The history of Chinese drama has got the attention of academic circles since Wang Guowei published the History of Chinese Local Opera in Dynasties of Song and Yuan in early 20th century. As research on the oldest surviving Chinese operas, the history of Chinese Kunqu opera is undoubtedly an important branch of the history of Chinese operas. This paper briefly reviewed the main viewpoints of academic results from the researching on the history of Kunqu in Ming dynasty during 1980-2012, focusing on the reflection on issues of researching paradigm of Kunqu history, aiming to further explored the ...
