Playhouse - Gidai

Japanese: 戯台 - ぎだい

In China, the stage of a theater. During the Tang dynasty, theaters where various performing arts were performed were concentrated in or around large temples, but in the Song dynasty, they were permanently installed in urban entertainment districts, some of which were so large that they could accommodate several thousand people and were called kouran (railed). A miniature of a tomb discovered in Shanxi Province in 1959 demonstrated that a square stage was surrounded by a railing and separated from the audience seating. Also, during the Yuan dynasty, touring troupes set up play stages in temples or built huts in vacant lots, a style that continues to this day.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，劇場の舞台のこと。唐代では各種の芸能の演ぜられた戯場は大寺院の境内や周辺に集中したが，宋代になると都市の盛り場に常設され，なかには数千人を入れる大規模なものもあって，勾欄（こうらん）と呼ばれた。方形の舞台を欄干で囲んで観客席と仕切ったことは，1959年山西省で発見された墓室内のミニアチュールで実証された。また元代には地方巡業の一座が廟に戯台を設けたり，空地に小屋掛けしたりして，この様式は現在まで続いている。

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