Pear Garden
| Pear Garden | |
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| Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Líyuán |
| Transcriptions | |
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| Romanization | Rien |
The Liyuan or Pear Garden was the first known royal performing arts and musical academy in China. Founded during the Tang dynasty by Emperor Xuanzong (712–755),[1] it is an example of an early institutional academy of performing arts and music.
The Tang dynasty (618–907) is sometimes known as "The Age of 1000 Entertainments".[An Lushan Rebellion. Performers were commonly called "Children of the Pear Garden", and in later dynasties the phrase "Pear Garden" was used to refer to the world of Chinese opera in general.[citation needed]
In Japan, the Rien refers to the Kabuki society.
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References
- ^ ISBN 978-0810855144.