The Pear Garden

The Pear Garden, literally, is a pear orchard. In fact, the Pear Garden is a special name which refers to China's ancient music and dancing arts dating back to 714 A.D. Tang Emperor Xuanzong advocated and decided the Pear Garden to be the center for music, dancing and opera activities, which focuses on teaching and practicing performing skills. With many famous musicians and dancers of the time flocked together, the Pear Garden became the first imperial comprehensive art school. Hence, it is regarded as the cradle of Chinese opera art.

The Tang Huaqing Palace Pear Garden is by far the only evacuated ruins of Tang Pear Garden. It provided important and sufficient historical datal for the study of the imperial palace layout, architecture and bath custom of Tang Dynasty and the ancient music and dance development history.

In May 1995, Tang Pear Garden Art Exhibition Hall was built on the site of small pool and the ruins of Pear Garden. The three-storied hall is in the Tang architectural style with a total area over 2,000 square meters. On the first floor is the ruins of Small Pool and the art exhibition hall which shows music and dance scores, palatial musical instrument, Tang dancing costumes, murals of music and dancing. The Tang music and dance performance hall is on the second floor. Above that is the Tang Tea room where guests will appreciate the tea ceremony of Tang Dynasty. Now the Pear Garden has become a comprehensive place of cultural relics exhibition, Tang music and dancing performance and Tang tea ceremony.

Publishes at : 07-08-21 00:29

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