Chinese opera is an essential part of traditional Chinese culture and is loved by generations of Chinese people due to its vibrant artistic charm. It is an essential part of the world theatre, which describes the three ancient dramas of the world and also include Greek tragic – comedy and Indian Sanskrit Opera. There are five major types of traditional Chinese opera: Peking, Yue, Huangmei, Pingju, and Yu.

Passion plays are religious dramas that originated in the medieval times. They deal with the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Early plays originated in Europe during the middle ages and were a way to teach people of Christianity. They were originally performed by monks entirely in Latin, but eventually the community members started joining and switched to performing in the common language. By the fifteenth century, passion plays had shifted entirely from church rituals to dramatic performances.