Classical Chinese plays are divided into many categories： zhe, chu, chang （scene） or mu （act）, etc. The division of scenes affects the other elements like music, prologue, rhyme and plot, forming the fundamental characteristics of various dramatic genres. The change and development in the division of a play reflects the prominent dramatic elements of different historical periods. It also reflected the transition from a music-centered system to a script-centered system, the actor-centered system, and final to a script-centered system, t...
