Chinese opera was formerly known as Ching Hsi, or opera of the capital, Peking. When the name of Peking was changed to Peiping, the form became known as Ping Chu, or Peiping opera.
然而隨著社會型態的改變，電視、電影等娛樂活動的興起，國劇昔日的盛況已經不再。