昆曲因历史上叫过昆山腔,有人顾名思义地认为昆曲乃昆山之曲,其实这有误。历史的真实昆曲应该创始于太仓。何以为据呢?我们不妨来看一看昆曲发展的历史。元末,经顾坚等人把流行于昆山、太仓一带的民间土腔加以整理改进,因顾坚是昆山人,就称之为“昆山腔”,这在魏良辅的<<由律>>(又名<<南词引正>>)、周元(?)的<<泾林续记>>中都有记载。当时的昆山腔被称之为南戏四腔之一,与海盐腔、余姚腔、弋阳腔并列。但由于南北文化的差异,传播手段的有限,昆山腔也只仅仅流传于苏州一带,是一种地方戏曲。 Kunqu Opera called Kunshan Cavalry in history, and some people think that Kunqu Opera is Kunshan’s song by definition, which is actually a mistake. The history of the real Kunqu Opera should be founded in Taicang. Why is it? Let us take a look at the history of the development of Kunqu Opera. At the end of Yuan Dynasty, Gu Jian and others popularized and improved the folk soil cavity popular in Kunshan and Taicang. Because Gu Jian was a Kunshan person, it was called “Kunshan cavity” Also known as << Southern Ci cited positive >>), Zhou Yuan (?) << Jing Lin continued in mind >> are recorded. At that time, Kunshan Cavity was called one of the four chambers of South Opera and tied with Haiyan Cavity, Yuyao Cavity and Yiyang Cavity. However, due to the differences between North and South cultures and the limited means of communication, Kunshan Cavity is only a place circulated in Suzhou. It is a local opera.