A mature form of Chinese drama that flourished in the Yuan dynasty, evolving from Jin dynasty traditions; it typically consists of four acts (zhe), sometimes with an added prologue or interlude (xiezi), uses a single musical mode and rhyme scheme per act, and is classified as moben (male lead) or danben (female lead) based on the protagonist

The four most prominent playwrights of the Yuan Dynasty: [[关汉卿|關漢卿|guan1 han4 qing1]], [[郑光祖|鄭光祖|zheng4 guang1 zu3]], [[马致远|馬致遠|ma3 zhi4 yuan3]], and [[白朴|白樸|bai2 pu3]]

a form of traditional Chinese opera that originated in Yongjia, Zhejiang during the Song Dynasty

early form of Southern Opera originating in Wenzhou during the Song Dynasty