Traditional drama involves the literature,music, dance, fine arts, martial art, acrobaticsand factors of various kinds of performing art.Originated from working songs and dances inthe pre-Qin period in 221 BC, it was broughtonto the stage in the middle and later periodof the Tang Dynasty (618-907), experiencedimpressive development in the Song Dynasty(960-1279), and-became mature in the YuanDynasty (1271-1368). The poetic dramas ofthe Yuan Dynasty marked its maturity.