My System of Traditional Chinese Arts

I found the introduction rather jarring. "If Peking Opera doesn't die, will the national style never perish?" Even if Peking Opera dies, the national style won't perish. It takes Peking Opera too seriously and completely disregards local operas, folk arts, ditties, folk songs, and so on.

The book is titled "My System of Chinese Arts and Crafts," but I think "My System of Peking Opera" would be more appropriate. Because it only covers Peking Opera!

Can state-owned theater troupes sign contracts with management companies? They were making all sorts of promises to the troupe leader a while ago, and now they've signed with a management company?

This introduction is obviously pure nonsense. They clearly don't understand Peking Opera or traditional Chinese opera; they're just jumping on the bandwagon. And the idea that the performance can't stop once it starts, citing ancestral rules—do they even know what Peking Opera or traditional Chinese opera is? Where did these rules come from? Did they set them up?

As long as Peking Opera lives, the national style will never perish? Sorry, even if Peking Opera is completely dead, the national style will never perish. Do you think the meat Peking Opera eats is as chaff as the various regional operas? Speaking of which, Huangmei Opera is the first to disagree.

"Peking Opera will never die, and the national spirit will never perish." Honestly, author, are you a mortal enemy of Peking Opera? Are you trying to kill Peking Opera by praising it too much? Making such a huge boast, it seems Peking Opera isn't annoying enough already.

Instead of writing about calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting, and sculpture, you write about singing competitions. You might as well change your name to "King of Singers in the Entertainment Industry."

Can Peking Opera really awaken the Chinese spirit? Are you kidding me?

The resume was probably written online; I doubt even Lu Xun said anything about it.

The biggest obstacle for Peking Opera is that it's been elevated too high. Good heavens, a national treasure, a cultural gem of our ancestors… it's just something people used to use for entertainment; it can only survive if people are interested in it. Look at crosstalk, it's the same; it went from making people laugh to educating them, who would still watch that…?