The Growing Worldwide Popularity of Chinese Series
These days we spend a lot of time watching series, and it is safe to say that they have started giving a strong competition to western series. Chinese dramas have made a very strong place in the global market. Their popularity has bloomed so much that we often compare them with western dramas. These series or dramas are popularly known as C-dramas. Along with C-dramas, K-dramas (Korean dramas) have also gained largescale popularity. But this article will deal only with the Chinese series. The theatre culture in China began with the Canjun Opera. In the initial days, dramas were mainly presented in musical form and not in spoken form. Those days, a drama was just a mere performance between two individuals who would act out some scenes. Spoken drama and other theatrical forms arrived in China only in the 20th century. The television dramas and series that we watch today differ from what was originally known as Chinese opera. Here we will discuss why they are so popular. We will also ta