode of ancient Beijing region. Beautiful poetic
themselves lived among the Chinese music and several songs, lyrics were highly valued, while
people and knew all about real sung by the leading male or female plot incidents were of lesser
life and the tribulations of the ARTICLE
character. YUAN DYNASTY CULTURE, importance.
ordinary people. . THEATER AND LITERATURE
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