Me Shuyi 
Revolution of Opera in the Late Qing Dynasty 
Revised and Enlarged Edition

The book discusses the changes of opera in the late Qing Dynasty from three aspects: Court drama, folk drama and the "environment" of opera. The main contents include the changes of Royal Opera Troupe and court drama in the Qing Dynasty, the influence of Anhui Drama team”s going to Beijing on Beijing Opera in the late Qing Dynasty, the rise and fall of Nandan (men who play the woman characters) in the history of Ming and Qing opera, the late Qing opera and the "Tangzi" in the southern city of Beijing, the late Qing Guan Gong opera performance and the worship of Guan Yu by actors, and the late Qing opera, the change of actor”s social status, the guide of watching opera and the advertisement of opera in the late Qing Dynasty.