Collection of Chinese Folk Dances

The chief editor is Wu Xiaobang and the vice editor is Sun Jingchen. The collection endeavors to precisely, scientifically and comprehensively record the folk dances of various ethnicities and different places. Not only are the gestures, music, logs, costumes and properties recorded, but also the prevailing areas, historical development, styles, features, relevant legends, documentary files, artists introductions, crafts and folk customs of the folk dances, as well as the relevant customs and religious ceremonies.

Each volume is edited in a unified style, basically composed of three parts: an overview, an investigation table and the most representative local dances. The collection records numerous folk dances with an abundance of photos as elaboration. All 30 volumes with 42.13 million characters have already been released.

  Records of Chinese Traditional Opera

The chief editor is Zhang Geng and the vice editors are Yu Cong and Xue Ruolin. The collection is the first professional opera history sponsored by the Chinese government, reflecting the histories and the current conditions of various local and national operas. Each volume is edited in a unified style, and is composed of four parts: an overview, a chronology and glossary, a section on history and biographies.

The collection contains 15,000 pictures, covering 394 different operas, 5,318 repertoires, 1,832 performance sites, 730 opera relics, 1,584 journals and 4,220 biographies. This gigantic work provides a panoramic view of Chinese opera culture with high degrees of accuracy and comprehensiveness. All 31 volumes with 32.34 million characters have already been released.

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