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Ancient opera is an important part of Chinese traditional culture, which is also known as one of the three major dramatic arts in the world. At the same time, traditional opera plays an important role in the field of literature and art. It is often said that Tang poetry, Song Ci, Yuan Qu and Ming and Qing novels respectively represent the most outstanding literary and artistic achievements of each era. Yuan Dynasty is the golden age of Chinese ancient opera, but Chinese ancient opera is not a period of art in Yuan Dynasty, its germination, growth, prosperity, through five thousand years of Chinese history.The development of ancient Chinese opera generally has two clues. One is from the witchcraft performance in primitive society, the haiku comical performance in the late Western Zhou Dynasty, to the Judian opera in the hundred operas of the Western Han Dynasty, and then to the army opera in the Tang Dynasty. The story performance is increasingly rich and gradually becomes the main body of the drama. The other is that the primitive songs and dances move to Han, Wei, Sui and Tang Dynasty, so that the art of folk songs and dances develops greatly and provides useful reference for the maturity of opera palace tune, Qu and rhyme. The Song and Jin Dynasties was the key period for the development of opera. When we trace back to the source of opera, we often refer to "excellent Mencius clothes". You Meng was born in the State of Chu during the Warring States Period. He was a professional actor and knew Sun Shu 'ao, the prime minister of Chu at that time. Sun Shu 'ao was an honest official and did not save any property. Before he died, he told his son that if one day the family was too poor to live on, he would go to You Meng to find a way. Sure enough, Sun Shu 'ao's wife and children lived in poverty after his death, and his son made a living by collecting firewood. One day, Sun Shu 'ao's son met You Meng on the road and told him about his living conditions and his father's last words. You Meng dressed up according to the appearance of Sun Shu Ao before his death, after a period of rehearsal, and Sun Shu Ao before his speech and behavior is exactly the same, went to see the king of Chu. The king of Chu was surprised to see Sun Shu 'ao "born again" and asked him to come back as prime minister. You Meng said, I will go home and discuss it with my wife. A few days later, he replied, "My wife has told me that I cannot be the minister of Chu." The king of Chu asked why. You Meng said, "Haven't you seen the precedent of Sun Shu 'ao? When he was alive, he had done so many things for the state of Chu. After his death, what good would it do him to make a living by collecting firewood? Therefore, the king of Chu ordered that Sun Shu 'ao's son be given many fiefs, so that the descendants of loyal officials could live a life of food and clothing. This is the allusion to the "Youmeng Clothes" that people are fond of talking about.