KunquOpera,whichoriginatedintheKunshanregionofJiangsuprovince,isoneofChina’sclassicaloperaswithahistoryofmorethan600years.KunquOperaservesasalinkbetweenpastandpresent,Chinaandtheworld.IthasexertedadominantinfluenceonrecentformsofoperainChina,includingtheSichuanandBeijingoperas.KunquOperaembracedeveryimaginablebeauty,frommusicanddance,topoetryandpeople’sspiritworldandevenverysouloftheChinesenation,sothatKunquOperawassopopularinthepastandbecamethemostvaluablepartsofChina’sculturalheritage.Butnow,KunquOperaisfacingcompetitionfrommasscultureandalackofinterestamongsttheyoung.Itcanonlyhaveabrightfuturewhenitisprotectedinaproperway.