KunquOperaoriginatedintheKunshanregionofJiangsu.ItisoneoftheoldestexistingformsofChineseoperaswithahistoryofmorethan600years.KunquOperahasacompletesystemofactingcharacterizedbyitsowndistinctivetunes.DuringtheearlyMingDynasty,KunquOperagotdevelopedanditdominatedChinesetheatrefromthe16thtothe18thcentury.Inaddition,KunquOperahasinfluencedmanyotherChinesetheatreforms.Today,KunquOperaisstillplayedinsomemajorcitiesofChinaandenjoysapopularityamongmanypeople.